McHenry, IL — April 29, 2010  - It was a new venue but a familiar result for Affinia Global Brake & Chassis at the 37th annual National Catalog Managers Association Knowledge Exchange Conference in San Antonio, TX.
 
Held April 24 – 27 at the Hyatt Regency located on the city’s famous Riverwalk, the NCMA Knowledge Exchange brought together catalog, product management and marketing professionals to recognize excellence in cataloging within the automotive aftermarket.

“The NCMA Catalog Excellence Awards recognize suppliers who consistently outperform and provide the highest quality automotive applications data in a variety of media,” says NCMA President Mark Richardson of Falcon Steering Systems.

Affinia Global Brake & Chassis took home three Platinum level President’s Awards – the highest level award bestowed – for the Raybestos CD Catalog, the Raybestos Web Catalog, and the Raybestos ElectriCat service to Wrenchead (WHI).

“Affinia has long recognized the value of clean, accurate, robust and timely data to our channel partners and customers,” says Jeff Alexander, Affinia Director of Commerce Data Management. “Sustained success in the origination and exchange of this information is a direct result of our corporate commitment to data excellence and the ability of our people to execute the strategy.”

Since the NCMA’s inception in 1974 Affinia has been recognized numerous times for cataloging excellence. 2010 marked the second consecutive year Affinia took home three President’s Awards. They have won 10 President’s Awards over the past four years alone.   
 
Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With approximately $1.8 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

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Brendan O’Brien

Bellwether Communications

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bobrien@thebellwethergroup.com