Terry McCormack

Transportation is essential to way of life in this country. Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) drives to work, take children to school, and run errands. They take buses across city streets and time zones. The firm buys groceries that were delivered to its neighborhood store by commercial trucks. They maintain vehicles with a broad range of services, parts and accessories. Safe, efficient transportation is essential to keeping their economy moving. It is the parts in a vehicle that make it safe and economical to use. Parts suppliers are the backbone of the vehicle manufacturing industry and the country's manufacturing base. The industry constitutes the largest manufacturing sector in the United States, directly employing nearly 686,000 individuals across the country and contributing to more than 3.29 million jobs. Without the contributions of the nation's parts suppliers, domestic vehicle manufacturing and maintenance would almost certainly grind to a halt, adversely affecting the way company drive and go about their daily lives. The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has represented parts suppliers since 1904. Today, it serves members through its three affiliate associations: Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association Original Equipment Suppliers Association

CARDONE Industries, Inc. engages in the distributions and supplies of automotive products. It include brakes, drivetrain, electronics, motors, pumps, steering and suspension, and fuel and air system. The company was founded by Michael Cardone, Sr. and Michael Cardone, Jr. in 1970 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

MANN+HUMMEL Filtration Technology Group, Inc. designed, manufactured and marketed industrial grade products and services. Its product offerings encompassed brake systems, disc brake pads, rotors, calipers, drums, wheel cyclinders, steering and suspension components. The firm's brands included WIX Filters, Raybestos, Nakata, Aimco, McQuay-Norris and WIX-Filtron. The company was founded on December 1, 2004 and was headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Affinia Group Intermediate Holdings, Inc. is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of filtration products for medium and heavy-duty trucks, light vehicles, equipment in the off-highway market, equipment for industrial, and marine applications. The company was founded on October 18, 2004 and is headquartered in Gastonia, NC.

Affinia Group Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in the light and commercial vehicle replacement products and services industry. The firm operates through its subsidiaries designs, manufactures, distributes and markets industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. Its aftermarket product offering consists of filtration products, including oil, air, fuel, hydraulic and other filters, which are used in light, medium and heavy duty on and off-highway vehicle, industrial and marine applications, brake products, including drums, rotors, calipers, friction and hydraulic components and chassis products, including steering, suspension and driveline components. The company was founded on July 6, 2004 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.