Mark Phillips

Aftermarket Intel — Kuo Chuan is a family owned company. Tell me about how the company was founded. Tseng-Kuo Yu, who is my father, established Kuo Chuan Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., as KC, in 1985. In the very beginning, there were only my parents and a few staff for the overall operations.

Aftermarket Intel — In this interview, I talk to Nancy Liu of Alltech Automotive about the inception of the company, her experience in the automotive aftermarket and her company's product offerings. Nancy, how did you get your start in the automotive aftermarket?

Aftermarket Intel — I've been an amateur artist most of my life. I won some art contests when I was a kid, and whenever I'm feeling creative, I grab a paper and pencil - and increasing, my laptop and a digital pen or mouse or tablet - and get to work making something.

Aftermarket Intel — Big news out of Bologna, Italy and Frankfurt, Germany: Autopromotec and Automechanika, two massive international automotive aftermarket shows, will return to their respective pre-pandemic schedules. The two shows issued joint news releases today to the members of the media. Autopromotec will begin in odd-numbered years and Automechanika in even-numbered years.

Aftermarket Intel — Automechanika Frankfurt reports more than 78,000 visitors from 175 countries in attendance at the show Sept. 13-17. It was the first full show since 2018, after the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting shutdowns knocked the show off schedule. The next Automechanika Frankfurt is set for Sept. 10-14, 2024, at the Messe Frankfurt showgrounds in Frankfurt.

Aftermarket Intel — Whether I'm on the floor of Autopromotec, Automechanika or AAPEX, I'm always on the move. Hi, I'm Mark Phillips, editor and founder of Aftermarket Intel. I've been a trusted journalist for more than 25 years. I go to a lot of places and I talk to a lot of newsmakers.

youtu.be — Aftermarket Intel Editor & Publisher Mark Phillips recently traveled to Frankfurt, Germany, during Automechanika Frankfurt Digital Plus and sat down with Jens Schüler, incoming CEO of the Automotive Aftermarket division of Schaeffler. Schüler offered his thoughts on the automotive aftermarket's transition from ICE to electric vehicles.

youtu.be — One German auto parts company wants Elon Musk to quit buying bitcoin and Twitter and buy this instead. At the recent Automechanika Frankfurt show, I stopped by Meyle who has a solution for a squeaky Tesla control arm. The issue affects some Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.