Overcoming Supply Chain Issues in Today’s World
Many legislative and environmental mandates have affected the collision repair industry over the last decade. To comply with such mandates, vehicle manufacturers continue to design vehicles with increasingly advanced electronics, ranging from Advanced Driver Assistance Systems that increase safety, helping people with everything from parking to driving, to the recent push for electric vehicles. They’ve

Inventory Shortages Keep Pushing Consumers To Used Vehicles
According to Experian, 61.78% of all vehicle financing in Q2 2022 was for used vehicles, up from 58.48% in Q2 2021.

The Changing Vehicle-Ownership Cycle
Repairs that once would send people running to the dealership are now acceptable investments for vehicle owners.

Supply Chain Issues Drag On
Although demand for new vehicles has bounced back, microchips are in short supply.

AASA Webinar Series To Focus On Supply Chain Issues
The first session, scheduled for Aug. 4, is “Aftermarket Supply Chain: The Next 18 Months.”

Advance Names 2020 Supply Chain Vendor Award Winners
Advance’s supply chain partners served a vital role, creating innovative solutions and implementing key strategic initiatives during a year unlike any other.
AutoZone Recognizes Top-Performing Vendors
Each vendor was selected for demonstrating exceptional collaboration, innovation and commitment to customer satisfaction throughout the last year.

O’Reilly Names Standard Motor Products 2018 Supplier of the Year
SMP received the prestigious award during the O’Reilly Leadership Conference in Dallas.

Retiring AutoZone EVP Bill Graves Led Company’s Entry into Brazil
Graves joined AutoZone in 1993 after leaving the U.S. Army.

AutoZone Vendor Summit Celebrates Accomplishments, Contributions Of Top Suppliers
The parts retailer selected each company for demonstrating exceptional collaboration, innovation and commitment to customer satisfaction throughout the last year.

GM Recognizes Brake Parts Inc For Performance, Quality, Innovation
This is the second time that McHenry, Illinois-based Brake Parts Inc has received a GM Supplier of the Year award.

Sixteen Automotive Suppliers Honored For Excellence At Fiat Chrysler Supplier Conference
Fiat Chrysler honored 16 North American supplier partners at the company’s annual Supplier Conference at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.
