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 MOREBy 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 MOREBy Andrew Ross, publisher and director of content, Indie Garage and Jobber Nation
Up here – just a kick of the leg north of the 49th parallel – lies probably one of the biggest regional markets within your reach: Canada, and its growing, dynamic aftermarket. The global aftermarket knows it is…
READ MOREBy Mark Bogdansky, vice president, Meetings and Events, Auto Care Association
Exactly one year ago, the most common question I was asked was “How is AAPEX going to top having President Bush?” What I knew, was that the bigger news from the Keynote Stage was not having the former President…
READ MOREBy Liz Goad, director, Events and Meetings, AASA
This year has been. . .well, it’s been a year. Usually, this is the time of year we are finalizing preparations for the AAPEX Show in Las Vegas. We are getting ready to see all our industry friends, celebrate the year’s accomplishments,…
READ MOREWhy our “new normal” still provides the opportunities we need
By Chris Messer, vice president and publisher, 10 Missions Media
In any normal year, this would be the time we are all making final preparations for Industry Week. Hotels secured, flights booked, calendars filling up fast. But alas, 2020 has…
READ MOREBy Nathan Shipley, executive director, industry analyst, Automotive, The NPD Group
Like many of you, I have worked in the automotive aftermarket space for most of my professional career, which means I have attended the AAPEX show more times than I can count. The 2019 show seems like a distant…
READ MOREBy Brian Plott, executive director, Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI)
I started this year with great anticipation, feeling that 2020 would be a year charged with evolutionary change in the industry and powerful growth in the automotive aftermarket. As if to confirm this feeling, our first quarter activities came out…
READ MOREBy Kirsten Zaremba, senior director of marketing, Auto Care Association
Experts consistently put “providing ongoing training” on the top of their list as a way to attract and retain employees. Employees want to be successful and by providing them the tools to grow and excel, you will be able to…
READ MOREBy John Chalifoux, president & chief operating officer, MERA – The Association for Sustainable Manufacturing
“Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.”
Those powerful words were first spoken by Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company. He is also the person known for…
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