BWD Automotive Introduces its New Niehoff Ignition and Electrical Engine Management Parts Catalog
BWD Automotive has announced the availability of its Niehoff Ignition and Electrical Engine Management Parts Catalog for passenger cars and light trucks, No. 04-IG.
Edelbrock Awards First Vic Edelbrock Sr. WyoTech Scholarship
Vic Edelbrock, president and CEO of Edelbrock Corp. has established his third scholarship program for students pursuing a career in the automotive industry. This week, Edelbrock announced the establishment of the Vic Edelbrock Sr. WyoTech Scholarship. WyoTech is a national technical college that offers a specialized automotive curriculum, including training in street rods, custom trim and upholstery, diesel, service management and collision/refinishing. The school has six campuses in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Wyoming and California.
Federal-Mogul Promotes Joe Felicelli to Executive Vice President of Worldwide Aftermarket Operations
Joseph Felicelli has been appointed to the position of executive vice president, worldwide aftermarket operations for Federal-Mogul. Since 2001, Felicelli has served as senior vice president, worldwide aftermarket operations, with responsibility for Federal-Mogul’s global aftermarket operations, including sales, marketing, distribution and logistics, as well as manufacturing for chassis and brake hard parts, fuel, wipers, ignition and lighting products.
Bosch Names Mike Eversole as Category Manager, National Accounts
Robert Bosch Corp. recently named Michael Eversole as its new category manager, National Accounts. As head of the Category Management Department, Eversole will be responsible for defining category strategies with Bosch customers to increase sales and profitability of Bosch products and the whole category.
Pac Man Fever
I grew up during the Golden Age of video games. Games like Pac Man, Space Invaders, Galaga and Donkey Kong were pretty much all I thought about as a kid. Well, kudos to the gaming industry. In the span of 20 years, the gaming industry has managed to move the needle 100 percent, doubling the price people are willing to pay to play, even on games for which I happily paid 25 cents back in ’81. Come to think of it, just about everything nowadays is more expensive. That’s just how the world works.
Prolong Names New Vice President of Sales
Prolong International Corp., parent of Prolong Super Lubricants, has named William Carlson as its new vice president of sales.
Denso’s Thai Unit Aims to Raise Quality, Lower Costs
Autoparts maker Denso Corp.’s Thai unit will work to improve quality while lowering the cost of its products, President Shinji Takeuchi of Denso (Thailand) Co. told The Nihon Keizai Shimbun daily newspaper. The launch of Toyota Motor Corp.’s Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle project, in which it produces common automobile models overseas and exports them around the world, is expected to have an impact on the way autoparts makers operate in Southeast Asia.
BWD Automotive Releases New Borg-Warner Late Model Ignition & Electrical Engine Management Application Guide
BWD Automotive has announced the availability of its Borg-Warner brand Late Model Ignition & Electrical Engine Management application guide for passenger cars and light trucks 2004-1980, No. IG-04. The catalog lists ignition and electrical system parts applications for North American and imported passenger cars and light trucks.
DST Asks: Are Some Business Processes in Our Industry Flawed?
When the question is “Why do we do it that way?” and the only answer is “Because that’s how we’ve always done it,” red flags should be going up all over the place in the minds of management. Technology can greatly enhance business processes. But do you think some business processes in our industry are fundamentally flawed?
DCX Accused of Intimidation
The controversy over DaimlerChrysler AG’s lending policies in Chicago, where the company is under a boycott and sales of the automaker’s vehicles continue to erode, appears to have escalated. Two longtime Chicago automobile dealers accuse DaimlerChrysler of harassing them because they plan to testify in a federal lawsuit on behalf of a former dealer, who accuses the automaker of racist lending policies. They say the company has made unreasonable requests for documents through subpoenas.