Blog Tag: “essential businesses”

  • Imagine the Conversations

    By Mike Chung, director, market intelligence, Auto Care Association

    Never have I ever … missed an AAPEX

    Never have I ever … seen so many DIY pleas for help

    Never have I ever … seen so many delivery delays

    “So much has changed” is an understatement. Our last in-person AAPEX… READ MORE  

  • A Year of Challenge and Change Puts Us in Pole Position for 2021

    By Bill Hanvey, president and CEO, Auto Care Association

    After over a year of not being able to be together, there really are no words to express how I feel about the prospect of AAPEX finally being our homecoming this November. 

    This is the year that challenged us. This is… READ MORE  

  • The Future of Face-To-Face and Our Essential Industry

    By Paul McCarthy, president and chief operating officer, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA)

    I’ll start with the first big question: yes, there will be an AAPEX in 2021.

    Virus permitting, we’re seeing many promising signs for a trade show in November, which is great news for the aftermarket.   

    Based on… READ MORE  

  • The Pandemic’s Important Lesson for the Automotive Aftermarket

    By Aaron Lowe, AAP, senior vice president, government and regulatory affairs, Auto Care Association

    While COVID-19 has clearly placed challenges on the automotive aftermarket industry and its employees, it also has helped many in the industry to realize just how essential it is to the American way of life. Whether… READ MORE  

  • Together We Can Strengthen the Industry Through a Year of Disruption and Change

    By Ann Wilson, senior vice president of Government Affairs, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA)

    As the industry prepares for AAPEX, we are facing disruption and change in virtually every aspect of public policy. From state governments confronting significant budget deficits and back to business directives to new immigration orders… READ MORE  

  • More than a Reopen; A Reignition

    By Paul McCarthy, president & COO, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) 

    2020. What a year. The year the phrase “new normal” became mainstream and underscored a desire for a return to a world with some semblance of stability and predictability. But in this environment of revised projections and new forecasts… READ MORE  

  • Distribution Business Picking Up Steam for this Fall

    By Larry Northup, senior director, community engagement, Auto Care Association

    Everyone knows it’s been a tough spring season for the motor vehicle aftermarket. By early April, business was down more than 35% in many areas, with the declines extending up and down the supply chain. 

    Due to their position at… READ MORE  

  • Why I Signed and Why You Should, Too

    By Clay Millican, world champion top fuel dragster driver

    My relationship with cars may run deeper than the average person’s. From my first car at 16, to the dragster I now race professionally, the amount of time, care and hard work put into my vehicles by me and the professionals I… READ MORE