AAPEX 2022 might be over, but the conversation continues. This year ushered in numerous automotive aftermarket trend talking points – from the rise of EVs to the next fight in Right to Repair. To talk through what that means to the industry as a whole, AAPEX Live Editor Jason Morgan sat down with aftermarketNews Editor Amy Antenora in the Babcox Media Studio in Akron, Ohio, for her perspective on the show. Watch the video above.
MEMA leaders sat down with Bill Babcox to share a few updates on the realignment of the association announced in November.
In mid-November, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) made a major announcement about a new business structure to better position the organization and the vehicle supplier community for the future. The 118-year-old organization will now operate under one umbrella — MEMA — and will represent automotive and commercial vehicle suppliers with two groups: MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Group and MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Group. The association will formally kick off the new brand and organizational structure in January 2023, however in the meantime, Bill Long, president & CEO, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association; Paul McCarthy, president MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers; Marc Blackman, president & CEO, Gold Eagle and Chairman, MEMA Board of Directors; sat down with Bill Babcox to share a few updates on the reorganization.
This episode is sponsored by Litens.
This episode of the AMN Year in Review is sponsored by Raybestos.
This episode of the AMN Year in Review is sponsored by Federated Auto Parts.
This episode of the AMN Year in Review is sponsored by Litens.
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AAPEX Live Editor Jason Morgan walks and talks with AMN Editor Amy Antenora while on the AAPEX Show floor.
Lutz is global head of Communications, Training and E-Commerce, Aftermarket for Sensata Technologies.
