Snap-on Franchisee Conference Hosts Record Number Of Attendees, Highlights Innovation
Three-day event focuses on franchisee success.
Autel North America Appoints Scott Gompper As Retail Sales Manager
Gompper is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of automotive aftermarket experience.
Italian Tool Company Hits The Silver Screen
In the 1970s, the highly regarded Italian tool company Beta Utensili was an official supplier of some of the best F1 racing teams, and also directly involved in supporting the well-known driver Vittorio Brambilla, winner of the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix in Zeltweg, with the orange March 751 sponsored by Beta Utensili. Because of this heritage in racing, the company was invited to take an active role in the film production for “Rush,” directed by two-time Academy Award-winner Ron Howard, spectacular big-screen recreation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between racecar drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Beta played a role in supplying some of the materials required to accurately represent the environment of the pits and pit lane at that time.
Executive Interview With Hugh Charvat, President Of Schrader International
Hugh Charvat is chairman, president and CEO of Schrader International, a role he has served in since early 2010. Schrader is the global manufacturing leader in valve and sensing technologies. Prior to joining Schrader, Charvat worked for Fleet Pride Inc. in a variety of senior management roles. He has more than 24 years of experience in the automotive and heavy-duty industries, including extensive aftermarket experience. Challenged with unifying a global brand and a rapidly shifting market, Charvat was named president of Schrader at a key inflection point for the company. In this interview, he discusses the challenges and opportunities that Schrader faces in today’s market, and how the company is evolving its innovative array of valve and sensing technologies.
Record 126 Collision School Programs Apply For $50,000 Collision Repair Education Foundation ‘Makeover’
Industry members asked to consider “adopting” local applicants and helping to fulfill schools’ collision wish lists.
The Gates Corp. Releases New Aftermarket Parts
Gates expands its aftermarket coverage with SKU additions across its product line, adding 128 parts for maximum coverage on late-model vehicles as well as the all-new PolarSeal II Clamp Assortment and PolarSeal II Male Flareless Assemblies for A/C repair.
Autel North America Appoints Art Jacobsen As CEO
As CEO, Jacobsen will be responsible for all North American operations, including the launch of innovative new products. He will play a key role in building and developing relationships and partnerships that will introduce Autel products and services to a larger marketplace, new sales channels and retail partners.
Myers Tire Supply Enters Into Joint Venture With Leading Automotive Aftermarket Company In India
The new company is called Myers Tyre Supply India Limited Inc.
PBES Offering Free Webinar
Webinar to address how PBE distributors can increase sales by helping their body shop customers increase theirs.
UPDATED: Ninety-Year-Old Italian Tool Company Testing The Waters In The U.S. Market
A brand name as well-known in Europe as Ferrari, family-owned Italian tool company Beta Utensili S.p.A. is looking to test the water on this side of the pond, with a new distribution agreement with Peerless Hardware in Pennsylvania.