PRESS RELEASES
Inaugural Aftermarket
Web Challenge™ Winner Announced by MEMA Information Services
Council
Research Triangle Park, N.C., October 30, 2001 - The MEMA
Information Services Council (MIS Council) announced today
that ArvinMeritor's XpresswayPlus.com won the inaugural Aftermarket
Web Challenge™ (AWC), which was established to recognize
and promote excellence in Web development and design in the
aftermarket. XpresswayPlus.com is an online ordering system
for ArvinMeritor truck-related parts and components. The MIS
Council, a peer group of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers
Association (MEMA), is composed of E-commerce and IT (Information
Technology) professionals who work for automotive aftermarket
suppliers. The Challenge was held at the Council's annual
Fall Conference at St. Pete Beach, Fla., October 14-17.
ArvinMeritor, a premier $7-billion global supplier of a broad
range of integrated systems, modules and components to the
motor vehicle industry, won the AWC by competing against four
other automotive parts manufacturers, including Cardone Industries,
Dana Brake & Chassis, Haldex Brake Systems and KEM Manufacturing.
Participating companies demonstrated their Web sites in the
following categories: Overview, Customer Service/Technical
Support, Design/Navigation/Marketing and Database/Parts Look
Up.
"We are honored to have been selected as the winner of
this award among a group of our peers," said Chris Loerch,
director of e-Business for ArvinMeritor. "Aftermarket
suppliers have made tremendous advances in building online
applications to service existing customers and attract new
ones. This award is a reflection of the hard work of our internal
staff and contracted service providers to make XpresswayPlus.com
a success."
The MIS Council's board of governors developed the competition,
established judging criteria and selected the finalists. MIS
Council members attending the Fall Conference reviewed and
voted on the site presentations.
"The Aftermarket Web Challenge created exactly what we
had hoped," said Ken Brown, 2001 chairman of the MIS
Council. "Our conference attendees exhibited a high level
of interest in evaluating and comparing the sites of other
automotive manufacturers. In fact, several companies already
have committed to competing in 2002."
Founded in 1904, MEMA exclusively represents and serves more
than 700 U.S. manufacturers of motor vehicle components, tools
and equipment, automotive chemicals, and related products
used in the production, repair, and maintenance of all classes
of motor vehicles. MEMA is headquartered in Research Triangle
Park, N.C., and has offices in Washington, D.C.; Yokohama,
Japan; Brussels, Belgium; Mexico City, Mexico; and Sao Paulo,
Brazil. Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), MEMA's
affiliate association that serves automotive original equipment
suppliers exclusively, is located in Troy, Mich.
The MEMA Information Services Council is a peer group of the
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association and provides
a forum for the exchange of information technology trends
between IT managers of MEMA member companies. It also works
to ensure standards and guidelines are established that facilitate
the exchange of data between aftermarket trading partners.
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