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- AAIA members: Learn more about news affecting the automotive aftermarket industry in this week's Capital Report:
- This Week in Congress
- Follow AAIA on Twitter @AAIAauto for Updates During This Week's 2012 Aftermarket Legislative Summit
- Obama Incorporates Increased Tax Credits for Efficient Vehicles in "All-of-the-Above" Energy Strategy
- House Passes Bill Overriding Court Decision that Revoked Commerce Authority to Impose Countervailing Duties
- EPA Touts Gains in Fuel Economy for the 2010 Model Year While Dealers Point to Negative Impacts on Heavy Duty Truck Market
- EPA Steps Up Enforcement on TSCA
- EPA Proposes to Require Electronic Submission of TRI Data
- AAIA State Issues
    
- GAAS 2012 brochure now available
Highlighting the 25 speakers and panelists who will address the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium, the 2012 GAAS brochure is available for download at the newly redesigned website. GAAS 2012 will be held Wednesday, May 16, and Thursday, May 17, at the Hyatt Regency near Chicago.
This year's brochure highlights the GAAS 2012 theme of "One Industry, Endless Opportunities." GAAS chairman Dennis Welvaert said the GAAS steering committee felt the 2012 program should include content that focuses on all the steps in the aftermarket supply chain in North America. "We also want to discuss critical issues like the quality of aftermarket parts, how to tackle the parts proliferation issue and how we can best use things like social media and the Internet to market products more successfully."
Members of the associations that sponsor GAAS are eligible for discounted registration fees of $200 off regular rates when they register by Friday, April 13. A complete list of registration fees is available online.
GAAS 2012 room rates at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare are $175 (single or double) and are guaranteed at this rate through April 13. Complimentary guest room Internet is included in the discounted room rates. Reservations can be made by phone at (888) 421-1442 or online. Be sure to mention the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium to obtain the discounted group rate.
For more information on GAAS 2012, visit the website or call (301) 654-6664. You can also connect with GAAS through Facebook, YouTube,
LinkedIn,
and Twitter.
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- Aftermarket Legislative Summit Attendees: Meet Martin Truex Jr. tomorrow night in Washington, D.C.
The 2012 Aftermarket Legislative Summit kicks off tomorrow, March 14, at 3 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill with an informative briefing session on a variety of important aftermarket issues, followed by an evening reception with special guest, NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr., courtesy of NAPA AUTO PARTS. The reception will begin at 6 p.m. in Rayburn House Building B-339 and B-340, and will last until 7:30 p.m. Attendees will spend Thursday, March 15, on Capitol Hill attending pre-scheduled meetings with the offices of their elected officials. E-mail David Pinkham if you wish to attend tomorrow’s reception. For more information on the summit, please visit the summit webpage.
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- The true purpose of incentive pay
Employers shouldn't think of incentives as bribes to get employees to do good work, Ann Bares writes. Instead, they should be used to highlight the company's priorities and nudge employees toward the activities that will create the most value. "If your employees don't walk in the door each day motivated to do good work, you have problems that no incentive plan is going to fix," she writes. Compensation Force blog
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