Automotive Parts Services Group Postpones National Meeting - Tire Review Magazine

Automotive Parts Services Group Postpones National Meeting

The Group is actively working to reschedule the event.

Due to increasing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Automotive Parts Services Group (The Group) has postponed its 2020 national meeting.

The combined national conference and expo for members of Federated Auto Parts and National Pronto Association was scheduled for April 26-29 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas. With over 650 attendees, the event would exceed the limit of 50 persons cited by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Because the health and safety of our members, vendor partners and associates is our primary concern, we made the difficult decision to postpone our 2020 conference,” said Larry Pavey, CEO of the Automotive Parts Services Group. “We are actively working to reschedule this event and will provide further details once they are available.”

For more coverage on how COVID-19 is impacting the tire industry, click here.

You May Also Like

Bridgestone Introduces Military Fellowship Program

Bridgestone’s partnership with Army programs will offer automotive training for service members transitioning to civilian life.

Bridgestone-retail

Bridgestone Retail Operations, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, recently partnered with Army Career Skills and Department of Defense (DOD) SkillBridge programs to launch a Military Fellowship Program that will provide service members with hands-on automotive technician training and career opportunities as they transition into civilian life. Bridgestone said it will pilot the program at two Firestone Complete Auto Care stores near Fort Campbell, Ky., and provide up to 180 days of training to participating service members while they continue to enjoy military pay and benefits.

European Replacement Tire Sales Plummet Across All Segments in Q3

ETRMA reported declines ranging from -6% in consumer to -21% in agricultural tires, warning of economic threats hammering demand.

Europe-Tires-ETRMA
Michelin to Close Three German Plants by 2025

Michelin said budget truck tire competition forced restructuring that includes its Karlsruhe, Trier and Homburg facilities.

Michelin-commercial-van-tires-1400
ADD Group Presents Air Shocks for EV Applications at AM Shanghai 2023

The main products highlighted were the company’s new complete strut assemblies and air shocks for EV applications.

ADD
Sentury Tire Voluntarily Recalls Batch of Passenger Tires

The recall includes certain Arroyo, Landgolden, Landsail, Lexani, Lionhart, Mavis, Mohave, National, Radar and Vercelli lines.

Recall

Other Posts

VIP Tires & Service Executive Chairman’s Five Steps to Keeping Customers for Life

John Quirk says customers do not simply support VIP due to getting great service; it’s because his people build relationships.

John-Quirk-VIP-Tire-1400
Tirebuyer Rebrands as Treadsy, Shifts Business Focus

The company said its first ‘powered by Treadsy’ partnership is with Rent-A-Center.

Treadsy-formerly-tirebuyer-1400
Treads Partners with Anyline for Enhanced Car Management

Anyline and Treads partnered to include data and analytics via the Treads app, starting with Anyline’s Tread Depth Scanner.

Bridgestone Honored as Top Company for Women in Transportation

Bridgestone received an award from Women in Trucking for promoting benefits and advancement for female employees.

Bridgestone-women-awardsJCi