Executive Interview with Terry Shively, Vice President and General Manager, Clevite Engine Parts, Dana Corp.’s Engine and Fluid Management Group
Our latest edition of “Executive Interview” features Terry Shively, vice president and general manager of Clevite Engine Parts, Dana Corp.’s Engine and Fluid Management Group. Shively is responsible for the marketing, sales and distribution of Dana Corporation’s Clevite Engine Parts division products. With 11 locations across the U.S., Clevite supplies Victor Reinz gaskets, Clevite 77 engine bearings and Perfect Circle piston rings to the distributor and production engine rebuilder markets.
Two Keystone Automotive Industries Board Members Retire
Keystone Automotive Industries announced that board members Al Ronco and Ron Brown have informed the company of their decision not to stand for re-election at Keystone’s annual meeting to be held this month. The company said it has nominated James Robert Gerrity and newly appointed CEO Richard Keister to fill two of three board vacancies.
Intermet Names President and CEO Gary Ruff as Chairman and CEO; John Doddridge Retires
The board of directors of Intermet Corp., has unanimously elected President and CEO Gary Ruff to chairman and CEO, effective immediately.
ACDelco Unveils New Television Spots
As part of the recently launched “Real Car Guys Know” campaign, ACDelco is introducing two new television spots that will begin airing in June. The spots, called “Real Car Guys” and “Fantasy Camp” take a humorous look at what it’s like to be a real car guy. They will appear nationally on 2004 motorsports programming.
GAAS Scholarships Awarded to 145 Students
The Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) continues its work to ensure a strong future talent pool for automotive aftermarket companies and service outlets through its highly successful scholarship program. A total of 145 students will receive $1,000 GAAS scholarships in 2004, with the majority of recipients entering automotive vocational-technical programs, which will help address the critical shortage of automotive technicians.
Executive Interview with Kathleen Schmatz, President and CEO of AAIA
Our latest edition of “Executive Interview” features Kathleen Schmatz, President and CEO of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). Schmatz became president and CEO of AAIA on Jan. 1, 2004. She had served as executive vice president of the association since January 2002. In addition to filling us in on her first few months at her new post, Schmatz shared with aftermarketNews.com updates on AAIA’s merger with AWDA, Right to Repair legislation and the Be Car Care Award Campaign.
AAIA President Kathleen Schmatz Appears on CNBC “Behind the Wheel Show”
AAIA President and CEO Kathleen Schmatz was interviewed last week on the CNBC show “Behind the Wheel.” “Behind the Wheel” is a monthly automotive show that airs on the business cable network. Schmatz’s interview was part of a segment on National Car Care Month.
Technology Outpaces Would-be Technicians
Help Wanted: Automotive technician. Starting salary: $30,000. Benefits include medical insurance, plus two weeks paid vacation and two long weekends off — that’s Thursday through Sunday — a year. How difficult is it to fill a job like that in Michigan’s lackluster economy? Plenty, according to Stan Shephard, owner of Shephard’s Hi Tech Automotive in Detroit. Shephard posted his help-wanted sign 18 months ago, and today the position remains unfilled. He’s had only 15 applicants for the job.
Choice of Plant Upsets Steel Workers Union
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. may have violated its contract with the United Steelworkers of America by deciding to build a new line of passenger tires at a nonunion plant in Lawton, Okla., the union said. But the Akron tire maker denies it has broken the contract, and said it has no plans to move production of its new Assurance all-season radial tires to a union factory. The disagreement comes just five months after the two sides signed a new three-year contract, following months of tense bargaining that threatened to escalate several times into a strike or lockout.
Executive Interview with John Washbish, President – Customer Relationship Management, Dana Automotive Aftermarket Group (AAG)
Every other week, aftermarketNews.com offers an interview with a high-profile individual in the automotive aftermarket. We give executives free rein to express their views on anything from the state of their corporations to recent legislative news to future trends in their niche markets. Here you see what matters to the newsmakers themselves.