Executive Interview with Nancy McLean, Director of Marketing for ACDelco GM Service and Parts Operations
Nancy McLean is director of ACDelco Marketing for GM Service and Parts Operations (SPO). Read on as McLean shares with aftermarketNews the details of the new ACDelco 360 initiative and other marketing initiatives and plans for the new year.
The Top Ten News Stories of 2007
For the fourth year in a row, the editorial staffs of aftermarketNews and Counterman magazine have selected what they determined to be the most significant events to impact the automotive aftermarket in the past year. News stories are presented in chronological order.
The Top Ten Distribution Influences of 2007
In this article, Counterman and aftermarketNews editors present their annual look at the top 10 issues that most impact aftermarket distribution.
GM, UAW Announce Buyout Plan: Deal Aims to Reap Savings of New Contract
From Detroit Free Press DETROIT — General Motors Corp. and the UAW announced Tuesday an agreement to offer the first phase of retirement and buyout incentives intended to help the automaker take advantage of cost-saving measures in its new labor contract. In the first phase of its special attrition program, GM will offer buyouts and
VIDEO FEATURE: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Announces its Top Picks for 2008
Thirty-four vehicles have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award for 2008. The award recognizes vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side and rear crashes based on ratings in the Institute’s tests. Winners also have to be equipped with electronic stability control (ESC), which research shows can significantly reduce the risk of crashing.
Snap-on Elects Nicholas Pinchuk Chief Executive Officer, Jack Michaels to Remain Chairman
As part of a succession plan, Snap-on has announced that Nicholas Pinchuk, currently president and chief operating officer, has been elected president and chief executive officer. Pinchuk succeeds Jack Michaels, who will remain chairman of Snap-on’s board of directors. Pinchuk joined Snap-on in 2002 as senior vice president and president of Snap-on’s Worldwide Commercial and Industrial Group. He was named president and chief operating officer in April 2007, when he was also appointed to Snap-on’s board of directors.
Landmark Fuel Bill Set for Bush OK
From The Detroit News and MEMA Industry News WASHINGTON — President Bush is expected to sign an energy bill this morning that will raise passenger car fuel efficiency standards for the first time in more than two decades, ending an epic battle to require automakers to dramatically improve the fuel economy of the nation’s cars
MAHLE Clevite Introduces Half-size H-Series Performance Bearings
MAHLE Clevite has announced expanded part numbers for its line of Clevite H-Series performance engine bearings. The new part numbers include .009", .011”, .019" and .021" rod and main bearings. The bearings are designed for engine builders who want to fine-tune the bearing clearance on performance engines with crankshafts that are ground nominally undersize.
R. L. Polk & Co.’s Ask the Industry Looks at the Fluctuating Dollar’s Impact on Manufacturing
This edition of “Ask the Industry” looks at the affect changes in U.S. currency is having on the automotive aftermarket industry, particularly the manufacturing sector. Helping us sort through this complex issue is Frank Hampshire, senior director of market research for the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) and the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). In this exclusive “Ask the Industry” discussion, Hampshire says the fluctuating value of the dollar isn’t all bad for aftermarket manufacturers.
Survey Says CEO’s are Defined by the Cars They Drive
U.S. employees pay close attention to what their company head drives, with only 10 percent of nearly 3,000 people not knowing, a recent survey has found. BMW was the most popular make driven by C-level executives — executives with "chief" in their title — yet it accounted for only 13 percent of the total, the survey TheLadders.com conducted for USA Today found.