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.
Major Farm Organization Supports Right to Repair Legislation
The Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (CARE) announced that the National Grange, the nation’s oldest general farm and rural public interest organization with more than 2,800 local, county and State Grange chapters in 37 states, has joined the coalition of supporters for the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act, H.R. 2048.
Registrations for AWDA Conference Filling Up
The Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) is receiving a steady flow of registrations for its 58th Annual Business Conference scheduled for Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 2005. Preliminary registrations suggest that attendance will be on par with 2004.
Aftermarket eForum: DAY 2 & 3: Breakouts, The Military & Microsoft
The latter half of the Aftermarket eForum brought attendees to hear some breakouts and some views of the aftermarket from the military and a software corporate giant.
This Year’s Aftermarket eForum Downloads in Chicago
The automotive aftermarket industry gathered in Chicago for the three-day event known as the Aftermarket eForum yesterday. This year’s theme, Solutions Today for Tomorrow’s Technology Challenges, featured various speakers from the OE market to the AAIA’s tech guru on the first day.
NOPI Nationals Supershow Will Go On As Scheduled
The NOPI Nationals Motorsports Supershow, the largest import / compact car show in the world, will return to the Atlanta Motor Speedway as scheduled, September 17-18, 2005, despite the recent tornado produced by the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy.
Publisher’s Perspective: Outsourcing the Brand
I recently read an article that discusses a new retail strategy – Pay N Save – from aftermarket retailer CSK Auto. According to the article, the Pay N Save concept was created to provide a “convenient, easy-to-shop alternative to the mega-store hassle.” A Pay N Save spokesperson said, “you can think of a Pay N Save as a mini Costco meets a tool store meets a Michael’s.”
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.
Michael Cardone Jr. Elected 2005-2006 MEMA Chairman
Michael Cardone Jr., chairman and CEO of CARDONE Industries, has been elected 2005-2006 chairman of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) Board of Directors. He co-founded CARDONE Industries with his late father, Michael Cardone, Sr., in 1970. Today, the family business spans three generations and is the largest family-owned remanufacturer of automotive parts in the world. Cardone becomes the first remanufacturer to lead MEMA as chairman.
ASA Leaders Meet with NHTSA Officials to Discuss Airbag Safety
Automotive Service Association (ASA) leaders met recently with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials in Washington, D.C. The ASA delegates discussed the usage of used and salvage airbags and the issue of airbag covers with NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigations (ODI).