2009: A Look Back at Distribution Influences, ‘The Clunkers’
At the beginning of each year, we review what were the top influences or events on automotive aftermarket parts distribution during the year that just ended. We gauge this by reviewing the most-read stories from our sister
e-newsletter, aftermarketNews.com.
Wagner ThermoQuiet Offers Foreign Coverage
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Wagner ThermoQuiet brake pads are now available for the 2009 Toyota Venza and 16 other popular late-model foreign nameplate applications. This latest expansion of the award-winning Wagner ThermoQuiet product line – featured online at www.tqbrakepads.com – reflects Federal-Mogul’s leadership as an original equipment friction supplier to the world’s leading automakers, says the
Genuine Parts Company Announces New President U.S. Automotive Parts Group
Tom Gallagher, Chairman, President and CEO of Genuine Parts Company announced July 6 that Paul D. Donahue has been named President of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group effective immediately.
More Business? Bring It On
The aftermarket could begin to experience an unprecedented windfall in the next few months. What’s happening? Thousands of new car dealerships — at least 3,000 of them — are slated or are expected to close. The financially strapped car manufacturers are looking to thin the ranks of the car dealerships because during these economically challenging
The Problem is Not the Stool
In response to your article in the March issue, “Get Off Your Duff” (by Gary Garberg): Out of the hundreds of autoparts stores I have visited and the 25-30 stores I have worked at in over the last 10 years, I’ve found none of what you experienced in your visit. Gary, it’s my belief that
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.
Pointing the Finger
Your parts store runs like a newly installed engine, right? No hiccups, no leaks, just smooth, quiet humming. Yeah, right! Mistakes happen all the time and more often than not, the blame is misplaced. Why can’t guilty people fess up?
Breaking Rank
Counterman Publisher Jon Owens discusses the recent break of O’Reilly from program group, the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance.
What’s Wrong?
Read this month’s letters to the editor.
A Question & A Challenge
This month includes an exclusive column on the importance of training and strategic networking from the University of the Aftermarket’s Jimsey Keith.