ACDelco recognized 19 of its top distributors during its 2016 National Meeting this month. Tonsa Automotive, of Port Washington, New York, won the 2016 Distributor of the Year award, and the Parts House, of Jacksonville, Florida, and Rowerdink Automotive, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, were honored for outstanding growth in key sales categories.
“Four distributors are an incredibly important part of our business,” said 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 business partnership:
50-plus years:
• Arnold Oil Co. — Austin, Texas
• Fort Meigs Auto Electric — Northwood, Ohio
• Ken Smith Auto Parts — Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Original Equipment Co. — Belle Glade, Florida
• Precision Service & Parts Inc. — Brookfield, Wisconsin
60-plus years:
• Aircore Distributors — Hempstead, New Years
• Art’s Auto Electric Service — Traverse City, Michigan
• Automotive Distributors Co. Inc. — Columbus, Ohio
• Auto Supply Co. Inc. — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• IWI Motor Parts — Dubuque, Iowa
• Johnston Automotive & Industry — Spencer, Iowa
• Lafayette Warehouse Inc. — Lafayette, Indiana
• National Parts Supply Co. Inc. — North Brunswick, New Jersey
• Program Sales & Distribution — Little Rock, Arkansas
• R C Holloway Co. — Salisbury, Maryland
• Rowerdink Inc. — Grand Rapids, Michigan
70-plus years
• Mid-America Parts Distributors — Memphis, Tennessee
• Southern Distributors — Birmingham, Alabama
As ACDelco celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, the company says it will continue to celebrate the important role its distributors, service centers and suppliers play in its ongoing success.