Repair Shop Owner Wants to Do More Business with Automotive Aftermarket Parts Professionals
Steve Weber, owner of S & S Service, Hamburg, N.Y., despises going to a dealer to get parts.
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National Performance Warehouse Expo Draws More Than 3,500
National Performance Warehouse’s (NPW) inaugural Florida
Automotive Speed Truck (FAST) EXPO drew more than 3,500 retailers,
jobbers, technicians and enthusiasts to the Browar
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Green Earth Technologies Seals Deal
Green Earth Technologies announced that its G-OIL Ultimate
Biodegradable green motor oils will now be sold at Honest-1 Auto Care,
a national full-service auto repair and maintenance franch
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Activant Adds Off-Line Capability to LaserCat3
LIVERMORE,
Calif. – Activant Solutions Inc. introduced a new off-line capable
version of its popular Activant LaserCat 3 electronic catalog to help
auto parts stores continue business ope
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Uni-Select Parts Ways with Network
MEMPHIS, Tenn. & MONTREAL, Quebec – Uni-Select and the Automotive Distribution Network
announced
that Uni-Select wil
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Morgan Retires as Washbish Takes Helm of the Alliance
For more than 16 years, Richard (Dick) Morgan has served as president and CEO of Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance (Alliance).
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Private Equity Firm to Buy Global Parts Distributors
AUSTIN,
Texas – Owner Resource Group, a private equity and financial services
company, has acquired Global Parts Distributors (GPD) from its former
parent, Fred Jones Enterpris
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Uni-Select Announces Organizational Changes
BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec –
Richard Roy, president and chief executive officer of Uni-Select Inc.
has announced a new organizational structure for its North American
automotive business.
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National Pronto Adds Four New Shareholders
GRAPEVINE, Texas –
National Pronto Association has announced the addition of four new
members. The new members are B & B Auto Supply, Cost Less Auto
Parts, Glades Parts Co. and Bert
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WIZARDS Teams Up With Jerome Williams
Jerome Williams,
basketball superstar a.k.a. “JYD” (Junk Yard Dog), has selected WIZARDS
Products as the paint/surface care line of choice for his custom cars.
Williams is the founder of Automotive Street Style Magazine, and the
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Motorcar Parts of America Renews Multi-Year Contract
LOS
ANGELES — Motorcar Parts of America has signed a 10-year renewal of a
primary supplier contract for remanufactured alternators and starters
with a major automotive retailer.
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NetCom's Chronos Service to Tie Together Electronic Catalogs
NetCom, whose service Chronos ties together electronic catalogs of the
major North American aftermarket brands, says it now covers more than
100 million applications and 4,000 product lines. Go to
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Federated Auto Parts, Standard Award 'Dream Car'
STAUNTON, Va. – Michael
Berger, owner of Newport Auto Center in Wilmington, Del., has been
selected as the winner of the Federated Auto Parts-Standard brand
Oxygen Sensors
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Uni-Select Makes Strategic Acquisition
BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec —
Uni-Select has completed the purchase of Automotive Information
Management Inc. (AIM), a program distribution group, with head offices
in Cartersville, Ga. AIM
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CARDONE Industries Celebrates 40 Years
PHILADELPHIA —
CARDONE Industries is celebrating its 40th anniversary of
remanufacturing reliable and affordable automotive parts. Michael
Cardone Sr. and son, Michael Cardone
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Bosch Releases Mounting System for ICON Bracketless Blades
BROADVIEW,
Ill. — Following the release and subsequent success of the Aerotwin OE
bracketless wiper blades and the ICON premium aftermarket bracketless
wiper blade developed by
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Selecting Brake Pads For Honda Accord, Toyota Prius
Two of the toughest applications for brake pads are the Honda Accord and Toyota Prius. Selecting the correct pad is critical not only for the safety of the vehicle but the profitability of the shop you serve.
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Automotive Aftermarket Electronics: The ins and out of how body control components operate
More refined safety and convenience systems such as telematics communications systems have placed an even greater load on vehicle electrical systems.
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Sharing The Auto Parts Counter Professional: An Art or Necessary Evil?
By Ron Dahlhaus
General Parts Group LLC, New Jersey
As
I attended my children’s high school “professional life” night at our
town’s high school a few years ago, I took notice
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Why Is the American Automotive Aftermarket Industry in Chaos?
The quickest way to frustrate a technician is to let them know they are going to have to wait to finish “that job” they have been waiting all afternoon to finish because the part they are waiting for didn’t make the “early run,” or won’t be there at ...
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Air Conditioning Service is a Good Topic Any Time of Year
Many motorists don’t know is that their A/C system works year round, not just during the hot summer months.
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Tenneco Offering Prepaid Debit Cards to Technicians
‘Take Control’ Promotion in April and May Features Rewards of Up to $120 For Qualifying Sales by Members of Expert Plus Program.
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ArvinMeritor Parts Distribution Center in Monterrey, Mexico, Expands Capacity by 20 Percent
ArvinMeritor Inc. officially opened its new aftermarket parts distribution center in Cienega de Flores, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico, part of the world-class manufacturing facility that houses the company’s commercial vehicle business operations in ...
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MEMA and OptiCat Create an 'Industry First'
By purchasing a majority stake in the business, MEMA and OptiCat have created what is believed to be the automotive aftermarket's first supplier-owned electronic parts catalog data aggregator.
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Centric Parts Invests In Second Dynamometer at Stoptech Facility
The newest addition can simulate twice the gross vehicle weight for brake testing and development, up to 25,000 pounds, and also now provides Centric Parts with the ability to test a wide range of parking brake scenarios.
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Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Appoints eCommerce Solutions Director
Doug Wiggin comes to the Alliance with 30 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket. During his lengthy career, Wiggin managed IT operations, software development, eCatalog design and communications architecture integration.
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O'Reilly Automotive Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Results
Fourth-quarter sales up 5 percent; for the year, sales increased 36 percent.
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DENSO Sales California Names New Senior Manager of Service, Quality and Engineering Departments
Industry veteran David Shushereba to head DENSO Sales California Quality and Engineering Team.
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