SKF Receives 2005 NAPA Service Excellence Award
SKF recently received the 2005 Service Excellence Award from NAPA Canada during a reception held in Montreal. The award recognized several achievements by SKF, including a 14.5 percent increase in sales during 2005, outstanding marketing support, a strong product shipping record, excellent customer service and sales support, according to NAPA Canada.
SKF Receives Supplier of the Year Award from NAPA Under Car Sales Group
SKF recently received recognition from NAPA’s Under Car Sales Group as its 2005 Supplier of the Year. NAPA honored SKF for the support it provides the Under Car Sales Group through marketing materials, customer service and product sales support. Currently, SKF supplies numerous products to NAPA, including hub units, oil and grease seals, Scotseals (Classic and PlusXL), hubcaps, tapered bearings, air dryers and Speedi-Sleeves.
CARDONE Offers Two Years Free Roadside Assistance Starter or Alternator Purchase
CARDONE Industries is now offering two years of free roadside assistance with every purchase of a CARDONE Select Totally New Starter or Alternator. This new service is available 24 hours a day, anywhere in the U.S. and Canada and includes a jump-start or a tow for two years from the date of purchase. Roadside assistance is for passenger vehicles, vans and light trucks.
R. L. Polk & Co’s Ask the Industry: Industry Execs Comment on the Top Ten Issues of Year
Today, aftermarketNews kicks off its second annual “Top Ten” series, produced in collaboration with our sister publication, Counterman magazine. For our first installation in a weeklong series, we recap the top ten issues addressed this year by executives in our bi-weekly feature “Ask the Industry.” Below are ten of the most intriguing insights that leading aftermarket executives shared with us this year.
R. L. Polk & Co.’s Ask the Industry: Are We Doing Enough to Attract the Next Generation?
For this edition of Ask the Industry, we asked executives representing a number of market segments including manufacturing, service and training: Are we doing enough to attract bright young professionals to this industry? If not, what more needs to be done? And, what are the dealerships doing that we can’t or haven’t?
Crypton Care Partners with Casite to Launch Fabric and Leather Cleaners for Vehicles
Crypton Care, a division of Hi-Tex Inc, founders of Crypton Super Fabrics, have announced a new partnership between Crypton Care and The Casite Company. Through the new partnership, the two companies are creating an exclusive line of upholstery care solutions that will be branded Crypton-Powered QuickWorks.
APRA Electrical Clinic Scheduled for Las Vegas
The Electrical Division of the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association will hold a training clinic for custom rebuilders and auto electric shops in Las Vegas on Saturday Oct. 29, 2005. The meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Riviera Hotel.
R. L. Polk & Co.’s Ask the Industry Offers Advice to New Graduates
As graduation season nears, what words of encouragement or advice would you give a young person entering the aftermarket? Would you encourage a young person to pursue a career in this industry? Read on to find out what aftermarket executives from a range of professions had to say.
Executive Interview with Guy Bargnes, Director of Marketing, North American Operations for BASF Corp. Refinish Group
Guy Bargnes has spent his entire life in the collision repair industry. He was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, where his father ran a family business, V. H. Bargnes Co., Inc., which distributed automotive paints, supplies and equipment to area collision shops. In 1992 Bargnes joined BASF full-time, and he is now director of marketing, North American Operations, for the Refinish Group. Bargnes recently sat down to a phone interview with aftermarketNews and shared with us some of the insights from his lifelong career in the industry. Join us as Bargnes talks about BASF’s four leading principles, trends in the refinish business and the return of paint companies to industry trade shows.
SKF Awarded Fifth NAPA 95 Percent Club Award
SKF recently received the NAPA 95 Percent Club Award for the fifth consecutive year. SKF was recognized for its performance as a supplier throughout 2004. NAPA honored SKF for shipping 95 Percent or better order fill.