Aftermarket Pioneer Neal Williams Sr. Honored as Northwood University Outstanding Business Leader
Recognized as one of the leading figures in the automotive aftermarket industry, Neal Williams joined his family’s business, the N. A. Williams Co., an aftermarket representative agency, in 1959 after graduating from the University of Georgia and serving in the United States Army Counter Intelligence Corp.
The Pulse: Northcoast Research Miles Driven Index November 2011
Year-over-year miles driven trends remained under pressure in November as the Northcoast Research Miles Driven Index decreased 3 percent. The drop came on the heels of a 3.5 percent decline in October and a 1.2 percent contraction in September.
The Top 10 Distribution Stories of 2011
This week, the editorial staff of aftermarketNews (AMN) is pleased to present the eighth annual AMN Year in Review series. We will take a look back at what you, our loyal readers, found to be the most compelling and important news stories, interviews and articles of the past year. Results are based purely on viewership,
The Pulse: Northcoast Research Miles Driven Index for October
The Northcoast Research Miles Driven Index is designed to capture/estimate the trend of year-over-year changes in the number of miles driven by the light vehicles in the United States. Northcoast’s data series is similar to the Federal Highway Administration’s Vehicle-Miles Driven and Traffic Volume Trends reports, with the noted differences being that this index is designed to exclude the impact of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and is available six to seven weeks ahead of the governmental data.
The AMN Week in Review (Dec. 5-9, 2011)
The AMN Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most highly read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, just click on the link that says “News Archives” at the bottom of the page to begin catching up on the latest industry news.
ALLDATA Celebrates 25 Years
The electronic automotive repair information industry was created with the founding of ALLDATA by a visionary team led by Rod Georgiu.
The Pulse: Northcoast Research Miles Driven Index for September
Year-over-year miles driven trends remained pressured in September as the Northcoast Research Miles Driven Index decreased 1.2 percent, following a 1.6 percent decline in August.
ALLDATA Brings Automotive Repair Information to European Repair Shops
ALLDATA says it will expand to Europe with licensed original manufacturer automotive repair data. The company has hired three industry experts who are experienced in processing technical data, as well as the open automotive aftermarket. Uli Zehnpfennig, Michael Stopka and Michael Krampe form the European core management team for ALLDATA’s European launch in Cologne, Germany. The team has held management positions for the data expert TecDoc for many years.
The AMN Week in Review (Sept. 26-30, 2011)
The AMN Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most highly read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, just click on the link that says “News Archives” at the bottom of the page to begin catching up on the latest industry news.
Expanded Integration with Parts Catalogs Drives Increased Customer Satisfaction, ALLDATA Reports
According to Mark Gunnerson, ALLDATA director of sales and operations, the expanded features and parts catalog integration were added as a direct response to customer feedback.