Delphi Offers Technician Training Programs to Support Ongoing Education in the Vehicle Electronics Reality
Delphi’s various training initiatives prepare technicians for future success; Delphi Dream Shop giveaway also provides for one technician the foundation for growth.
2010 Counter Professional of the Year
Bill Bryan, Counterman magazine’s 2010 Counter Professional of the Year, manages a bustling warehouse that’s home to a Bumper to Bumper/Auto-Wares parts distribution hub just outside Chicago.
ENGAGED IN THE INDUSTRY: 2009 Counter Professional of the Year, Thomas Dayton
If you ever want to know Thomas Dayton’s level of dedication to automotive aftermarket parts distribution, just drive behind his pickup truck or send him an email.
AASA’s Marketing Executives Council Strives to Educate Industry Through ‘Know Your Parts’ Campaign
The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) recently launched an aftermarket industry education campaign, “Know Your Parts.” The initiative’s goal is to educate all partners in the aftermarket supply chain from supplier to consumer about the importance of using quality, brand-name products — and the hazards to the industry and to public safety posed by low-cost, low-quality parts.
And the Counter Professional of the Year Is…
Dan Backus, owner of the JS Auto Supply, a Parts Plus store in Jamestown, N.Y., describes the moment he read Thomas Dayton’s resumé for a counter professional position.
A Student of the Industry
Counterman’s 2008 Counter Professional of the Year Craig Bradley gives back by educating others.
Top 10 News Stories of 2007
For the fourth year in a row, the editorial staffs of aftermarketNews and Counterman magazine have selected what they determined to be the most significant events to impact the automotive aftermarket in the past year. News stories are presented in chronological order.
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