MAHLE has announced a change in its senior management at its automotive sales slated to take effect in 2019. Martin Wellhöffer will assume the management of Automotive Sales and Application Engineering at MAHLE as of April 1, 2019. He will succeed Arnd Franz, 53, who...
Genuine Parts Company has announced the promotion of Kevin E. Herron to President of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group and Randall P. Breaux to President of Motion Industries. Herron was previously Executive Vice President of the U.S. Automotive...
The trend of buying aftermarket products online is increasing at a growth rate of three times more than the total aftermarket (excluding tires and accessories), and the auto care industry must adapt and evolve in order to win on the online superhighway. To help the...
Tenneco has announced an expanded ride control offering for multi-purpose half-ton pickup trucks with a new line of Monroe Magnum loaded strut assemblies, which will be available early 2019. Engineered and assembled in the company’s U.S.-based ride control facilities,...
AAPEX 2018 has added political strategist Karl Rove to its speaker lineup during the grand opening keynote session "Breakfast with John King and Karl Rove: How Trade and the Elections Could Impact the Aftermarket.” AAPEX represents the $740 billion global automotive...
IWE / Rear Ends Only has announced a new distribution facility based east of Toronto to serve Eastern Canadian customers. IWE / Rear Ends Only, an Authorized Master Distributor for Yukon Gear & Axle has gained market share in Western Canada as specialists in...
Cloyes Gear & Products, Inc. has announced the addition of Tim Murphy and Brian Wheeler to its management team. Tim Murphy has returned to Cloyes as vice president of sales. After five years as account executive with Schaeffler Group USA, Murphy returns to where...
TrakMotive, a manufacturer of CV axles, driveshafts and window regulators, has launched an online parts application lookup, which can be used on multiple mobile platforms, including Apple iOS and Android devices. The new TrakMotive mobile app by ShowMeTheParts is free...
The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation has announced a major contribution to two new leadership awards for the University of the Fraser Valley in B.C., Ed Coates founded Lordco Auto Parts in 1974 with a modest 900 square foot store in Maple Ridge, BC. Through diligence,...