Toyo Tire Announces Safety Recall Campaign
Limited number of Toyo Tires and Nitto brand tires to be replaced for free.
The AMN Week in Review (Jan. 17-21, 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.
DENSO Donates $50K to Cal State Long Beach’s College of Engineering for New Equipment
Funds will be used to help the college purchase new equipment for its Computer-Aided Manufacturing Laboratory and enhance the educational experience of its mechanical and aerospace engineering (MAE) students.
ACDelco Professional Starters and Alternators, Water Pumps Featured in Fall Parts Points Program
From Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, independent service centers that purchase qualifying ACDelco Professional alternators and starters and ACDelco Professional water pumps will earn ACDelco Parts Points rewards.
New Raybestos Professional Grade Packaging Makes Selling Easier
Clearly defined choices focus on consumer education and safety.
Executive Interview with Jason Best, Vice-President Sales and Marketing – Aftermarket for Spectra Premium
In this week’s exclusive Executive Interview, Best talks with aftermarketNews.com about Spectra Premium’s focus on becoming a leader in the fuel pump assembly market, how the company responded to the recent economic downturn and about the company’s philosophy on product quality and customer service.
Executive Interview: Maaco President Talks Marketing, Lean and DRPs
David Lapps has spent more than 35 years with Maaco, using aggressive retail strategies to develop auto painting and body work markets across the U.S. In this Executive Interview, Lapps talks about Maaco’s shift in its marketing message, its process improvement and its aggressive growth strategy in the collision repair market.
GAAS 2010 Highlights, Day Two
In a presentation titled, “Why Do Automotive Service Providers Leave Billion’s Unsold?” John Watt, national manager, CERTIGARD Franchised Operations, Petro-Canada, shared with GAAS 2010 attendees in Chicago his suggestions for service shops to boost profits and get some vehicle owners to come in on slow days. We also get details on this year’s winning Leadership 2.0 project.
Pep Boys to Pay $5 Million to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
According to the U.S. Justice Department, this is the largest vehicle and engine importation case brought by the United States to date under the Clean Air Act, both in number of vehicles and engines imported and penalty paid.
Midas Reports First Quarter Results
Total sales and revenues for the quarter were $47.7 million, compared to $44.3 million in the first quarter last year.