Siemens VDO Automotive Launches New Web Site
Siemens VDO Automotive has redesigned the web site for its Service & Special Solutions group in North America. The new web site, http://sso-usa.siemensvdo.com, covers the company’s product offerings for aftermarket service and performance applications including replacement parts, instrumentation and navigation systems, as well as instrumentation for the marine market.
CARDONE Collaborates with Activant Solutions on Product Roll-Out Program
CARDONE Industries and Activant Solutions are collaborating on a project to maximize the accuracy and speed to market of eCatalog data for CARDONE’s growing line of remanufactured and new automotive replacement parts. CARDONE Industries and Activant Solutions are collaborating on a project to maximize the accuracy and speed to market of eCatalog data for CARDONE’s growing line of remanufactured and new automotive replacement parts.
Executive Interview with Jeff Berman, Managing Director, Bosal US
As managing director, Bosal U.S., Jeff Berman is responsible for all of Bosal’s aftermarket customers in the NAFTA region. He was recently appointed to this position and is now responsible for managing operations, sales and marketing for Bosal’s U.S. aftermarket and performance divisions at Bosal USA, Inc., based in Whippany, NJ, as well as the sales and marketing for Bosal Canada in Kingston, Ontario. Recently, Berman took time to talk with aftermarketNews.com about the company’s OEM heritage and its role in the aftermarket. Berman shared his insights on the future of the import segment and the keys to tapping this segment.
Beck/Arnley Partners with Activant on eCatalog
Beck/Arnley, a leading supplier of replacement components for import vehicles, has teamed up with Activant Solutions Inc. to revamp the entire Beck/Arnley eCatalog data set. Beck/Arnley is an operating unit of Affinia Group Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich.
New Mitchell 1 Manager/Manager Plus Version 5.7 Offers Exclusive Selection of Parts Vendors
The latest version of Mitchell 1’s Manager/Manager Plus Version 5.7 offers a new feature — a selection of parts vendors and catalogs including the industry’s three premier parts providers — NAPA, CARQUEST and O’Reilly.
Beck/Arnley Enhances its Web Site
Beck/Arnley has made enhancements to its Web site www.beckarnley.com , by incorporating a section to inform customers about the latest Beck/Arnley news, updating its online apparel and promotional merchandise program for 2005 and adding more Beck/Arnley company information.
icarz PartsWatch Pricing Server Enhances Multi-Store Management Functions
Software solutions provider icarz has released version 2.13 of its PartsWatch single and multi-store part and tool distribution management solution. The release includes a new Pricing Server option, the first component of the icarz Enterprise Management Console centralized services solution slated for completion in 2005. Pricing Server enhances PartsWatch existing multi-store functionality with centralized controls that facilitate private or buying group pricing updates to multiple member stores simultaneously.
Activant Presents Next-Generation eCat Product To Counterman Magazine’s Top Auto Parts Professional
Randy Lipscomb, the 2004 Counterman magazine Counterperson of the Year, has been awarded a license for the new Activant Cover-to-Cover eCatalog for use in three of the Ohio-based Federated Auto Parts stores in which he works. The stores, owned by the Pat Young Service Company in Cleveland, Ohio, already use an integrated version of the Activant PartExpert eCat.
Akebono Launches Three New Product Lines
Akebono Corp. North America (ACNA) unveiled several new product lines during the 2004 AAPEX show held earlier this month in Las Vegas. All three new lines feature Akebono Ceramic Technology.
Hayden Automotive Issues Second Notice for Catalog Recall
Four Seasons, a division of Standard Motor Products, has issued a second notice to the industry about a recall of certain current automotive parts catalogs. Hayden Automotive, a Four Seasons company, recently settled a legal battle against U.S. Motor Works and C.P. Auto Products, both suppliers of the Derale brand of cooling products. The legal proceedings involved Hayden’s efforts to protect the copyright in its fan clutch catalogs. As part of the settlement, U.S Motor Works and C.P. Auto Products have agreed to return any catalogs, both print and electronic, that contain fan clutch sections, as referred to in the legal proceedings.