Finalists named for Channel Excellence Award

The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association will be crowning the first winner of a new award next week.

Three finalists have been chosen for the AASA’s Channel Excellence Award, which recognizes collaboration and innovation in the aftermarket. The award, sponsored by Epicor, will be handed out to suppliers and channel partners that have worked together to drive growth.

The finalists are:

• Brake Parts Inc. / Genuine Parts Co.: integrated systems and teams to improve customers’ end-point sales
• Gates Corp. / XL Parts: collaborative category management program to provide channel partners with an expanded data source
• Tenneco / Parts Warehouse Inc.: inventory and sales optimization through extensive use of shared data analytics

The winner will be announced at AASA’s annual Vision Conference in Detroit on April 3.