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
Jul 8, 2004
PHOENIX--July 7, 2004--CSK Auto Corp. , the parent company of CSK Auto Inc., a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket, today announced that same store sales for the first nine weeks of the second fiscal quarter (ending Aug. 1, 2004) were below sales for the same period in fiscal 2003 by 2% (comprised of negat ... Continue reading
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Now Available in Advance Auto Parts Stores
Jul 7, 2004
Leading Auto Parts Retailer Offers Consumers Access to the Luxury and Versatility of SIRIUS Satellite Radio NEW YORK, July 7 -- SIRIUS , the premium satellite radio provider known for delivering the very best in commercial-free music and sports programming to cars and homes across the country, and Advance Auto Parts , ... Continue reading
Advance Auto Parts Revs Up Business Performance
Jul 7, 2004
Nation's Second Largest Auto Parts Dealer Uses HBX Service to Increase Online Marketing ROI, Improve Site Design and Usability SAN DIEGO, July 6 -- WebSideStory (www.websidestory.com), a leading provider of on-demand Web analytics, today announced that Advance Auto Parts (www.advanceautoparts.com), the second largest a ... Continue reading
Black Market in Stolen Car Parts Booms
Jun 21, 2004
PHILADELPHIA--June 21, 2004--Recent reports note popular cars are stolen and stripped of parts that are easily sold on the U.S. black market and/or shipped to other black markets in Europe, Central or South America. The most theft-prone vehicles are the 1995 Saturn SL, 1998 Acura Integra and 1994 Saturn SL. Their parts ... Continue reading
Parts Retailer Offers Tips to Prepare Motorists for the Summer Season
Jun 21, 2004
PHILADELPHIA--June 21, 2004--With summer fast approaching and vacationers planning family trips and long drives, it is more important than ever that vehicles be in the best possible condition to handle the rigors of summer driving. The Pep Boys --Manny, Moe & Jack would like to give motorists the information they need ... Continue reading
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