Continuing The Industry Effort To Educate Techs On ‘Quality’ Parts
For more than a decade, the automotive aftermarket supplier industry has acknowledged the need for better promotion and education for technicians on the investment, services and R&D that goes into creating and supporting quality parts. However, the question of what makes a part a “quality” part is still a subjective one.
AASA Board Of Governors Announces 2017 Officers, New Members
Joe Pomaranski, vice president and general manager, North American Aftermarket, Tenneco, and Marc Blackman, president and CEO, Gold Eagle Products, will serve as the 2017 chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the board of governors of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA).
Herman Trend Alert: Mentoring Models That Work
These mentoring models yield great results and should be followed.
Automotive Industry Accelerates Conflict Minerals Transparency Efforts with New Reporting Tool
AIAG and iPoint launch web-based platform to help companies source minerals responsibly.
ASA Joins Effort to Protect Parts Quality, Safety
A coalition of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), intellectual property organizations and other broad-based business associations asked U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), chairman and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, respectively, to oppose Senate Bill 1368, the Access to Repair Parts Act.
Aftermarket Professionals Graduate from University of the Aftermarket’s Leadership 2.0 Program
Leadership 2.0, the University of the Aftermarket’s Executive Development Program, concluded on Friday, April 18, with a graduation ceremony for its 19 participants. Participants in this year’s program represent a wide-array of aftermarket companies at all levels of the industry. Part I was held at Northwood University’s Troy campus in September 2007.
New Class of Workers Spans the Globe
When Shishir Madhugiri arrives at his Dallas office in the mornings, most of his colleagues are already finishing up a long day’s work. That’s because they’re halfway around the world in Noida, India. Madhugiri, a project manager at Dallas, TX-based Cyber Group Inc., has a job most people never dreamed of a decade ago.