Ray Evernham and George Gillett, Jr. Partner to Create Gillett Evernham Motorsports
STATESVILLE, NC — Ray Evernham and George Gillett, Jr. have announced the creation of Gillett Evernham Motorsports (GEM), a partnership combining Evernham Motorsports and the Gillett family, where Evernham will remain a substantial owner and retain the title of chief executive officer. Recognizing that the rate of change off-track has exceeded the change on-track in
OBITUARY: Former Grote Rep David Baratti Passes Away
David Baratti, 45, vice president of sales and marketing for Heil Environmental, died June 17 at home in Chattanooga, TN. Baratti joined Heil in January 2002 as general sales manager, eastern region. Baratti came to Heil from Grote Industries, a vehicle safety systems manufacturer. He joined Grote in 1990 as a field rep. After a stint as Southeast regional sales manager, he spent four years as manager of marketing services, with responsibility for marketing, product development and customer service. He was named director of OEM sales in 1997 and held this position until he signed on at Heil.
Michelin Names Clemson Research Facility After Edouard Michelin
From Tire Review To honor its late chief executive, Michelin North America is naming an endowed research laboratory at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in his honor. The newly named Edouard Michelin Research Laboratory is expected to be completed this fall, the company said. “Mr. Michelin strongly believed that education and
Purolator’s National Sweepstakes Winner Recieves $62,000 Boat/Truck Prize
BRENTWOOD, TN — Eric “Scott” McDiarmid, a resident of Charlotte, MI, is the grand-prize winner of a national sweepstakes sponsored by Purolator. McDiarmid received the grand prize – the Purolator Bass Boat and Truck – a 21’ Triton boat and a 2006 Toyota Tundra 4 x 4 truck in a ceremony in Battle Creek, MI,
Toyota Wants to Be as American as Apple Pie
From Detroit Free Press DETROIT — As Toyota Motor Corp. prepares to launch a new Tundra early next year, get ready to see the truck at events that reek of Americana : country music concerts, chili cook-offs and high school football games. The Tundra, Toyota ‘s first true full-size pickup, will be featured in a
The Week In Review (Nov. 13-17, 2006)
By Amy Antenora Editor The Week in Review offers a snapshot into the most read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews.com. 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
Bill Ford: Savior or Last of a Kind?
A fish tank dominates one wall of Bill Ford’s office. Tulips, tired and randomly arranged, droop from vases on nearby tables. A jumble of orchids and other tropical plants compete for space behind his desk, and a closet has a hidden espresso machine where Ford, the chief executive of Ford Motor, retreats several times a day to brew high-octane shots. If Ford’s office smacks of an overgrown boomer’s pad, nearly everything else around it projects the image of an elite corporation from the automotive giant’s headquarters, built in 1956 and known locally as the Glass House, to the hallways dotted with stylized black-and-white photographs from the company’s glory days decades ago.
Investigators Search For Shipwreck Cause, Funeral Mass for Michelin Set
Barring weather problems yesterday, French navy drivers were expected to examine the wreckage of the 24-foot fishing boat that sunk off the Brittany coast, claiming the life of Edouard Michelin, chief executive and managing partner of Groupe Michelin. The accident happened Friday while Michelin and Guillaume Normant, head of a regional fishing association, were on a fishing trip. An underwater robot located the wrecked boat under some 240 feet of water approximately nine miles off the island of Sein on France’s Atlantic coast. Michelin’s body was found late Friday, but there was no sign of Normant.
Obituary: Bill Laber, 66, Focused on Life’s Simple Pleasures
Today, I am reminded of how important it is to reach out to those you admire most, care about most, long for most, look up to most, trust most, respect most and enjoy most. Each of those feelings describes how I felt about Bill Laber. I was shocked to learn this morning that Bill passed away on Friday. I remain dazed, angry, confused, deeply saddened and remorseful that I hadn’t seen him in person in more than a year. We communicated often, almost every week if not more, but e-mail and phone calls are never enough.
Gold Eagle Takes ‘Engine Answerman’ on the Road
Gold Eagle Co. has tapped eight-time STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series champion Bobby Cleveland to tour the country as ‘the Engine Answerman.’ The unique promotion is designed to reach out to consumers across the U.S. with expert advice on virtually all engine-powered vehicles and equipment.