The Week in Review (Jan. 21-25, 2008)
By Amy Antenora The Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most highly read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, click on any of the dates listed at the bottom of
LKQ Announces Senior Level Promotions
LKQ Corp. has announced the promotion of three senior level team members. Eileen Sottile has been promoted to LKQ’s staff vice president of Government Affairs; Mike Smith has been promoted to associate vice president of the Keystone Midwest Region; and Arnie Kohorst has been promoted to vice president of LKQ/Keystone Paint, Body and Equipment (PBE) Division.
The Top Ten News Stories of 2007
For the fourth year in a row, the editorial staffs of aftermarketNews and Counterman magazine have selected what they determined to be the most significant events to impact the automotive aftermarket in the past year. News stories are presented in chronological order.
Automobile Recycling Business Has Changed Dramatically
As Gary Ackerman approaches through a hallway at LKQ Star Auto Parts, there’s no confusing him with Redd Foxx, who played the role of Fred Sanford in the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son." And there’s certainly no confusing the multimillion-dollar automotive recycling business that Ackerman runs on Janesville’s south side with the junkyard Sanford and his son labored over in Los Angeles. Parts still may be parts, but the process of getting them from one user to another is radically different.
CAPA Elects New Members to Technical Committee
WASHINGTON, DC – The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) has announced the election of Mike Chiu of Pro Fortune; Jim Cochran of Action Crash Parts; Tom Holmes of KSI; David McCreight of Collision Resources, Inc.; Mike Schoonover of Schoonover Bodyworks, Inc.; and Jeanne Silver of CARSTAR to CAPA’s Technical Committee. The CAPA Technical Committee is
Jon Page Named Director of OEM Sales for Penda Corp.
PORTAGE, WI — Jon Page has been appointed director of OEM Sales for Penda Corp., a North American manufacturer of truck bedliners, tonneau covers and other vehicle accessories. Page joined Penda on Aug. 20 from FM Stone in Elkhart, IN, where he most recently served as marketing manager/commercial appraisal associate. Page was already known to
Collision Industry Foundation Adds Two Industry Leaders to its Board of Trustees
RICHMOND, VA — The Collision Industry Foundation has named John Bosin of Akzo Nobel Coatings, and Guy Bargnes of BASF and immediate past president of National Auto Body Council, to its board of trustees. “John and Guy are key leaders in the collision repair industry and will be fundamental to our efforts of becoming a
The Week in Review (July 16-20, 2007)
By Amy Antenora The Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, click on any of the dates listed at the bottom of the
Akzo Nobel Recognizes Most Influential Women in the Collision Industry
LAS VEGAS – Akzo Nobel presented its annual awards to the Most Influential Women in the Collision Industry earlier this month during the NACE show in Las Vegas. Established in 1999, The Most Influential Women of the Collision Repair Industry award was created to recognize the leadership contributions that are made by individuals who have
New Jersey Assembly’s Consumer Affairs Committee Passes State Version of Right to Repair Act
The New Jersey Assembly’s Consumer Affairs Committee this week unanimously voted to pass A-931, the New Jersey version of ‘The Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act,” according to David Parde, president of The Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (CARE).The New Jersey "Right to Repair Act" gives motoring consumers the ability to choose where, how and by whom their vehicles are repaired, as well as whose parts they wish to purchase.