ACDelco recognized 19 of its top distributors during its 2016 National Meeting. Tonsa Automotive, Port Washington, N.Y., won the 2016 Distributor of the Year Award, and the Parts House, Jacksonville, Fla., and Rowerdink Automotive, Grand Rapids, Mich., were honored for outstanding growth in key sales categories.
“Our distributors are an incredibly important part of our business,” says ACDelco General Director Robert Sanford. “As we celebrate ACDelco’s centennial this year, it is particularly appropriate to recognize the influential role they will play as we look ahead to the next 100 years.”
In addition to performance awards, ACDelco honored the following distributors for their dedicated business partnership:
50+ years
Arnold Oil Co. – Austin, Tex.
Fort Meigs Auto Electric – Northwood, Ohio
Ken Smith Auto Parts – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Original Equipment Co. – Belle Glade, Fla
Precision Service & Parts Inc. – Brookfield, Wis.
60+ years
Aircore Distributors – Hempstead, N.Y.
Art’s Auto Electric Service – Traverse City, Mich.
Automotive Distributors Co. Inc. – Columbus, Ohio
Auto Supply Co. Inc. – Winston-Salem, NC
IWI Motor Parts –Dubuque, Iowa
Johnston Automotive & Industry – Spencer, Iowa
Lafayette Warehouse Inc. – Lafayette, Ind.
National Parts Supply Co. Inc. – North Brunswick, N.J.
Program Sales & Distribution – Little Rock, Ark.
R C Holloway Co. – Salisbury, Md.
Rowerdink Inc. – Grand Rapids, Mich.
70+ years
Mid-America Parts Distributors – Memphis, Tenn.
Southern Distributors – Birmingham, Ala.
As ACDelco celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016, the company will continue to celebrate the important role its distributors, service centers and suppliers.
