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Spectra Premium awarded TecAlliance
Certified Data Supplier

MACS member Spectra Premium was recently awarded the "TecAlliance Certified Data
Supplier" seal of quality. One of only 465 other
manufacturers, Spectra Premium worked with
the TecAlliance to meet their stringent vehicle
application and QC requirements.
"Having our application data live in TecDoc
for our European customer base backed with the
TecAlliance seal of quality are important components to our European sales strategy," says
Matt Verger, Vice President of Business Development US and Europe at Spectra.
"Accuracy of our data helps ensure our European customer base can not only find the correct part for the application in question but it also
helps keep the part sold throughout the varying
levels of supply chain."

East Penn becomes lifetime trustee of
University of the Aftermarket Foundation

0511. To make a donation, send a check, made
payable to the University of the Aftermarket
Foundation, to 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite
1300, Bethesda, MD 20814. The foundation
is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization and all
contributions are tax deductible to the extent
provided by law.

Trans Pacific Partnership and the
automotive industry
The Trans Pacific Partnership has been in
the news, and for guidance on how this trade
agreement can affect the automotive industry
we turned to the American Automotive Policy
Council's statement posted on 1/23/2017.
"America's automakers depend on free and
open international trade. FCA U.S., Ford and
General Motors export about a million vehicles
per year to over 100 countries. In fact, one out of
five American-produced vehicles by FCA US,
Ford and General Motors are exported. Because
exporting is so important to the domestic auto
industry, American automakers supported every
U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that has been
negotiated.

"The U.S. is engaged in the Trans Pacific
Partnership (TPP) FTA negotiation with 11 other countries, including Japan. While AAPC has
supported every past U.S. FTA, it is seeking as
a top priority a TPP that includes strong and enforceable currency disciplines in the agreement.
Several countries in the TPP negotiations have a
history of using currency manipulation to gain
an unfair trade advantage over their trade partners, which would undermine the expected benefits of a TPP agreement to the United States.
"Currency manipulation acts as a significant
non-tariff barrier to our exports. It subsidizes for
exports from the country manipulating its currency. which can be worth thousands of dollars
per vehicle. In addition, this type of action creates a competitive disadvantage for U.S. exports
to that country, as well as third party markets
where U.S. products compete with the manipulating country's products. As a result, currency
manipulation can be worth billions of dollars for
foreign automakers at our expense.
"At more than $140 billion in exports per
year, automotive products (vehicles and parts)
are America's largest export sector. However,

The University of the Aftermarket Foundation welcomes MACS member East Penn
Manufacturing Company as a lifetime trustee
following its recent donation in memory of DeLight Breidegam, founder and former chairman
of East Penn and his daughter Sally Miksiewicz,
former CEO and vice chairman of the private,
family-owned company.
Christopher Pruitt, president of East Penn,
will serve as the company's representative on
the University of the Aftermarket Foundation
board of trustees.
"When DeLight was honored by Northwood University with the Outstanding Business Leader Award, it was a testament to the
profound impact he and Sally have had on our
company and the industry. While we greatly
miss their leadership and friendship, their legacy will live on through the education of the
next generation of industry professionals," said
Pruitt. "Education has always been an important
part of the East Penn culture, so this donation to
the University of the Aftermarket Foundation is
a fitting tribute to the memory of these two wellrespected leaders."
For more information about the University
of the Aftermarket Foundation, call (816) 584-

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ACtion Magazine - March 2017

Outlook
Service Port
Leonard's Law
Virtual View
Cooling Corner
Member Profile
Radiator service and repair
What you don't know can hurt your diesel engine
Industry News
Association News
New Products and Services
Last Watch
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ACtion Magazine - March 2017 - Outlook
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ACtion Magazine - March 2017 - Service Port
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ACtion Magazine - March 2017 - Leonard's Law
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ACtion Magazine - March 2017 - Virtual View
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ACtion Magazine - March 2017 - Cooling Corner
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ACtion Magazine - March 2017 - Member Profile
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