From Counterman.com: The Globalization of the Groups
It was bound to happen: Globalization has come to programmed distribution. Of course, it was just a matter of time, as the industry quickly moves in directions that increasingly point outside U.S. borders, sometimes across entire oceans.
GAAS Panel Asks, “Do You Know Where You’re Going To?”
Diana Ross’ classic hit, Do you know where you’re going to? begged the same questions facing the aftermarket today: Do we know where we’re going? Do we like what we’re seeing on the way? And perhaps more to the point, do we even like where we’re headed? According to GAAS panel moderator Steve Handschuh, COO of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), these are essential questions as the industry move through a pivotal point in its history. Handschuh believes that in 10 years, the industry will look back at this time and agree that it was an important period of transition.
The Week in Review (Oct. 9-13, 2006)
By Amy Antenora Editor, aftermarketNews Our Week in Review email, typically distributed on Friday afternoons, is being distributed today due to our attendance last week at the Automotive Distribution Network’s joint meeting of its Network Jobber Advisory Council and Network Service Dealer Advisory Council . Thanks to the Network for their hospitality! Stay tuned: On
R. L. Polk & Co.’s Ask the Industry Looks at the Value of Motorsports Marketing Programs
Racing. Fortune magazine has called it the “fastest-growing, best-run sport.” One in three Americans consider themselves fans. And, today, businesses across all industries want a part of the action.Over the past decade, motorsports marketing and racing sponsorships have become among the most successful and lucrative vehicles for building brand awareness, so much so that companies today have executives dedicated solely to building their brands through motorsports marketing efforts. For this week’s Ask the Industry, we asked a number of aftermarket businesses that are active in motorsports marketing and racing sponsorships to tell us what they get out of it and where they see it all heading.
Activant Presents Next-Generation eCat Product To Counterman Magazine’s Top Auto Parts Professional
Randy Lipscomb, the 2004 Counterman magazine Counterperson of the Year, has been awarded a license for the new Activant Cover-to-Cover eCatalog for use in three of the Ohio-based Federated Auto Parts stores in which he works. The stores, owned by the Pat Young Service Company in Cleveland, Ohio, already use an integrated version of the Activant PartExpert eCat.
Live from AAPEX: Levene, Beirne Given Art Fisher Award
The newly named Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship Award was established to honor the memory of past presidents and chairmen of AWDA. The scholarships have traditionally been given to two students who are enrolled in Northwood University’s automotive aftermarket management program in the name of the award winner. Thanks to the generosity of Art Fisher, the Fisher family and others, the scholarship program will be expanded to include more recipients next year.
AWDA Memorial Scholarship Fund Re-Named Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship Fund
The AWDA Memorial Scholarship Fund, which benefits students pursuing automotive aftermarket careers, has been re-named the Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Delphi Appoints Three New Sales Managers in North America
Delphi Corp. has named three new sales managers for North America. Jim Eady, Darrel Reuss and Steve Tucker will serve as regional sales managers for vehicle electronics in North America for Delphi Product & Service Solutions. Eady will cover the Southeast, Reuss the Midwest and Tucker the Northeast and all will report to Scott Donnelly, North American vehicle electronics sales manager.