As part of the training expo, nearly 50 Federated/KOI vendor partners will participate in a booth show, displaying products and answering questions for attendees.
Track President Dennis Bickmeier presented Bishop with a commemorative plaque in a special ceremony during the drivers’ meeting held prior to the start of the Federated Auto Parts 400 – NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series race on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Vaca Valley Auto Parts began in 1974 with five employees working out of a 4,800-square-foot building with one delivery vehicle. Today, headquartered in a 30,000-square-foot building, more than 30 employees and a large fleet of delivery vehicles continue to serve Solano County.
Last year, Federated extended its entitlement sponsorship of the NASCAR race at Richmond Raceway through 2022. The Federated Auto Parts 400 also has added significance as it will be the second race in the first round of the 2019 NASCAR playoffs.
Does your shop “Need A Lift?” Federated will award one lucky Car Care Center customer with a brand new GMC Sierra 2500HD service vehicle in the Federated “Need A Lift?” Sweepstakes. This one-of-a-kind, decked-out truck, featuring a custom bed and a towing undercarriage, is the grand prize of the 2015 Car Care promotion.
East Penn was presented with Federated Auto Parts’ most prestigious supplier award on May 14 during the Federated national meeting and awards dinner when the battery manufacturer was named Outstanding Vendor of the Year. In addition, Federated supplier support awards were presented to those companies deemed exceptional in five key categories. • Outstanding Vendor of
Freddie Kish’s Complete Car Care Center of Waco, TX, has been selected as the Federated Shop of the Year. The owners, Freddie Kish and Jeanna Kish, will be honored at the upcoming Federated national meeting in Puerto Rico.
It will be another record turnout at the Federated Auto Parts national membership meeting set for May 13-16 at the Gran Meliá Golf Resort in Puerto Rico. In addition to Federated members and supplier partners, members of the Pronto leadership team will be in attendance to facilitate the affiliation benefits of the Automotive Parts Services Group (The Group).
Federated Auto Parts will continue its sponsorship of “Two Guys Garage” this season. The popular MAVTV show, hosted by Kevin Byrd and Willie B., will premiere new episodes on March 20 and feature new “TechTalk by Federated Auto Parts” tech tips.
Federated Auto Parts and Ken Schrader Racing (KSR) have joined forces once again for the 2015 racing season. This year marks the 16th season that Federated has served as the primary sponsor of Schrader’s dirt and ARCA cars. Schrader will continue to compete in his dirt modified car as well as select ARCA races throughout the season.
Federated Free Fuel Fridays are back. Beginning Jan. 30, Federated will announce four winners of free gas cards on its Federated Auto Parts and Federated Car Care Facebook pages. Two winners of $50 gas cards will be randomly selected from each of the Federated Facebook pages for a total of four winners announced each Friday from Jan. 30 through March 27, 2015.
The annual Federated-KOI Auto Parts Cavalcade of Customs and Training Expo, held Jan. 9-11 in Cincinnati, saw an increase in attendance of over 19 percent from last year’s record crowd. As part of the vendor trade show, KOI Auto Parts offered 32 types of training workshops for a total of 81 sessions held during the weekend. A record-setting 754 service technicians, shop owners and shop managers attended multiple training classes taught by qualified instructors from Federated/KOI vendor partners.
