MEMA Honors 3 Industry Leaders With Triangle Award
MEMA presented Triangle Awards to James Kamsickas, chairman and CEO of Dana, Mike Mansuetti, president of Robert Bosch, and Don Walker, CEO of Magna International.
NAPA Parent GPC Reports First-Quarter Sales Decline
GPC estimates first-quarter sales took a 3% hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, and diluted earnings per share took a 21-cent hit.
Jean-Jacques Lafont Elected To GPC Board
Lafont is the co-founder and executive chairman of the London-based Alliance Automotive Group, which GPC acquired in 2017.
ASE Announces New Officers For 2020
The new chair is Bobby Bassett, North American national training manager at Gates Corp.
Automotive Aftermarket Getting a Boost from ‘Normalized Winters,’ GPC’s Donahue Says
Lower fuel prices, full employment and an aging vehicle population aren’t the only tailwinds lining up behind the automotive aftermarket.
University of the Aftermarket Foundation Announces Officers, Trustees for 2019
An official confirmation vote was held during the Oct. 27 University of the Aftermarket Foundation annual board of trustees meeting.
GPC Reports 15 Percent Jump in Sales, Hits 4th Quarter with ‘Positive Momentum’
Sales for the year through September were $14.1 billion, up nearly 17 percent from $12.1 billion in the first nine months of 2017.
Automotive Aftermarket Is Well-Positioned for Bull Market or Bear Market
“Regardless of what happens with the economy and the so-called record bull market, I think the $392 billion automotive aftermarket is in a good spot,” Counterman Editor Josh Cable writes.
Longtime GPC Chairman CEO Wilton Looney Passes Away At 99
After retiring from GPC in 1990, Looney kept an office at GPC headquarters and attended every board meeting for the next 28 years, totaling almost 80 years with his beloved company.
Young Auto Care Network Group Announces 2018 Next Step Program Scholarship Winners
Ten young industry professionals were selected to attend the Auto Care Association Spring Leadership Days event to gain experience and knowledge of the auto care industry.
