ATK Names Dan Belling President
Dan Belling, vice president of sales and marketing for ATK North America, has been promoted to the position of president. As president, Belling will be responsible for all of ATK’s U.S. operations. ATK North America is part of the VEGE Group, an international remanufacturing organization specializing in replacement engines and transmissions for passenger cars and light trucks.
Delco Remy Named Advance Auto Parts’ Vendor of the Year Award
Delco Remy International, a global manufacturer and remanufacturer of automotive, powertrain, drivetrain and electrical products, has been named Vendor of the Year for 2003 by Advance Auto Parts. Delco Remy supplies Advance Auto Parts with both domestic and import rotating electrical products.
AWDA Names Larry Northup to Direct Segment at AAIA
The Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) has appointed Larry Northup to direct its day-to-day operations, as a segment of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). AWDA joined forces with AAIA in January 2004. Northup, who currently serves as senior director of segment management at AAIA, immediately assumes the role of AWDA liaison. Working closely with the AWDA volunteer leadership and AAIA’s professional staff, he will be responsible for coordinating the segment’s membership marketing and recruitment activities, meetings and conferences, including the annual one-on-one meetings, government relations and communications.
Tenneco Automotive Named a 2003 Vendor of the Year by Advance Auto Parts
Tenneco Automotive has received a 2003 Vendor of the Year Award from Advance Auto Parts, recognizing the company as a top performing, service-oriented supplier during the past year. The award was announced at the recently held Advance Auto Parts Leadership Conference.
Akebono Product Manager Named Chairman of APRA Brake Division
Robin Gedye, senior product manager – Aftermarket Caliper Products for Akebono Corp., has been named chairman of the Automotive Parts Rebuiders Association (APRA) Brake Division.
Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Adds Warehouse Distributor
Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance (Alliance) has added Norwood Motor Parts Co. to its membership. Based in Brockton, Mass., the warehouse distributor brings with it 20 Allied Auto Parts stores. With this addition, the Alliance’s membership now reaches 56 shareholders with combined sales in excess of $3 billion.
AADCO Named a Preferred Supplier for Collision Care Canada
AADCO Automotive Inc., a leading supplier of Like, Kind and Quality (LKQ) used auto parts, has signed an agreement to provide LKQ and aftermarket parts to Collision Care Canada Inc. (CCC) facilities. AADCO Automotive Inc., a leading supplier of Like, Kind and Quality (LKQ) used auto parts, has signed an agreement to provide LKQ and aftermarket parts to Collision Care Canada Inc. (CCC) facilities.
TIA Hires New Marketing Director
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced that its staff is now complete, with the hiring of a new marketing director, Colleen Wood. Wood comes to TIA with 14 years of marketing and association experience. With the closing of TIA’s Louisville office in January, many staff changes have occurred.
Goodyear CEO Expresses Confidence in Tiremaker’s Recovery
Addressing hundreds of people at an Akron, Ohio, Roundtable lunch last week, Robert Keegan, chairman, president and CEO of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., told attendees that Goodyear would bounce back from its recent financial hardships.
Fenwick Automotive Products Founder Passes Away
Reuben Fenwick, founder of Fenwick Automotive Products, died on Wednesday, March 17. He was 79-years-old. Fenwick founded the remanufacturing business in 1949. The business, which began as a small two-man operation, grew to become one of North America’s leading remanufacturing businesses. Today, the business includes a production facility in Toronto that employs 800, in addition to six warehouses in Canada and one in the U.S.