Detroit Diesel to Discuss its ‘Holistic’ Approach to Product Info
The light-vehicle aftermarket meets the heavy-duty market at the 5th annual Aftermarket e-Forum when Detroit Diesel Corporation, a global supplier of heavy-duty diesel engines and parts dealers and distributors worldwide, takes the podium and reveals how implementation of a new Product Information Management solution helped the company stop a $1.5 million a month revenue leak while reducing time-to-market by 80 percent for new parts, pricing and catalogs.
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.
Automotive Communications Council Elects Officers and Board
The Automotive Communications Council (ACC) elected new officers and members to its board of governors at its recent conference in Hollywood, Fla. Nearly 40 members attended the conference held at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa near Miami Beach. Attendees heard presentations on a range of topics including ad effectiveness and strategic aftermarket branding.