KYB Americas Receives Two Awards at Parts Authority Show

KYB Americas Corp. is proud to announce it was recently presented with two Awards at Parts Authority’s Trade Show held at Citi Field in New York. After an exciting event, KYB Northeast Territory Sales Manager Rob Africano was awarded the outstanding Service Representative of the Year and KYB was also named a Parts Authority Partner of Excellence.

“I always like to tell my customers there is price, quality and service… pick two. Rarely can a supplier deliver all three. KYB’s quality, at their price point, coupled with the superb representation supplied by Rob Africano, allowed the triple play to occur!” said Parts Authority President and CEO Randy Buller. “We were very pleased to award KYB the Parts Authority Partner in Excellence Award, as well as Rob Africano the Parts Authority Representative of the Year. The 40 year partnership between KYB and Parts Authority makes us that much prouder! ”

“We are honored to be recognized by Parts Authority for not only our partnership with their great organization, but the efforts of Rob Africano as well. Parts Authority is a valued customer and it’s great to see the results of our joint efforts,” commented KYB Vice President Mike Fiorito. “We also weren’t surprised Rob received an award for his commitment. He is a very talented and dedicated individual and we are proud of what Rob has accomplished for the KYB Team.”

Rob Africano joined KYB Americas in June of 2006 covering sections of the Northeast that includes New York, Maryland and DC. Since 2006, Rob has earned many individual company sales awards. Prior to KYB, Rob held manager roles at IBF, Beck/Arnley and Interco Parts Corp.

KYB Corporation is a $4 billion global hydraulics manufacturer with over 8,100 employees and sells its products in over 100 countries. The company is a world leading supplier of shocks and struts to vehicle manufacturers and has a full range of domestic and import shocks and struts for the aftermarket. For more information, log onto www.kyb.com.

KYB Americas Launches 2015 $40 for 4 Motorist Promotion

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KYB Americas Corp. – During March and April, KYB Americas will offer motorists $40.00 via a mail-in-rebate with a single purchase of any four KYB shocks, struts and Strut-Plus complete assemblies.  The KYB $40 for 4 promotion will be available at participating automotive service providers and automotive parts retail locations across the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada.

“We had tremendous success with this program in 2014,” said KYB Americas Marketing Manager Kyle Freund. “We hope to continue the momentum and exposure that this promotion created last year and of course offer a great motorist rebate for KYB’s Original Equipment for the Aftermarket shocks and struts.”

KYB shocks and struts has a long history of supplying ride control components to new vehicle manufacturers and top automotive service professionals around the world. Original designed performance is important so KYB offers products that are built to either help restore the vehicle’s original control & handling or increase performance above the original design.

KYB Corporation is a $4 billion global hydraulics manufacturer with over 8,100 employees and sells its products in over 100 countries. The company is a world leading supplier of shocks and struts to vehicle manufacturers and has a full range of domestic and import shocks and struts for the aftermarket. For more information, log onto www.kyb.com.

KYB Americas Awarded National Pronto Association Partnership Award

KYB Americas Corp. is proud to announce it was recently presented with the National Pronto Association’s Partnership Award.  The announcement was made at the Pronto Fall Shareholder’s Conference and Expo in San Francisco, CA.  The award is voted on by Pronto’s members across North America using relevant criteria that help members achieve their goals.

“Partnership is a concept that sometimes carries a nebulous meaning, due to the overuse of the term:  Not so at Pronto,” said Mike Mohler, Vice President, National Pronto Association. “When members vote for this prestigious award, they are asked to concentrate on “that” vendor who is indispensable to their business – one who transcends the boundaries of a mere seller and buyer relationship, steeping solidly into to the realm of:  consultant, analyst, category manager, and confidant.  We are thrilled to honor the folks at KYB for delighting our members and exceeding our lofty expectations.”

“We are incredibly honored to be recognized by Pronto’s membership as their Partner of the year,” commented KYB Vice President Mike Fiorito.  “Everyone in our organization has a hand in helping KYB provide the world class support to each member’s unique needs.  When Pronto’s members have success, we succeed.  We look forward to our continued partnership with Pronto and their Membership.”

KYB Corporation is a $4 billion global hydraulics manufacturer with over 8,100 employees and sells its products in over 100 countries. The company is a world leading supplier of shocks and struts to vehicle manufacturers and has a full range of domestic and import shocks and struts for the aftermarket. For more information, log onto www.kyb.com.

KYB Americas Announces Completion of Technical Center Expansion

KYB Americas is proud to announce the completed expansion of the KYB Technical Center. The Technical Center operates next to KYB’s 575,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Franklin, Indiana and houses the latest in new product development, quality control, and conditions testing equipment.

The expansion included an additional 12,000 square feet of floor space utilized by KYB engineers to run a battery of tests on new shock and strut designs.  Additional valve seal durability, stress, vibration and fatigue tolerance testing are among the many new capabilities housed in the latest expansion.  Additionally, complete CNC machining & welding allows the KYB engineering team to fully concept, build and assemble prototypes right on the tech center floor.

“Our global development team and engineers in Franklin worked side by side to create a state of the art expansion that underlines KYB’s global philosophy of Our Precision, Your Advantage,” said KYB Americas Vice President Mike Fiorito.  “By continuously improving our research and development, internal testing capabilities, manufacturing procedures and assembly processes, we are able to more effectively deliver KYB products that continue to earn quality awards worldwide.”

KYB Corporation is a $4 billion global hydraulics manufacturer with over 8,100 employees and sells its products in over 100 countries. The company is a world leading supplier of shocks and struts to vehicle manufacturers and has a full range of domestic and import shocks and struts for the aftermarket. For more information, log onto www.kyb.com.

KYB Americas Announces Expanded Strut-Plus Coverage

KYB Americas Corp. is excited to announce the release of expanded coverage for their popular complete strut assembly lineup: Strut-Plus.  With the addition of these new part numbers, Strut-Plus now covers over 70 million vehicles on the road today, including the most popular late model Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM, and Chrysler applications.

First introduced in 2008, the KYB Strut-Plus is widely recognized as the highest quality performance-restoring complete strut assembly available anywhere in the world. Since its launch, the Strut-Plus lineup has grown significantly by adding vehicle and corner-specific part numbers that help restore original equipment designed performance.

“With all the various components involved in manufacturing complete assemblies, it was even more important for us to integrate the same OE procedures and processes we apply to our traditional products into our complete assemblies,” said KYB Americas Product Manager Tim Oldiges.  “Our entire product team is dedicated to making sure we manufacture the highest quality ride control products our customers can go to market with… The success of this Strut-Plus lineup expansion is a direct reflection of that.”

KYB Corporation is a $4 billion global hydraulics manufacturer with over 8,100 employees and sells its products in over 100 countries. The company is a world leading supplier of shocks and struts to vehicle manufacturers and has a full range of domestic and import shocks and struts for the aftermarket. For more information, log onto www.kyb.com.

KYB Americas Corp. Co-Man Vendor of the Year by Federated Auto Parts

Federated Auto Parts recently awarded KYB Americas as the “2013 Co-Man Vendor of the Year” at Federated’s Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. This is the third time KYB Americas has been recognized with this award.

“KYB earned our Co-Man Vendor of the Year award by demonstrating exceptional performance and doing their part day in and day out to make sure our Co-Man operation runs smoothly and efficiently. We want to thank the entire KYB team for going the extra mile for the Federated membership,” said Rusty Bishop, CEO of Federated Auto Parts.

“It is tremendously rewarding to be recognized by Federated Auto Parts again as their 2013 Co-Man Vendor of the Year. The KYB team as a whole is fully dedicated to providing the best support and superior product quality to the Federated Group,” commented KYB Vice President Mike Fiorito. “To win this award three times means a lot to the KYB Team and reaffirms our commitments to strive to be our customers #1 supplier.”

KYB Corporation is a $4 billion global hydraulics manufacturer with over 8,100 employees and sells its products in over 100 countries. The company is the world’s largest supplier of shocks and struts to vehicle manufacturers and has a full range of domestic and import shocks and struts for the aftermarket. For more information, log onto www.kyb.com.

KYB Americas Announces Expanded MonoMax Shock Coverage

KYB Americas Corp. is excited to announce the release of expanded coverage for the popular truck and SUV MonoMax shock absorber lineup.  New part numbers for this release cover nearly 12 million pickup trucks and SUV’s on the road today, including the most popular late model Ford, GM, and Dodge applications. These new MonoMax part numbers add to KYB’s already industry leading monotube coverage.

KYB MonoMax are heavy-duty, large bore monotube shock absorbers built to handle the demands of working trucks, vans and SUV’s.  MonoMax have also been very popular among the off-road vehicles market.

“In large part, the release of these new MonoMax part numbers were driven by the demand of our customers,” said KYB Americas Product Manager Tim Oldiges.  “Our entire product, engineering and sales teams worked quickly to get these new MonoMax part numbers introduced.  We feel strongly that our customers will benefit greatly by this new coverage.”

KYB Corporation is a $4 billion global hydraulics manufacturer with over 8,100 employees and sells its products in over 100 countries. The company is a world leading supplier of shocks and struts to vehicle manufacturers and has a full range of domestic and import shocks and struts for the aftermarket. For more information, log onto www.kyb.com.