Executive Interview with Dennis Welvaert, President, North American Aftermarket Division, Dayco Products, LLC, A Division of Mark IV Industries
While in Las Vegas, aftermarketNews.com sat down with Dayco’s Dennis Welvaert to discuss the current state of aftermarket brands and the increasing competition from OE parts and service.
Counterman Magazine Presents 2006 Reader’s Choice Awards
Counterman magazine is proud to announce the winners of the 2006 Reader’s Choice Awards, the magazine’s prestigious, annual readership-based recognition program. This year’s winners are: Akebono, Airtex, Bendix, Delphi, Denso, Monroe Shocks, Brakes and Struts, Morse, NAPA Echlin, NGK/NTK and WIX.
Part III of Leadership’s Role: Define and Communicate the Three Clarities
Clarity of measurement is an important part of building a high-performing company. It provides clear expectations and accountabilities, clear goals and quantitative measurements of goal attainment contributions and activities. Measurements are crucial. If you cannot measure, you cannot control. If you cannot control, you cannot change. It is as simple as that. Quantitative measurements are essential ingredients in becoming, and staying, world-class.
Bosch Introduces Platinum Ir Fusion Spark Plug
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – Bosch recently introduced Bosch Platinum Ir Fusion, the newest member of the Bosch premium spark plug family. Bosch Platinum Ir Fusion combines an iridium and platinum center electrode with Bosch’s exclusive surface air gap technology and yttrium-enhanced ground electrodes. According to the company, Bosch’s Platinum Ir Fusion is the industry’s only
Jeff Stauffer Named Senior VP, Global Group Marketing for Affinia
Affinia Group has hired Jeff Stauffer to serve as senior vice president of global group marketing. Stauffer’s appointment is the latest in a string of new appointments at the company this month.
The Week in Review (Sept. 25-29,2006)
By Amy Antenora, Editor The top news story on aftermarketNews this week reported on the upper management shake-up at CSK Corp., following an internal investigation into accounting errors that have resulted in about $92 million in overstatements in vendor allowances and surplus inventory before 2005. The company’s president and COO Martin Fraser, CFO Don Watson,
Prestone ‘Universal’ Coolants Case Sent to the FTC
The three-year debate over ‘universal’ coolants continues. The question of whether Honeywell Consumer Products Group (CPG) has the right to claim its Prestone Extended Life Antifreeze/Coolant is universally compatible has now been referred to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The Week In Review (Aug. 21-25, 2006)
THE WEEK IN REVIEW (August 21-25, 2006) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSOCIATION & LEGISLATIVE NEWS: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ASA to Communicate with Members through New Blog The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is among the latest in the aftermarket industry to launch a blog website. ASA’s new blog (http://blog.asashop.org) will provide commentary and analysis about the automotive service industry
Week in Review
THE WEEK IN REVIEW (August 14-18, 2006) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSOCIATION & LEGISLATIVE NEWS: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Updates Made to NASTF OEM Service Information Website NASTF recently added updated information to its OEM Service Websites page. According to NASTF, three notable changes have occurred within the listings: Acura and Honda have significantly reduced their annual subscription rates;
Expert: Auto-Parts Makers in Trouble
A leading turnaround adviser on Thursday painted a bleak picture for the automotive parts supplier industry, saying that high debt levels and falling volumes at U.S. auto makers could lead to more defaults and filings for bankruptcy protection. An industry that saw the recent Chapter 11 filings of Delphi Corp., Dana Corp., Collins & Aikman Corp. and Tower Automotive Inc. still has the deck stacked against it, said Al Koch, vice chairman and managing director at Southfield, MI-based AlixPartners LLC, a turnaround firm, and at Questor Management Co. LLC, a private equity firm.