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Alberta shop offers high school trade awards
November 21, 2019 by Allan Janssen

Namao Auto & RV Repair is celebrating 15 years of giving out annual awards to high school students who have a demonstrated interest and talent for skilled trades. Since 2005, the shop in Sturgeon County, Alta., has given out $500…

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BCA Bearings wins Women In Auto Care award
November 20, 2019 by Allan Janssen

BCA Bearings has received an Automotive Communication Award award from Women in Auto Care for an innovative point-of-sale countermat aimed at non-English speaking customers. The bi-lingual (English/Spanish) counterman achieves a key BCA  advertising strategy of reaching a broad and diverse audience of…

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Auto Parts Headquarters CEO named leader of the year
November 19, 2019 by Allan Janssen

John Bartlett, executive chairman and CEO at Automotive Parts Headquarters, has been named the 2019 Automotive Leader of the Year. The award is perceived as the industry’s highest honour. “I am extremely honored and humbled by this award,” Bartlett said.…

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Robert Clark named to Aftermarket Hall of Fame
November 19, 2019 by Allan Janssen

Retired Aisin Group executive Robert Clark has been inducted into the 2019 Import Vehicle Community Hall of Fame. Clark, a senior aftermarket advisor for Aisin since his retirement in June, has served the company in a number of positions including…

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Centric Parts wins product award for rotors
November 18, 2019 by Allan Janssen

Centric Parts, a division of APC Automotive Technologies, earned the prestigious 2019 Best New Product Line award from the Import Vehicle Community for its new GCX Application-Specific Disc Brake Rotor Line. The award was presented at the 2019 Automotive Aftermarket…

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Spectra Premium VP wins education award
November 14, 2019 by Allan Janssen

Collin Francis, Spectra Premium’s vice president of sales and marketing for the U.S., has earned a 2019 Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award (AAMEA) for his support and promotion of the goals of Northwood University. In addition to a member of…

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Cloyes earns new product award at AAPEX
November 13, 2019 by Allan Janssen

  Cloyes’ new Variable Valve Timing Chain Kit took top spot in the New Product Showcase “hard parts” category at the Automotive Aftermarket Parts Exposition (AAPEX) in Las Vagas last week. Cloyes said its kit offers technicians a complete repair…

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Winhere receives Chinese “Championship Manufacturer Award”
November 12, 2019 by Allan Janssen

Winhere Auto-Part Manufacturing Company has received the China National Championship Manufacturer award. The global manufacturer of brake rotors, drums and friction products was honoured along with 22 other “champion manufacturers” in the automotive field. The awards were given out by…

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Uni-Select celebrates supplier excellence
November 12, 2019 by Allan Janssen

SureWerx has received Uni-Select’s top supplier award – the Diamond Award – for outstanding quality products and service. The award was handed out at the parts distributor’s annual Canadian Suppliers Award ceremony during Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week in Las Vegas.…

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Spectra Premium wins Problem Solver award at AAPEX
November 11, 2019 by Allan Janssen

Spectra Premium earned an Import Product Award for Best Problem Solver in the Import Cars or Trucks Category at the annual Automotive Aftermarket Parts Exhibition in Las Vegas last week. The award, presented by the Autocare Association, acknowledges the improvement…

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Hunter named top manufacturer at SEMA
November 11, 2019 by Allan Janssen

Hunter Engineering was named the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) Manufacturer of the Year for making outstanding strides in the manufacturing category. The SEMA Manufacturer of the Year Award recipient meets rigorous criteria, including demonstrating outstanding business practices, establishing innovative…

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Akebono wins best overall import line at AAPEX
November 11, 2019 by Allan Janssen

Akebono Brake Corporation was awarded with the 2019 “Best Overall Import Aftermarket Product Line” during the Import Vehicle Community, Product and Marketing Awards at the annual Automotive Aftermarket Parts Exhibition in Las Vegas last week. The company won the award…