CAWA Installs Officers for the 2009 Year
The California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers Association (CAWA) has installed the officers elected to its board for 2009.
2008 Automotive Communications Award Winners Announced
The Automotive Communications Awards are sponsored by the Women’s Board and supported by the Automotive Communication Council.
2008 Readers’ Choice Awards Announced
Given to only 10 companies from each magazine, the winners are determined by surveys conducted by Babcox Research, which ask readers which ads they recall seeing and reading.
22nd Annual Counter Person of the Year Honored
NAPA’s Craig Bradley is the recipient of this year’s award.
The Week in Review (Sept. 2-5, 2008)
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Executive Interview with Dan Freeman, APA President and CEO
In this exclusive interview Automotive Parts Associates (APA) President and CEO sits down with aftermarketNews to talk about WD consolidation, what his members are doing to reduce costs and increase efficiency and why global membership is not a priority for APA.
Goodyear Plant to Shut Down for 16 Days
From the Gadsden Times Goodyear’s Gadsden, Ala., plant will be shutting down production of tires for 16 days beginning Aug. 16, and four other Goodyear consumer tire plants also are reducing tire production, the company said Wednesday. Goodyear Gadsden Communications Manager Jackie Brehm Edmondson said the Goodyear plant will shut down at 1 p.m. Aug.
Midas Reports Second Quarter Results; Begins Co-Branding of Midas Services at SpeeDee Shops
Midas has reported net earnings of $2.2 million, or 16 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 28, compared to $3 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, in 2007. The 2008 results include 3 cents per share of special items relating to business transformation activities and losses on sales of assets, while the 2007 number includes 4 cents per share of special items.
California Distributor Reduces Costs with the Help of Electronic Document Imaging System
LIVERMORE , Calif. – An automotive and heavy-duty replacement parts distributor in Napa, Calif., reports that it has significantly reduced the costs associated with back-office operations while improving business efficiency by implementing an advanced electronic document imaging system from Activant Solutions. Bert Williams & Sons, a multi-location distributor serving the Northern California market, said it
CAWA, AAIA Members Meet with Legislators to Discuss Right to Repair, Federal Repair Clause Bills
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Members of the California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers’ Association (CAWA), and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) met with members of Congress last week to discuss two critical pieces of legislation for the aftermarket — the Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act and the Federal Repair Clause bill. The first meeting with Congressman