The Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) Calls For Industry Awards Nominations
The AWDA Council of Governors recently voted to rename its Automotive Leader of the Year Award as tribute to Jack Creamer, a widely recognized and beloved member of the AWDA family.
OBITUARY: Industry Says Goodbye To Friend, Leader Jack Creamer
Details on a memorial service to be held at the Country Club at DC Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz., are forthcoming.
Prestone To Display Its Command Complete Line Of Antifreeze/Coolant Products At TMC
The event takes place Feb. 16-19 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. Prestone will be exhibiting at booth no. 1104.
Collaborative Effort Between EPA, Brake Manufacturers And Motor Vehicle Industry Will Reduce Copper In Brake Pads
The MOU calls for the reduction of the use of copper in brake pads beginning in 2021 to levels less than 5 percent by weight and further reductions to 0.5 percent by the year 2025.
WIX Filters Names Jennifer Gibson As Brand Manager
Gibson previously served as brand manager for CARQUEST Filters, a brand WIX serviced for 25 years.
WIX Filters Announces Mike Harvey As National Sales Manager, New Structure For National Sales Team
Harvey began his career at WIX/Affinia as a territory manager in Texas.
Peterson Manufacturing To Mark 70th Year In Business
Since its inception in 1945, the family-owned business has become a “quiet giant” in the industry – a quarter-billion-dollar, multi-faceted corporation now providing thousands of lighting-related products for customers worldwide.
Newest Prestone Command Heavy-Duty Products And AF/C Experts Featured At HDAW ’15, Booth No. 421
Prestone Command’s complete solution includes the award-winning Extended Life and Extended Service antifreeze/coolant formulations.
AWDA Members, Suppliers Come Together To Donate $45,000 To University Of The Aftermarket Foundation
The funds will be used to support the foundation’s mission of providing educational scholarships to worthy students interested in pursuing careers in the auto care industry.
New AWDA Governors Take Office At AAPEX
Taking office immediately following the close of AAPEX on Nov. 6 was AWDA’s new Chairman Corey Bartlett, MAAP, president, Automotive Parts Headquarters in St. Cloud, Minn. Bartlett succeeds J. Richard Fairbanks Jr., Orleans Auto Supply, Hyannis, Mass., who led the association through the previous 12 months and remains on the council as immediate past chairman.
