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8 Industry Focus T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 Kurt Bowers has been named TEC Equipment's new Northwest regional director. Steve Crowley has an- nounced his upcoming re- tirement from VIPAR Heavy Duty. Chris Baer has been named company president. Crowley will remain CEO during a transitionary peri- od. VIPAR Heavy Duty also has named Beth San Filippo as its new controller. Don Foulke has retired after nearly 42 years at Firestone Industrial Products (FSIP). Joseph Saoud has joined Bridgestone Americas, Inc., as president, truck and bus radial (TBR), Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO). SmartTruck has appointed Garrett Grimm as regional sales director. David T. Segal and Robert M. Segal of Sanel Auto Parts have received the Northwood University Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award. John Payne was recently named vice president of Purchasing at Stoughton Trailers. Eric Vos of FedEx Freight won a second consecu- tive Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) National Technician Skills Competition. Tom Haughs has joined Doleco USA as vice president of sales and Bob Abrahamson is the company's new west coast account manager. The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN) has hired Jeff Volpe as marketing director. The Lincoln Electric Com- pany has announced the promotion of Douglas S. Lance to president, Cleveland Operations, Edward M. Crouse to vice president, Cleveland Operations, and Dalithia C. Smith to vice president, human resources. Bill Feldeweth, 22-year veteran of Heavy Duty America (HDA) and 40-year veteran of the heavy-duty aftermarket passed away in September. Navistar has added José Maria Alapont, Stephen R. D'Arcy and Dennis A. Suskind to its board of directors. Baer Grimm People In The News San Filippo Payne Volpe Eberspaecher Expands Michigan Facility Eberspaecher is expanding its production capacity for commercial vehicle exhaust systems in the U.S. by tripling the size of its facility in Brighton, Mich. According to Eberspaecher, the new 340,000 sq.-ft.-plant is specifi cally designed for the production of commercial vehicle exhaust systems that meet the strict EPA 2010 emissions standard and serves as a "center of excellence" for the entire commercial vehicle business in North and South America. "As an organization that has made a commitment to Michigan and the automotive industry, we are pleased to establish this center of excellence for our commercial vehicle operations in Brighton and use our new resources to strengthen customer care and grow our North American presence," says Heinrich Baumann, managing partner of the Eberspaecher Group. ZF Withdraws Haldex Purchase Offer ZF Friedrichshafen AG has withdrawn its bid to acquire Haldex. ZF had offered $516 million in August to purchase Haldex AB just weeks after SAF-Hol- land made a similar advance. Knorr-Bremse upped the ante to $570 million in September. As of Oct. 3, ZF's offer had been ac- cepted by almost 10 percent of the Haldex's shareholders. ZF's offer was contingent on a 90-plus percent acceptance, but all hopes on a collaborative effort between the two com- pany's is not lost. "We look forward to constructive talks with the other shareholders of Haldex over the future development of the company," says ZF CEO Dr Stefan Sommer. "We will stay true to our Strategy 2025. To meet future megatrends of the industry, we will continue to invest in and expand ZF's diverse product portfolio. However, we do not depend on any single acquisition to achieve those aims." With total a shareholding in Haldex of 21.67 percent, ZF is the largest shareholder in Haldex.