As in year’s past, the economic outlook is slow, shaky and uncertain, still quite contrary to what the years following previous economic drops have brought to the U.S.
While the majority of those in the GAAS audience were manufacturers, the shop owners’ message to them and the suppliers was simple: They want a company they can trust.
Tenneco has announced an aggressive expansion of its Monroe Max-Lift line of gas-charged lift supports, increasing the number of available SKUs from 288 to more than 500.
The SEMA Garage-Industry Innovations Center is now open to provide manufacturers with access to a full emissions-testing EO certification lab and dyno services.
The 2013 SEMA Show will include enhanced features for the Collision Repair & Refinish market, including an expanded show floor, targeted activities and educational programs.
Car-O-Liner®, a leading global provider of collision repair equipment to the automotive aftermarket, has hired Peter Richardson as a Key Accounts Manager.
Paramount Collision Center of Paramount, California—now Fix Auto Paramount—is the latest body shop to franchise with the national collision repair organization.
BASF’s Automotive Refinish business awarded its 2012 ColorSource Distributor of the Year Award to Micro Auto Paint and Supply based in Highland Park, Mich.
Three distributors representing a cross section of the industry addressed challenges they face during the GAAS panel discussion “Distribution Headwinds and Tailwinds” May 21 in Chicago.
With more than 60 events on the schedule for 2013, the Walker Emissions Control Diagnostics Workshop from Tenneco will target more than 4,000 attendees in the United States and Canada.
The addition of hydraulics products and the release of Rexroth’s Fit4Filter app for iPhone and Android mobile devices add new options to Bosch Rexroth’s GoTo Focused Delivery Program.
Experian appointed John Gray president of its automotive business unit. In his new role, Gray will assume responsibility for the strategic direction, leadership and overall growth of the business.
Members of the AASA Technology Council (ATC) recognize the need to exchange best practices on how to secure, implement, integrate and utilize today’s leading-edge technology applications.
ACI Parts Warehousing, an auto parts distribution company based in Wyoming, Mich., has joined the VIPAR Heavy Duty network of distributors as a stockholder.
The U.S. automotive aftermarket industry is expected to grow 3.4 percent annually through 2016 to $263.8 billion, adding an additional $32.6 billion to the economy.
