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Meet O’Reilly’s Oscar Manzo, Counterman’s 2016 Counter Professional Of The Year, Sponsored By WIX Filters

This award is bestowed each year to one parts distribution professional who displays excellence in all they do.

Catering To Customers – In Whatever Language They Speak – Has Never Been More Important

I’m used to seeing signs in Chinese characters in many places I visit, however, Las Vegas hasn’t typically been counted among them.

These Snow And Ice Scrapers Do Something Your Scrapers Can’t

Kungs bills itself as the market leader in Northern Europe for winter car care accessories.

Hey Daddy-O: Never Underestimate The Power Of Your Brand

The fact is, if you don’t hold your brand in high regard, no one else will either. It’s what you, your colleagues and your company do every day.

Brent Windom Lays Out Future Plans For Auto Plus, Pep Boys

A packed Venetian Hotel ballroom heard a passionate Windom set the tone for the future. “The key really is about your people. They’re the biggest asset we have,” he said. “Our future has never been brighter.”

Auto Care Association’s Joe Register To Present Telematics Solution At AAPEX Tech Talk

Register will discuss the industry’s pivotal issue of vehicle telematics and a technical solution that would ensure aftermarket success to the connected vehicle within the broader intelligent transportation landscape.

Counterman Used As Reference In Ford Patent Application For Telematics Technology

In the application that was approved, Ford Global Technologies LLC cited Counterman writer Larry Carley’s article, “Engine Control Module: The Brains of the Operation.”

Automechanika Frankfurt 2016 Kicks Off With Focus On Technology

Detlef Braun, member of the executive board of Messe Frankfurt, the show organizer, said that connectivity, automated driving and mobility services are the trending topics at this year’s show.

Auto Parts Professionals Are Getting The Shopping Experience Right

Where others fall down, they excel. Walk into the store, you get acknowledgment. “What can help you with?” Engagement. Walk with you to the product. Point it out. “What else do you need? Can I install the wiper blades for you?”

Bendix Returns As Sponsor Of ATA National Truck Driving Championships’ Grand Champion Award

The overall top driver at the four-day event ­– to be held this year Aug. 10-13 in Indianapolis –­ will receive the Bendix National Truck Driving Championships’ Grand Champion Award.

US Motor Works Introduces Max Cooling Kit

The Max Cooling Kit line combines two of the company’s most popular primary products: the water pump and fan clutch, a pairing that optimizes functionality and efficiency. 

Counterman Survey: A Majority Of Car Parts Professionals Use An E-Catalog With Paper As A Backup

The research, conducted beginning in December 2015 at Counterman.com, shows that 66 percent of the 306 counter pros who responded use an e-catalog “with a healthy dose of paper just to make sure.”