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Highlights From The 15th Annual Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium, Day One

CHICAGO – Counterman Editor Mark Phillips has been reporting back from the 15th annual Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium, that took place May 17-19 in Chicago. Below are some highlights from yesterday’s presentations. Gen Y: Shifting Away from Cars, with Mike Cooperman, Senior Director of Marketing, J.D. Power Web Intelligence Generation Y, those generally born after

Executive Interview with Lisa Bahash, President of Ride Control LLC

Lisa Bahash is the president of Ride Control LLC, parent company of the historic Gabriel brand. As president of Ride Control, Bahash is responsible for leading the company’s accelerated plan for profitable growth through customer-focused initiatives; championing strategic and operational management; and ensuring optimum product quality and performance from the manufacturing operations. Before being appointed

Federated Member AED Celebrates 51 Years

Federated member AED (Automotive Electric Distributors) celebrated its 51st anniversary by hosting its annual trade show March 5-6 at its Portland, Ore., main warehouse.

Bill’s Battery Co. Joins Pronto

GRAPEVINE, Texas — National Pronto Association has announced the addition of Bill’s Battery Co. Inc. to the Pronto group, effective March 1. Bill’s Battery Co. operates out of Cincinnati, Ohio, and has many independent jobbers that service the greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southwest Indiana market areas.  The company is led by President Dennis Hartoin;

Dick Battista Garners Auto Pride Leadership Award

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — The Auto Pride Network recently honored founding member and Chairman Dick Battista with the Outstanding Leadership Award at the group’s membership meeting held in March in Orlando, Fla. Auto Pride Network Board member Rick Thul spoke about Battista’s contributions to the automotive industry. Thul said, “Not only was Dick the chairman for

DENSO to Construct a New Plant for Production Base in Brazil

Plant will increase capacity to produce car air conditioning systems and other products.

ContiTech Opens State-of-the-Art Plant in China

Germany-based ContiTech AG inaugurated its recently completed, state-of-the-art development, production, sales and administrative facility in Changshu, China. The site is about 100 kilometers northwest of Shanghai.

There’s a new cat on the scene

MEMA takes major stake in OptiCat LLC

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.

Tenneco Unveils 2010 Expert Plus Program

enneco’s 2010 Expert Plus service dealer loyalty program will include the iconic Monroe counter stool, an expanded “Preferred Customer” rebate book, increased points opportunities and much more.