The Holland Group Names Dan Millar Director of Regional Sales
The Holland Group, a manufacturer of components for the transportation industry, has appointed Dan Millar to the position of director of U.S. Regional Sales. In this role, which reports directly to Holland’s U.S.VP of sales and service, Millar will lead and direct sales and marketing activities for all of Holland’s U.S. regional sales teams.
Network Amid Automotive History GAAS Reception on May 17
The Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) Reception scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, will offer participants the opportunity to network with industry colleagues while experiencing automotive history at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, MI. Sponsored by Universal Underwriters Group and Industrial Market Research, the event concludes the symposium’s first day of presentations by top-level industry leaders and analysts. GAAS participants will be taken from the symposium venue at the Hyatt Regency to the nearby Automotive Hall of Fame via buses, sponsored by BB&T Capital Markets.
Automotive Supplier Representatives to Discuss Challenges and Opportunities at 2006 GAAS
A panel of automotive supplier representatives will examine the challenges and opportunities they face in today’s global economy on May 17 at the 11th annual Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) at the Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI. Participants can save $200 by registering before Friday, March 24.
UAW Warns Strikes Loom: Delphi, Tower Union Contracts are in Jeopardy
Leaders of the United Auto Workers told members Tuesday that a strike is possible at Delphi Corp. and likely at Tower Automotive Corp. if both companies maintain their current demands. UAW Vice President Richard Shoemaker said, while talks among Delphi, the UAW and General Motors Corp. are in progress, “it would be less than candid to say that any progress has been made toward resolving the fundamental issues.”
MEMA to Honor GPI’s Temple Sloan at Kick-Off Breakfast During AAPEX
O. Temple Sloan Jr., chairman and CEO of General Parts Inc., will be honored with the prestigious Triangle Award, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association’s (MEMA) highest honor, during the Kick-Off Breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas, NV.
Ohio Now Battleground State for Auto Industry
Ohio is still a battleground state. This time it’s for the right to be deemed as Ohio’s best automotive investment. Recently, both General Motors Corp., the world’s largest automaker, and Honda of America Manufacturing Inc., Ohio’s No. 1 producer of cars and trucks, have spent thousands marketing their credentials. Last week, GM opened the advertising floodgates with full-page newspaper ads trumpeting GM as “Driving Ohio’s Economy.” In GM’s latest advertisement, James Klemann, a tool maker from the Lordstown stamping plant, stands grinning in his work clothes alongside a row of doors ready to be assembled.
Meineke Car Care Centers and Comdata Bring New Fleet Team Maintenance Services Online
Meineke Car Care Centers has partnered with Comdata Corp., a provider of electronic payment systems for the transportation industry, to create a data logging system that will provide online maintenance service tracking for Meineke’s commercial fleet customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, at no additional cost to the customer.
A Suppliers’ Guide to Innovation
As automotive suppliers continue to get hammered by price cuts, material cost increases, and competitors in low-cost countries, renewed attention is being focused on product and process innovation as a way to improve competitive positioning and profitability. So here we’ll look at the systems automotive suppliers need to implement if they want to consistently deliver on the innovation imperative.
Live from AAPEX: Scott Meyer Presented MEMA’s Prestigious Triangle Award
Scott Meyer, retired president of Ken-Tool in Akron, Ohio, and past chairman of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association’s (MEMA) , was presented the Triangle Award, MEMA’s highest honor, last night during the association’s Executive Reception in Las Vegas.
Overseas Automotive Council Selects Three New Board Members
Three new members have been elected to the Overseas Automotive Council (OAC) Board of Directors for three-year terms of office. OAC is the international aftermarket division of MEMA. The council promotes the sale in foreign markets of automotive products manufactured in North America.