The Tenneco Technology Tour to Visit More than 30 Cities in 2007
The Tenneco Technology Tour, which includes the Monroe Ride & Drive training experience, will visit more than 30 cities in North America during 2007. Designed to allow automotive professionals to explore the advantages of premium ride control technologies for domestic and import vehicles, the new Tenneco Technology Tour is expected to attract more than 5,500 professional technicians throughout 2007 for in-depth technical training and ride control test drives.
Tenneco Announces Details of 2007 Expert Plus Incentive Program
Tenneco Expert Plus, the company’s dealer loyalty program, this year will focus on increasing shop profitability and protecting consumer driving safety with its theme “Driving Safety: Driving Business.” Now in its ninth year, the Expert Plus program provides member shops with a new package of point-of-sale materials, promotions, advertising and training designed to help service providers maximize their profits with Monroe shocks and struts, Monroe brakes, Walker exhaust products, DynoMax performance exhaust, Rancho suspensions and shock absorbers.
Two Intermet Plants Earn ISO Certification
FORT WORTH, TX — Intermet Corp., a manufacturer of cast-metal automotive components, announced that its Magnesium Plant in Palmyra , MO , has been granted the ISO 9001:2000 Certification from the International Organization of Standardization (ISO). In addition, Intermet’s Monroe City , MO , plants recently completed and passed their surveillance audits and retain their
Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Holds Annual Winter Meeting in Sunny Florida
The shareholders of Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc. gathered in Boca Raton, FL, for the group’s annual winter meeting held Dec. 2-6. Each shareholder of the Alliance was represented. The meeting is a culmination of the past year’s efforts of Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper parts stores and certified service centers. Reports and breakout meetings focusing on marketing, product and education were reviewed. New vendors were reviewed and approved and the 2007 marketing strategy was presented.
Vange Proimos of AP Exhaust Elected Chairman of AASA
Vange Proimos, president of AP Exhaust in Goldsboro, NC, has been elected chairman of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) Board of Governors. Proimos and his brothers founded the USA Muffler Shop chain in the 1970s. The business grew to more than 20 shops throughout northeast Indiana and included a distribution center to service the muffler shops. In 1994, he and his family started Catco Catalytic Converters, known today as one of the largest aftermarket converter manufacturers in the country. Catco specializes in universal, direct fit and OBDII technology converters. In 1998, Proimos acquired the AP Exhaust Aftermarket Division with manufacturing facilities in Goldsboro, NC. Manufacturing exhaust products for the past several years under the Goerlich’s, Merit, TruckEx and Xlerator brands, the company will begin to market their products as AP Exhaust in 2007.
Dorman Holds Third Annual Advisory Council Meeting at AAPEX
LAS VEGAS — The Dorman Advisory Council gathered Nov. 1 and 2 for its third annual meeting, held at the Automotive Aftermarket Product Expo in Las Vegas. The council, which consists of service providers and parts distributors from across the country, helps provide input into all aspects of Dorman’s business. On the first day of
The Week In Review (Nov. 13-17, 2006)
By Amy Antenora Editor The Week in Review offers a snapshot into the most read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews.com. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, click on any of the dates listed at the bottom of
Executive Interview with Joe Pomaranski, Vice President-Sales for Tenneco’s North American Aftermarket
This week we talk with Joe Pomaranski, vice president-sales, North American Aftermarket, for Tenneco Inc., manufacturer of Monroe shocks and struts, Monroe premium brakes, Walker exhaust products, DynoMax performance exhaust, Rancho performance suspensions and shocks, and DuPont Car Care appearance chemicals. Pomaranski was named vice president of sales, North American Aftermarket for Tenneco Inc. in May of 1999. In this role, he is responsible for sales and customer care activities for aftermarket ride control and emission control business, as well as DuPont Car Care chemicals and Monroe brake products in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Akzo Nobel Recognizes Most Influential Women in the Collision Industry
LAS VEGAS – Akzo Nobel presented its annual awards to the Most Influential Women in the Collision Industry earlier this month during the NACE show in Las Vegas. Established in 1999, The Most Influential Women of the Collision Repair Industry award was created to recognize the leadership contributions that are made by individuals who have
Babcox ‘Tech Group’ Magazines Present 2006 Readers’ Choice Awards
For 10 straight years, Underhood Service, ImportCar and Brake & Front End magazines have recognized the advertisers that are the foremost communicators in the industry with their annual Readers’ Choice Award. Awarded by each magazine to only 10 companies, the winners are determined by surveys conducted by Babcox Research that asks readers which ads they recall seeing and reading.