The Globalization of the Groups
While the automotive supplier base becomes more global and the US WD population continues to shrink, some program groups look outside the borders to strengthen membership and protect volume. A link to a complete program group chart can be found at the bottom of this article by Editor Brian Cruickshank.
What’s Wrong?
Read this month’s letters to the editor.
Your Greatest Asset
Many aftermarket retail and wholesale buisness owners claim that their employees are their greatest assets. Yet it seems as if every industry is ahead of the aftermarket when it comes to excercising the importance of continuous training and development.
Inconceivable! & Store Personnel At Trade Shows
Read this month’s letters to the editor.
Product Training and Technology: More Like Rocket Science
Just when you think you have a handle on product training, something new is introduced to the market. Do you have the time, money and smarts to stay informed?
Inconceivable!
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Executive Interview With Jose Maria Alapont, Chief Executive of Federal-Mogul
Alapont and other Federal-Mogul executives met with Counterman/aftermarketNews Publisher Jon Owens and Counterman Editor Brian Cruickshank at the AAPEX show in Las Vegas last month, where they spoke at length about Federal-Mogul’s emergence from bankruptcy, the current state of the industry and what Alapont thinks the future will look like for Federal-Mogul. October 1, 2006
85 Years and Counting
When the residents of North Philadelphia need a reliable part they go to Morris Auto Parts, because like the motto says, “Morris Has It.” Owner Harris Steinberg stands by that motto and that’s one of the many reasons he was named the 2006 Counter Professional of the Year, presented by WIX Filters.
Two Sides of the Same Coin
They say that numbers never lie, but data can be viewed in very different ways, depending upon where you’re standing.
Made in Wherever
International part manufacturers are becoming an increasingly influential force at industry trade shows, which is good news for the import specialist.