From Counterman.com: The Top 20 Super Stores of 2007
By Counterman Staff This month, Counterman examines those store groups that made notable acquisitions or changes over the past 12 months. For the complete list of the top 20 store groups in the market, click here. At first glance, Counterman’s Super Stores list might look a lot like last year’s and the year before —
Northwood University to Honor Seven Aftermarket Professionals
Northwood University will honor seven automotive aftermarket leaders with its annual Automotive Aftermarket Education Award on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The awards will be presented during a luncheon at the annual Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo Show (AAPEX). Northwood’s Automotive Aftermarket Education Award recognizes leaders for their contributions to the educational process in the automotive aftermarket field. The award was created to insure that these individuals receive national recognition for their efforts to improve education inside and outside the industry.
Federated Names Affinia Undercar (Raybestos/Spicer) Outstanding Vendor of the Year
Federated Auto Parts presented its Outstanding Vendor of the Year Award for 2006 to Affinia Undercar (Raybestos/Spicer) at its annual meeting in San Diego, CA. The award was presented at the awards dinner on April 26.
“Winning Customers Together:” ACDelco’s National Convention by the Numbers
ACDelco has reported that its recent 2006 National Convention in Las Vegas dealt was attended by more than 6,000 ACDelco customers – Warehouse Distributors (WDs), Total Service Support (TSS) accounts and Jobbers – as well as employees. With a theme of “Winning Customers Together," the 2006 ACDelco National Convention showcased the tools ACDelco provides to help build relationships and grow the business.
Omnitek Holds Third Annual Users Group Conference
MISSION VIEJO, CA — Omnitek Information Systems and 21st Century Graphic Technologies recently held their third annual user’s group conference Aug. 10-12 in Irvine, CA. The goal of the annual conference was to inform users of the changing trends in the automotive aftermarket and their impact on the companies’ newly developed systems and methods. At
Twenty-three Plants are Targeted in Visteon Cost-Cutting Plan
Visteon Corp., the nation’s second-largest automotive parts supplier, announced a cost-cutting plan Wednesday that seeks to close, sell or revamp 23 plants hurting the company financially. The Van Buren Township-based parts maker identified only three of those plants — in Buffalo, NY, Puerto Rico and Mexico — that it intends to close this year.
Visteon Workers Await Fate
About 5,000 salaried workers at Visteon Corp. in North America are to find out if they will be leased to a temporary, new company called Automotive Components Holdings LLC, which will be managed by Ford Motor Co. and contain 23 former Visteon facilities.
Starting in 2007, Visteon Won’t Pay for Health Care
Visteon Corp. is warning thousands of salaried employees that their health care in retirement will be their own responsibility, as the money-losing auto-parts giant becomes the latest large employer to shift the burden of rising costs onto employees, as reported in the Detroit Free Press.
Torvec Adds Two to Board of Directors
Automotive technology firm Torvec has elected Mary Ho and Philip Fain to its board of directors. Mary Ho is president of the China Millennium Council, a globally-recognized enterprise dedicated to fostering and developing innovative cultural, educational and community partnerships with China. A renowned expert in international negotiation, Ho has extensive experience in international public relations, corporate strategy development and transition management.
Visteon Drops Plan to Sell a Factory to Plastech
Visteon Corp., the second-biggest U.S. maker of auto parts, dropped its plan to sell a Chicago factory to Plastech Engineered Products Inc. because the companies couldn’t agree on terms, a Visteon spokesman said. Visteon, based in Van Buren Township, Mich., announced the sale in August as a way to cut costs and help end annual losses after being spun off from Ford in 2000.