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Study Group: Automotive Aftermarket Distributors (?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 616

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as automotive manufacturing and dealerships, after market distribution, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, convenience stores, supermarkets, packaged goods manufacturing, department stores and discounters, jewelry and cosmetics, hotels and resorts, restaurants, casinos, and the travel industry, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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Steve Boutwell, District Manager, Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.Steve Boutwell
District Manager
Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.

Steve Boutwell is currently a District Manager at Pomp's Tire Service in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he has worked since 1988. Pomp’s is a tire retailer and auto service provider in about 67 service centers, and is one of the three largest independent commercial tire dealers in the US. Mr. Boutwell...

George Greene
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Autopartsource, LLC

George Greene is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at AutoPartSource, an aftermarket undercar manufacturer and distributor specializing in brake-related products, clutch systems, and filters. Prior to his role at AutoPartSource, Mr. Greene served as the Director of North American Sales at ArvinMeritor...

Kent Childs
President
Pack 2000, Inc.

Kent Childs is the President of Pack 2000, Inc, an automotive repair company where he has worked since November 1991. He also owns and operates Midas Auto Service shops with 21 locations throughout the Northeast and Midwest. Midas is a full service auto repair company. Mr. Childs has owned a total of...

GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Experts(?)

Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
A new idea or fifty years too late? | 08-27-2007
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

The news that Ford intends to use a global platform to attempt to recover lost ground is hardly groundbreaking, isn't that what VAG, Toyota and many other 'world' car manufacturers have been doing for years, after all wasn't the original VW Beetle a world car in that it sold across the globe from one...

FACTORS FOR EARLY BATTERY DEATH | 03-16-2007
Analysis of: Why Car Batteries are Dying Young? | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

The early death of batteries causes:    Unprofitable situations for retailer, wholesalers and manufactures    Poor customer relations for the product and store/installer    Unacceptable down time and expense for the motorist in today's...

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Most Common Company Types:

  • After Market Parts Distributor
  • After Market Retailer
  • After Market Service Centers

Most Common Job Types:

  • Sales Manager
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Director
  • Store Manager
  • Owner
  • President
  • Customer Service Manager

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