APRA Releases Fourth Core Manual

The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association’s (APRA) has announced the release of its Fourth Core Manual providing an update on all aspects of cores.

This recent publication is the result of industry meetings addressing cores, and is the fourth in an on-going series.

Previous industry core events took place in 1983, 1985 and 1989. This fourth core manual is the published result of the last core seminar that took place in 2008 during the APRA International BIG R Show in Las Vegas.

“The recent meeting discussed part number proliferation, foreign/domestic mix, heavy duty vs. passenger car parts, shorter core cycles, changing distribution channels, new forms of competition, electronic and mechatronic parts and stagnant market segments,” stated Bill Gager, president of the APRA.

“Our industry cannot be in business without cores, so it behooves us to at least make time to get a renewed sense of the state of the core market,” added Gager.

Copies of the Core Manual are available for US$95 to APRA members and US$180 to non-members. To request information on how to order your copy, please call 703-968-2772, ext. 103 or email gager@buyreman.com.