Executive Interview With Larry Pavey, President, Federated Auto Parts Distributors
Larry Pavey has spent his entire career in the automotive aftermarket, working first for a jobber while attending high school and college and then a warehouse distributor. From there, he spent 30 years in the manufacturing sector before returning to distribution in 2006. In this interview, he reflects back on what his experience has taught him about the supplier/customer relationship. He also shares his plans for AAPEX 2012.
Executive Interview With Michael Palm, Vice President Of Marketing And Sales, CRP
Michael Palm is vice president of marketing and sales at CRP. He initially began his career at CRP in 1986, but left the company to take a position as director of worldwide marketing at Berlitz, an international leader in language instruction. In 2005, he returned to CRP and has been responsible for managing all marketing and sales aspects of CRPs businesses in both the automotive and industrial sectors. In this Executive Interview, Palm brings us up to speed on CRP’s integration of the AJUSA brand into its product portfolio over the past year; and also talks about product trends such as the increasing popularity of timing belt kits.
Executive Interview With Bryan Murphy, Managing Director, WHI Solutions And eBay Senior Director
In February, eBay Motors acquired WHI Solutions in a landmark deal that looks to change the landscape of parts retail and distribution in the automotive aftermarket. Now, after a few months settling in, longtime WHI President and CEO Bryan Murphy (now WHI managing director and eBay senior director) brings us up to speed on the company’s integration into eBay and what the future looks like for the two online powerhouses.
Executive Interview With Bob Larson, President Of FRAM Filtration
In this Executive Interview, Larson brings us up to speed on the changes at FRAM since the company was acquired as part of the sale of Honeywell’s Consumer Products Group last year.
NPD to Launch Automotive Retail Tracking Service
According to David Portalatin, NPD Group executive director of industry analysis, this new product serves as an expansion of the work previously done with its Aftermarket Industry Monitor, which NPD suspended publication of in January.
Executive Interview: Aftermarket eForum Update From AAIA’s Scott Luckett
In this Executive Interview from Counterman’s sister publication, aftermarketNews.com, Amy Antenora talks with Scott Luckett, MAAP, vice president of technology standards for the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). Luckett brings us up to speed on the exciting transformation taking place for this year’s Aftermarket eForum event, which has returned to a live format this year.
Executive Interview With John Boyer And Brandon Kight Of Airtex
In this Executive Interview from Counterman magazine sister publication aftermarketNews.com, we hear from John Boyer (pictured, left) and Brandon Kight (pictured, right) of Airtex, following the recent launch of the brand’s new FuelPumpU.com online training portal.
2012 Polk Inventory Efficiency Award Recipients Honored At Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium
Awards presented to The Timken Co. (pictured) and Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Inc.
AMN Executive Interview with Lucia Veiga Moretti, President of Delphi Product & Service Solutions
Moretti, who was named president of Delphi Product & Service Solutions in mid-2011, began her automotive career at a Delphi Joint Venture in Brazil (DHB) in 1989. She held several positions in sales, marketing and business planning in the original equipment business and then joined Delphi Product & Service Solutions in 2001 as director of
Money Still On The Table For Aftermarket Students
Industry members with sons or daughters in need of financial assistance to support their aftermarket education efforts are encouraged to have their children apply now for 2012 GAAS Scholarship funds.
An Executive Interview with Terry McCormack, CEO of Affinia
At AASA’s recent Vision Conference in Chicago, you gave a rather startling presentation meant to emphasize the importance of the Know Your Parts (KYP) campaign. Your presentation really took the argument for KYP to a higher level, by highlighting negative associations that may hurt the aftermarket as a result of low-quality parts that are involved
AASA VisCon 2011: Compelling Insights for the Next Decade
The fourth annual Vision Conference, hosted by the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) exclusively for its members, boasted record attendance of close to 200 people at the April 29-30 gathering. The “AASA VisCon” event, held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago, promised to offer “compelling insights for the next decade,” through a number of