Vipar Heavy Duty’s ‘Operation: Rivet This’ support’s global parts network
Recently, members of the Vipar Heavy Duty team joined forces with their counterparts at Global Parts Network, the organization’s brake manufacturing production center in South Bend, Ind., to show their appreciation for the team’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deemed “Operation: Rivet This,” the Vipar Heavy Duty team worked alongside the Global Parts Network team
Vipar Heavy Duty expands Partsphere B2B Suite with new e-commerce solution
Vipar Heavy Duty has announced the expansion of its Partsphere B2B suite with the launch of CxCommerce, a digital commerce solution developed by PhaseZero. The expansion is designed to streamline and accelerate product orders and information sharing between distributors and their customers, Vipar says. CxCommerce is a platform designed to connect distributors and their employees
Moreno Diesel S.A. de C.V. Joins Vipar Heavy Duty Network
Moreno Diesel S.A. de C.V., headquartered in Nuevo León, Mexico, has joined the Vipar Heavy Duty network. Started in 1999 by brothers Raul and Ernesto Moreno, Moreno Diesel offers truck parts to end-users, fleets and redistributors for all makes, the company says. The company serves customers from multiple locations across northern and central Mexico. While
Vipar Heavy Duty deploys COVID-19 resource center for stockholders
Vipar Heavy Duty has launched a COVID-19 information center and stockholder discussion forum to assist with business operations during the pandemic. The organization also named a dedicated COVID-19 coordinator to deliver relevant and timely information to its distributor network. Vipar Heavy Duty’s COVID-19 information center provides a single source for distributors to access information on
Vipar Heavy Duty to hold virtual V! Impact Conference
Vipar Heavy Duty’s annual Impact Conference will be held virtually in 2020 as the V! Impact Conference in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The V! Impact Conference is currently planned for the third week of October in line with the usual conference timing and plans to feature a general session, stockholder meeting and supplier meeting
VIPAR Heavy Duty signs exclusive agreement with Falcon Affiliates
VIPAR Heavy Duty has announced that it has formed an exclusive relationship and memorandum of understanding in the U.S. with Falcon Affiliates, an equity investment firm with significant experience working with entrepreneurial-led and family-owned businesses and proven expertise within the heavy duty aftermarket. The relationship with Falcon Affiliates will provide VIPAR Heavy Duty stockholders
Vipar Heavy Duty launches product advisory councils
Vipar Heavy Duty has launched Product Advisory Councils for the U.S. and Canada. The councils are comprised of stockholders who will meet monthly with the Vipar Heavy Duty program management team to engage in discussion on existing supplier programs and new program opportunities to further strengthen the network and its offerings. The Product Advisory Councils
Vipar Heavy Duty holds first Supplier Advisory Council meeting
The first meeting for a newly formed Vipar Heavy Duty Supplier Advisory Council was held May 2-3 in Chicago. The group is composed of senior executives from Vipar Heavy Duty supplier partners and designed as a collaborative forum. Chris Baer, Vipar Heavy Duty’s president and chief executive officer, says the council was formed to help
Vipar Heavy Duty and Dayton Parts announce distribution agreement
Vipar Heavy Duty and Dayton Parts have announced a new multiyear agreement, under which Vipar Heavy Duty will offer the complete line of Dayton Parts products through Vipar Heavy Duty and its family of companies. “Dayton’s core products and manufacturing capabilities are a strong fit for our Vipar Heavy Duty family of companies, comprised of
Vipar Heavy Duty, Meritor announce long-term agreement
Vipar Heavy Duty and Meritor announced the completion of a new long-term agreement, under which Vipar Heavy Duty will offer Meritor products through the Vipar Heavy Duty network and its family of companies. “Vipar Heavy Duty and Meritor have a successful long-term relationship in the U.S. and Canada,” said Chris Baer, president and chief executive
SAF-Holland becomes Vipar Heavy Duty supplier partner
SAF-Holland Inc. has announced that it has joined the list of supplier partners for Vipar Heavy Duty. SAF-Holland and Vipar Heavy Duty developed a U.S. program, which will include products from SAF-Holland brands SAF, Holland, NEWAY, Binkley, and SAF-Holland Original Parts’ latest product line, Gold Line Quality Parts. The Vipar Heavy Duty network will enable SAF-Holland to
Mitsubishi Electric inks distribution deal with Vipar Heavy Duty
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. has signed a long-term agreement with Vipar Heavy Duty, Crystal Lake, Illinois, to make its heavy duty electrical components available to more than 500 Vipar Heavy Duty distributors. The agreement was announced at the Vipar Heavy Duty Business Conference in Marco Island, Florida. “We are pleased to forge this alliance
