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Quality customer service is the gateway to long-term relationships. By understanding your consumer base, delivering on or exceeding their expectations and proactively identifying opportunities for improvement, your business can establish a connection with customers that can stand the test of time. by Jamie Brooks, Phocas Ltd. www.phocassoftware.com Business Intelligence (BI) software enables automotive manufacturers, suppliers and distributors to Read more…
Following our most successful and well-attended annual meetings in recent memory, I am very excited to announce that the ABPA’s 2017 Annual Meeting & Convention will be held on April 25-28, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia! Our host hotel will the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown, a Marriott property. The hotel is centrally located, with great access to the airport, Read more…
Washington DC – The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA), announces the release of its most recent standard: the CAPA 602 Standard for the Certification of Aftermarket Air Conditioning Condensers. The standard includes performance testing requirements for leak resistance, burst resistance, heat exchange, as well as fit. “Manufacturers who choose to certify their parts to CAPA’s Standards have Read more…
Hayes Wholesale Parts, a leading automotive distributor based in Lawrenceville, Georgia, has earned certification from the NSF Automotive Parts Distributor Certification Program for successfully meeting all certification requirements. These requirements include: An ISO 9001-certified quality management system Business liability insurance Effective records management and inventory tracking systems to track orders and parts through the supply chain Customer service Read more…
Tong Yang automotive bumper covers meet NSF International parts certification and environmental requirements for low volatile organic compound (VOC) paint / primer usage in addition to using recycled packaging ANN ARBOR, Mich. – NSF International, a global organization with more than 70 years of certification experience, announces that Tong Yang is the first manufacturer in Taiwan authorized Read more…
by Ed Salamy, ABPA Executive Director Sunny Orange County, California was the new location for the 2016 NACE show. This was the first year that NACE has been held in on the West Coast, with the last two events being held in Detroit and Las Vegas. With the change in venue, the show opened itself up to Read more…
Ever wonder what auto manufacturers think about aftermarket parts? Officially, I mean. Now you can read the official position statements of a dozen auto manufacturers by visiting www.oem1stop.com/position-statements. The website current posts links to press releases, official statements and technical bulletins about aftermarket parts from a dozen automakers. You can also link to OEM statements on reconditioned parts, Read more…
Safelite AutoGlass, the nation’s largest automotive glass installation company, will close its manufacturing plant in Enfield, N.C., and cease manufacturing automotive glass parts before the end of the year. Safelite has been manufacturing vehicle glass since 1947. The Enfield plant, which has been in operation since 1970, is expected to close by the end of October. According Read more…
Washington DC – The Certified Automotive Parts Association, the global leader in aftermarket part certification, recently announced a new labelling program for certified plastic parts, such as bumper covers, that have a waterborne low volatile organic compound (VOC) primer. Tong Yang Industry Co., Ltd., is the first manufacturer in the CAPA program approved to use the new Read more…
