The Week in Review (Feb. 25-29, 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
Deadline Extended for Seventh Annual Automotive PR Awards
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – The submission deadline for the seventh annual "Excellence in Automotive PR Awards" has been extended to Friday, March 28. Sponsored by the Automotive Public Relations Council (APRC), the Excellence Awards honor communications professionals who have approached an automotive-related PR issue with exemplary skill, creativity and resourcefulness. The annual award also
Eight Join SAE International’s 2008 Board of Directors
WARRENDALE, PA — Executives from across the mobility industry comprise the new members of the 2008 SAE International Board of Directors. The newly elected board members took office in January at the SAE Board of Directors’ meeting. Dr. Thomas Ryan III of the Southwest Research Institute has been elected as the 2008 president of SAE
From Counterman.com: Publisher’s Perspective — Big Chains Get Bigger
Our annual review of the top 20 Super Stores reveals that much maneuvering and positioning has gone on in the past year and will continue in ’08. Once again this month we conduct our annual review of the top 20 Super Stores in the United States, and once again we find the big chains are continuing to get bigger. While few significant moves were made in ’07, as I write this article we are closely monitoring a major development among two of the top five store chains: O’Reilly’s attempt to purchase CSK. If successful, this will be a key advancement for O’Reilly, not just in store count but (perhaps, more importantly) in geographic coverage and shareholder value.
From Counterman.com: The Top 20 Super Stores of 2007
By Counterman Staff This month, Counterman examines those store groups that made notable acquisitions or changes over the past 12 months. For the complete list of the top 20 store groups in the market, click here. At first glance, Counterman’s Super Stores list might look a lot like last year’s and the year before —
Pentius Signs McConaughey Associates Northeast
LOS ANGELES — Pentius Automotive Parts, a provider of automotive replacement filters and wiper blades, has entered into a sales representation agreement with McConaughey Associates Northeast. The McConaughey organization will provide Pentius product representation in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and upstate New York. McConaughey Associates Northeast, based in East Greenwich, RI,
Erika Turner Named CFO of Superior Industries
Erika Turner has been named chief financial officer (CFO) for Superior Industries International. Prior to joining Superior, Turner was chief financial officer/VP Finance since 2004 at Monogram Systems, Carson, CA, a leading supplier of cabin systems and equipment to the global aerospace industry. Earlier, she served as CFO of the Storage Solutions Group at Quantum Corp., in Irvine, CA. From 2000 to 2003, Turner was controller of Rockwell Collins Passenger Systems in Pomona, CA, following several years as division chief financial officer at Arvin Meritor (formerly Rockwell Automotive) in Frankfurt, Germany. She also served as chief financial officer at the Autospecialty division of TRW, Carson, CA.
SEMA Manufacturers and WDs Complete First Phase of Product Information Synchronization
After instituting a pilot program among its manufacturer members and their warehouse distributor trading partners, SEMA’s Business Technology Committee (BTC) announced that it has completed the first of three phases in its SEMA Data Pool Pilot Program. SEMA said findings from Phase I demonstrate that standardized and synchronized product and application information immediately lowers costs of doing business, increases customer satisfaction and has the potential to substantially increase sales.
DENSO to Dissolve Capital Alliance with Doowon Climate Control in South Korea
KARIYA, Japan – DENSO Corp. has reached an agreement with Doowon Climate Control Co., Ltd., the second-largest car air conditioning system manufacturer in South Korea, to dissolve their capital alliance. “Since October 2002, DENSO has held a 33.4 percent stake in Doowon Climate Control,” said Nobuaki Katoh, senior managing director responsible for Corporate Center and
The Week in Review (Feb. 18-22, 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