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8 Industry Focus Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) organizers CVSN, HDDA and HDMA announce Don Purcell, partner and co-owner of Stone Truck Parts, and Carl Mesker, vice president of the Aftermar- ket, Americas at SAF-Holland, will be co-chairs for the next year's 12 th annual event, set for Jan. 23-26, 2017, at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The HDAW co-chairs are responsible for the strategic leadership of the event and involvement with the volunteer/staff program planning teams, which consist of more than 40 individuals from after- market supplier and distributor compa- nies and organizations, organizer says. HDAW also announced "Developing Diverse Solutions" as the theme for the 2017 event. "Distributors, suppliers and fl eets are all able to learn and build off this exciting program. Every participant has something valuable they can take away to empower creativity and positive energy throughout the industry," says Mesker. "Finding new solutions to problems is what our industry needs, that is exactly what this year is all about." "This event is going to be outstanding, fi lled with fresh ideas and ways of think- ing," adds Purcell. T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | A u g u s t 2 0 1 6 Production Underway For Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2017 Bosch To Create Standalone Commercial Vehicle Segment Citing a previous inability to "tap the full potential of the market because of its or- ganizational structure," Bosch announces it has developed a stand-alone, effective business unit exclusive to the commercial vehicle and off-road market. "We are not a division and are not comparable to any other known struc- ture from the Mobility Solutions busi- ness sector," says Johannes-Jörg Rüger, head of the organization. The new unit is rather a "sales organization with inte- grated system development" that closely cooperates with all the divisions. Bosch says associates are not only focusing on major customers, but also paying attention to the entire spectrum of customers in the area, including small providers.