News By Topic: Parts Dealers

American Tire Distributors to Offer Continental Tires

Jul 29, 2004

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--July 29, 2004--Continental Tire North America, Inc. ("CTNA") and American Tire Distributors, Inc. ("ATD") announced today that ATD will begin selling Continental and General tires through their national network of distribution centers beginning in August 2004. Continental is one of the world's leading ... Continue reading

CCC and MOTOR Expand Relationship; CCC extends its suite of estimating products; adds MOTOR auto repair and service manuals to offering

Jul 29, 2004

CHICAGO--July 29, 2004--CCC Information Services Inc. announced today it has expanded its relationship with Michigan-based MOTOR Information Systems Inc., a leading supplier of automotive repair and service information. Through the agreement, CCC will begin selling the entire line of MOTOR Crash Estimating Guides and R ... Continue reading

Kenyon Co. & Napa Grows Deal Signed for Three More New Stores

Jul 29, 2004

For Immediate Release CONTACT: Joy Mills July 27, 2004 for Dana B. Kenyon Company 904-396-0230 joy@ceoservicebureau.com Partnership Between Kenyon Co. & Napa Grows Deal Signed for Three More New Stores JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – The strategic partnership between NAPA Auto Parts and Dana B. Kenyon Co. continues to build ... Continue reading

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results; 12.1% Operating Margin; 21.3% Increase in Net Income

Jul 28, 2004

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--July 27, 2004--O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ("O'Reilly" or "the Company") today announced record revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2004, representing 43 quarters of record revenues and earnings for O'Reilly since becoming a public company in April 1993. Net income for the second quarter end ... Continue reading

TBC Reports Second Quarter Results

Jul 27, 2004

~ Results In-Line with Previous Guidance and Company Reiterates Full-Year Earnings Outlook Before Change in Accounting Treatments ~ PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., July 26 -- TBC Corporation , one of the nation's leading marketers of automotive replacement tires, today reported sales and earnings for the second quarter and s ... Continue reading

TravelCenters Of America Expands Maintenance Facilities into Canada; TA Opens New Shop in Woodstock, Ontario

Jul 26, 2004

WESTLAKE, Ohio--July 26, 2004--TravelCenters of America (TA) announced today the opening of its first Canadian TA maintenance shop. The facility, located at the Woodstock 230 Travel Centre on Provincial Highway 401, exit 230, in Woodstock, Ontario, will allow the company to better serve its trucking customers' maintena ... Continue reading

Distributors Deal With Product Proliferation as Demand for Performance Tires Surges

Jul 26, 2004

PALO ALTO, Calif.--July 26, 2004--Responding to the North American consumers' demand for a wider range of tires, manufacturers are flooding the market with stylized high performance as well as larger-sized tire lines for passenger cars and light trucks. To tackle the resulting market proliferation, distributor networks ... Continue reading

Former Snap-on Tool Dealer Awarded $314,000 Damages

Jul 19, 2004

- 'Snap-on Wives Club' Expanded - PRINCETON, N.J., July 19 -- In a significant victory for franchisee rights, the American Arbitration Association has awarded Brian Casey, a former Snap-on dealer in Middletown, N.J., $314,608 in damages against Snap-on Tools of Kenosha, WI. . The arbitrator, based here, rejected a $241 ... Continue reading

Al & Ed's Autosound Commemorates 50 Years as a Mobile Electronics Pioneer

Jul 16, 2004

California's Largest Mobile Electronics and Communications Specialist Marks Its Golden Anniversary of Serving the Golden State VAN NUYS, Calif., July 16 -- This year, Al & Ed's Autosound, Southern California's largest mobile electronics and communications specialist, celebrates its 50th anniversary as an industry leade ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Results

Jul 16, 2004

ROANOKE, Va., July 15 -- Advance Auto Parts, Inc. announced today that its comparable store sales for the second quarter which ends July 17, 2004 will approximate 5%. The Company anticipates its comparable store sales will be in the low single digit range for the last four weeks of the second quarter. The Company antic ... Continue reading

Genuine Parts Company Reports Sales and Earnings for Second Quarter and First Half of 2004

Jul 15, 2004

ATLANTA--July 15, 2004--Genuine Parts Company reported sales and earnings for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004. Larry Prince, Chairman of the Board of Directors, announced today that sales totaling $2.3 billion were up 7% compared to the second quarter of 2003. Net income was $101.1 million, an inc ... Continue reading

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe Completes Purchase of Sweden's Dackia Retail Chain

Jul 13, 2004

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 13 -- Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe, an affiliate of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company , has completed its previously announced acquisition of the remainder of Dackia, a major tire retail group in Sweden. The remaining 50 percent of the retailer was purchased from Procuritas and Dackia managemen ... Continue reading

Hawk Performance and Pep Boys Announces National Rollout

Jul 9, 2004

MEDINA, Ohio, July 8 -- Hawk Performance, a brand of Wellman Products Group and the leader in performance brake pad technology, announced that Pep Boys launched a national rollout of the complete line of Hawk Performance's street brake pads, beginning July 1. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001129/HWKLOGO ... Continue reading

AutoZone to Open Distribution Center in Terrell, Texas

Jul 9, 2004

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 8 -- AutoZone, Inc. , the nation's leading auto parts retailer, today announced plans to open a new distribution center in Terrell, Texas. When fully operational, the facility will employ approximately 500 AutoZoners. When completed in the fall of 2004, the new distribution center will initially em ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Names Stevenson Next Chairman; Leonard to Serve as Presiding Director

Jul 9, 2004

PHILADELPHIA--July 8, 2004--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket chain announced that current CEO, Larry N. Stevenson, will succeed Bernard J. Korman as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Stevenson will assume the additional responsibilities of Chairman effective upon Mr. ... Continue reading