AMI Emil Stanley Merit Award to Pay for NACE Trip
BEDFORD, TX — The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) is now accepting applications for the 2007 Emil Stanley Merit Award. The scholarship is awarded annually to an individual who works in an Automotive Service Association (ASA) Collision Division member-business and who displays a desire to improve his or her business skills through management education. The 2007
Ray Evernham Special Guest at AAIA Aftermarket Legislative Summit Reception
BETHESDA, MD – Ray Evernham, president and CEO, Evernham Motorsports, will be this year’s special guest at the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association’s (AAIA) Aftermarket Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C. Evernham, sponsored by the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc., will be joining aftermarket executives, legislators and staff of the 110th Congress at a Congressional reception at
Advance Auto Parts to Open New Distribution Facility in Indiana, More than 600 Jobs to Be Created
Advance Auto Parts has announced plans to open a new distribution facility in Remington, IN. The new distribution center will serve Advance’s growing store base in the Midwest, and will play an integral role by providing capacity for future growth. The company expects that the facility will open in summer 2008, making it the ninth distribution center in the company’s logistics network. The company said it anticipates creating more than 600 new jobs to support the facility’s operations at full capacity.
Mechanic Connection — Product Training and Technology: More Like Rocket Science
In the January issue of Counterman, Columnist Gary Goms writes about the importance of product training in a world where vehicle technology is becoming more and more complicated. However, training classes and seminars can be very expensive and difficult to attend due to work and travel conflicts. But the sacrifice must be made if a technician seeks a successful career.
New Class of Workers Spans the Globe
When Shishir Madhugiri arrives at his Dallas office in the mornings, most of his colleagues are already finishing up a long day’s work. That’s because they’re halfway around the world in Noida, India. Madhugiri, a project manager at Dallas, TX-based Cyber Group Inc., has a job most people never dreamed of a decade ago.
Automotive Parts Headquarters Moves Corporate Offices and Distribution Center
Automotive Parts Headquarters (APH), a family- and employee-owned automotive parts distributor serving Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Michigan, has relocated to a new location in St. Cloud, MN, in order to accommodate rapid store growth and company expansion. The new corporate offices and distribution center occupies a 160,000-square-foot building located in St. Cloud. The facility provides 15,000 square-feet of office and training space, and 145,000 square-feet of warehouse space. The new location replaces what had been six different warehouses spread throughout St. Cloud. The six warehouses totaled 127,000-square-feet.
BWD Automotive Online Company Store Now Open
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY — BWD Automotive’s online company store is now open for business at http://www.bwdautomotive.com . By selecting “BWD Apparel” at the bottom of the screen, visitors will find a wide array of new apparel and promotional merchandise available for purchase. The company’s new virtual store offers a variety of BWD-branded apparel such
Affiliate Sold Engines to Sudanese Military, Cummins Says
Representatives for Cummins Inc. recently traveled to China to smooth over controversy that erupted when Amnesty International reported in June that Cummins engines were found in military trucks sold to Sudan.
Car Buzz Shifts to South: A GM-Nissan Alliance Would Spark Nashville
A Tale of Two Cities is emerging in the U.S. automotive industry. Detroit, once the proud capital, has been struggling to maintain leadership, bleeding jobs, investment and power to the South, where foreign rivals have been setting up shop for more than two decades. At the center of this shift, an exuberant, welcoming Nashville is turning over dirt throughout its hillsides, readying to build itself as the heart of what some call the new domestic auto industry: One that is foreign-owned and thrives, without the challenge of unions, retirees or decaying brand names.
EDITORIAL: How GM Lost Its Status
It would be safe to say that over the last 30 years, millions of words have been written discussing the problems of the automotive industry. The most misleading statistic overused to prove the perpetual and relentless decline of General Motors (GM) has been: “Not so many years ago, GM controlled 50 percent of the American car market, yet today its market share is less than 24 percent.”