The Automotive Specialty Products Alliance to Hold Winter Meeting in Fort Lauderdale
The Automotive Specialty Products Alliance’s (ASPA) Winter Meeting, Dec. 6-7, at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL, will feature a unique set of topics concerning the automotive chemical and appearance industry.
LIVE FROM GAAS: Day 2
The second day of the 2005 Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) in Chicago included an overview of the aftermarket industry’s efforts to reach out the public and Wall Street – via initiatives like the Be Car Care Aware campaign.
Executive Interview with Mort Schwartz, Chairman of the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium
Next week, the tenth annual Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) will take place (May11&12) in Chicago. Celebrating this decade of annual events, the theme for this year’s GAAS is “Lessons from the Past, Perspectives on the Future.” In honor of the this tenth-annual event, we asked Mort Schwartz, chairman of GAAS, to reflect back and give us his own perspective on changes taking place in the industry in the past ten years as well as his favorite memories from past symposiums.
Register Now for GAAS and Save $200
By signing up now, attendees can save $200 on the registration for the 10th annual Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) program. The event will take place Wednesday, May 11, and Thursday, May 12, at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago and features a stellar lineup of speakers and industry leaders as they discuss “Lessons from the Past, Perspectives on the Future.”
ZF Moves North American Headquarters to Detroit Area
ZF, automotive driveline and chassis technology supplier, moved into its new North American headquarters on Jan. 11. Since 1997, the company’s headquarters had been located in Florence, Ky., just south of Cincinnati, Ohio. The new facility, located in Northville, Mich., near Detroit, will be known as the ZF Group North American Operations Headquarters and Technical Center. ZF recently expanded the Northville facility to 248,000 square-feet in an effort to house all ZF divisions within Detroit at a single location.
R. L. Polk & Co. Introduces Aftermarket Inventory Efficiency Award
R. L. Polk & Co. has introduced a new award that recognizes and rewards outstanding aftermarket companies for process improvements relative to inventory efficiency. The Polk Aftermarket Inventory Efficiency Award will be presented at the 2005 Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) being held May 11-12 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago.
The Top Ten Newsmakers of 2004
For the first time ever, Counterman magazine and aftermarketNews.com bring you The Top 10 Newsmakers of the Year. Our editorial team took a look at some of this industry’s most influential leaders and selected the 10 we believe have had a direct impact on the success of the aftermarket in 2004. Beyond that, we believe these individuals have helped set the stage for an even more productive future for our industry.
The Year in Review – A Look at the Top 10 News Stories of 2004
Whether you believe 2004 was a good or bad year for the aftermarket, no one can argue this was a big news year for our industry. The year included noteworthy shifts in leadership, mergers, acquisitions and more, most of which will significantly impact the industry for many years to come. Here’s a month-by-month look at what aftermarketNews.com considers to be biggest news events that happened in our industry in 2004.
Agenda Set for Automotive Chemical and Appearance Alliance Conference
Michael Klein, CEO of Murray’s Discount Auto Stores, will be a featured speaker at the annual meeting for the Automotive Specialty Products Alliance (ASPA) scheduled for Dec. 7-8 at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ASPA is an alliance of AAIA, Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and the Consumer Specialty Products Association, created to address mutual issues facing the automotive chemical and appearance product industry.
AAIA’s Schmatz Elected to Automotive Hall of Fame Board
AAIA’s president and CEO, Kathleen Schmatz, was recently elected to the board of directors of the Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF). She joins Al Gaspar, AAIA’s president emeritus, who joined the AHF Board in 2000. AAIA’s president and CEO, Kathleen Schmatz, was recently elected to the board of directors of the Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF). She joins Al Gaspar, AAIA’s president emeritus, who joined the AHF Board in 2000.