The Week in Review (Dec. 10-14, 2007)
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
Chrysler Set to Ax Models
Chrysler LLC could cut as many as five nameplates within the month as part of its quick and dramatic makeover as a newly private company. It’s "highly likely" Chrysler’s top brass will approve plans to kill vehicles this month, a person familiar with the situation told the Free Press. About five vehicles are being considered for elimination, but the source would not reveal which ones.
The Week in Review (Sept. 10-14, 2007)
by Arianne Anderson The Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most 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 the
The Week in Review (July 30-Aug. 3, 2007)
By Arianne Anderson The Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most 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 the
Part II: Who will be the Managers and Leaders of Your Company in 2019?
Last week, in Part I of this series, I wrote about the future challenges aftermarket companies will face in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest young people to replace their retiring baby boomer managers and company leaders. Research indicates that the next generation of workers rank “opportunities for growth and personal development” very high on their scale of selecting which company they will choose to work for. Providing these growth and personal development opportunities is not an optional activity, it is mandatory if your company wants to attract and hire good candidates from the shrinking talent pool available in America.
Who Will Be the Managers and Leaders of your Company in 2019?
The following article is part one of a two-part series by special guest contributor Chuck Udell, a senior partner at Essential Action Design Group. The article picks up where Udell’s last article series for aftermarketNews on leadership left off, focusing on recruiting and retaining tomorrow’s best and brightest.
More Strikers Crossing Picket Lines, Goodyear Says
According to Associated Press reports, Goodyear officials said that “hundreds” of striking United Steelworkers employees have returned to their jobs at Goodyear plants. USW locals, however, dispute that assessment.
The Week in Review (Sept. 11-15, 2006)
By Amy Antenora Editor, aftermarketNews The most widely read story this week was the announcement that GPC has launched a new Heavy Vehicle Parts Group. The new unit, based in Atlanta, GA, will supply quality replacement parts for the repair and maintenance of heavy-duty trucks and trailers, allowing GPC to grab its share of the
Wave of Retiring Japanese Workers Could Force Big Changes
No one knows spindles like Katsuya Hyodo. For more than three decades, the diminutive factory worker, armed with only a junior high school education, has studied and designed the whirring cylinders at the heart of automotive machine tools. “I like spindles,” Hyodo says. “There are so many different kinds.” His expertise and passion are priceless to a small company like his employer, machine tool manufacturer Nishijimax (annual revenue: $30 million). Just one problem: Katsuya is 72 years old. That’s why he spends Sunday afternoons at home transcribing everything he knows about spindles into his computer. He wants to make sure his wisdom reaches the next generation. “I am not just doing it for myself,” he says.
Feds Probe Delphi Exec Stock Trades
Delphi Corp., already on the verge of bankruptcy and cooperating with a massive federal investigation into its accounting practices, now faces a new inquiry into stock trades made by more than a dozen former and current employees.