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8/19/2010: It matters who you partner with
At Olympus we partner with the finest manufacturers in the industry and this morning I received a call that reinforced that statement.
Yesterday I was informed that a problem had occurred with a wire set supplied from Karlyn Industries for a 3.5L Hyundai applications. The wire set was too short (by 1/2 inch) to be installed. I called Karlyn and informed them of the issue.
Karlyn did not make this particular set due to the unique nature of the wire ends; they purchased them from a reputable Korean source. Their normal procedure for dealing with outsourced products involves spot checking the merchandise upon receipt to make certain the product was correct and in addition a second check is performed when the product is prepped for shipment to verify the product is exact. Somehow, even with these safeguards in place an incorrect set had been shipped to us and caused the problem.
Last night the owner of Karlyn was thinking about the problem and decided that action needed to be taken. He worked late into the night and disassembled each of the sets he currently had in stock; he removed the ends that he could not source and discarded the wire. He then re-made the wire sets using his wires and making sure that each wire was the exact length necessary. That was the only way he could assure that this problem would not happen again.
This is the nature of the vendors that we choose; companies and individuals who go above and beyond to assure that the quality and fit of their products are unrivaled in the industry. It matters to you, it matters to us and it must matter to our vendors. Karlyn Industries exemplifies this commitment and it shows in every product they supply.
We have been supplying Karlyn products for over 20 years and expect to by supplying them 20 years from now.
8/17/2010: Olympus Facebook Update (Annual Picnic)
Last Sunday the annual Olympus Picnic was held. Visit our Facebook site for pictures and videos from this annual fun event.
8/11/2010: Jerry Flint, Dean of Auto Writers - An Appreciation
Forbes columnist Jerry Flint, who covered the automotive industry for more than half a century, died Aug. 7, in Hudson, N.Y., of a stroke. He was 79.
A Detroit native, Flint was considered the dean of automotive reporters. Although he had recently celebrated his 79th birthday, he showed no signs of slowing down and was still contributing his biting critiques of the industry for Forbes readers.
"I've been covering the auto industry forever; you could call me The 2000-Year-Old Auto Writer," Flint liked to joke. While he had been at it forever, he never lost his fastball and was still considered the preeminent reporter on the beat.
Flint's Last Column: Too Much Ain't Enough
Throughout his career, he blasted away at the failings of Detroit automakers while rooting for their ultimate success. The hallmark of his writing at Forbes was a blunt, curmudgeonly style. He'd seen it all, and he had no problem telling readers when he thought something was a complete waste of money, as was the case with his 2003 take on hydrogen fuel cell research.
"With government funding, a good part of the money goes to folks who can't do anything: research centers, professors, anyone with the knack of filling out a government grant application," he wrote. "This pays for lots of assistants, secretaries and copying machines. It doesn't seem to get to people who know anything about cars. The money that goes to the people who can do something, the auto companies or a few specialized outfits, pays for research they were doing anyway but allows more rides into blind alleys that they otherwise would have skipped."
Or this November 2009 take on why Americans never learned to love small cars, and probably wouldn't anytime soon:
"This doesn't mean Americans don't want fuel economy; it may mean that vehicles that were small, unappealing, underpowered and uncomfortable two years ago are still small, unappealing, underpowered and uncomfortable. It's nice to get 30 miles to the gallon, but it's definitely miserable, even dangerous, to need 12 seconds to get up to freeway speed from the ramp."
He loved "car guys" and smart designers, detested accountants and bureaucrats and bumblers. The business was challenging, but simple. Build exciting cars. Market them right. Avoid financial engineering. He was right more often than not, and he enjoyed the respect of the industry, and his peers in the press, for decades. Readers loved him, too. Last month one of them mistakenly thought Flint was on hiatus and wrote in looking for a new column. "A month without you," the reader wrote, "is too long."
He won numerous awards for his work, including the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism in 2003 for his Forbes column "Backseat Driver." Business News Reporter named him one of the 100 most prominent business reporters of the 20th century. He almost made it into outer space. Flint was one of the final 40 considered to be the first Journalist in Space before NASA cancelled the program after the Challenger crash.
Flint was born June 20, 1931, in Detroit and graduated from Wayne State University there in 1953. After serving in the Army for three years in a European intelligence unit, he joined The Wall Street Journal as a staff writer where he spent 11 years covering business and finance.
In 1967 Flint moved to The New York Times as its Detroit bureau chief. Not only did he continue to focus on the automotive industry, he also reported on the 1967 Detroit riots and the 1968 presidential campaign.
Flint moved to New York in 1973, working as The New York Times' chief labor reporter, assistant to the national editor and assistant to the financial editor.
He joined Forbes in 1979 as its Washington bureau chief. He ran the D.C. bureau for Forbes for four years before returning to New York and Forbes headquarters where he held several senior positions including assistant managing editor and senior writer. While he officially retired from Forbes in 1996, he continued on as a columnist until his death. He was also a contributor to Ward's AutoWorld.
Perhaps the secret of his long career was that he simply loved cars, fast machines and the freedom they represented. In his 1976 book The Dream Machine he looked back fondly on what he considered the golden age of American automaking--1946 to 1965. After that, he wrote, "engines got bigger, not better, the paint became wilder, and the knobs fell off the dash." There will always be cars, he added, "but they won’t be quite as much fun."
A resident of Manhattan and Stuyvesant, New York, Flint is survived by his wife Kate McLeod; four children from a previous marriage: David of New York; Perry of Kensington, Md.; Douglas of Alexandria, Va.; and Joseph of Los Angeles; a granddaughter, Laura; grandsons Ethan, Jonah, Joshua and Philip; a sister, Faye; and a niece in Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of Jerry Flint to the Overseas Press Club Foundation, 40 W. 45th St., New York, N.Y. 10036.
Forbes.com: Joe Flint is a staff writer for The Los Angeles Times.
7/13/2010: Vendor Product Update for Pentosin Fluids from CRP
Pentosin, a leader in brake fluid recycling, is also one of the world’s premier manufacturers in synthetic fluids. Founded in 1927, Deutsche Pentosin-Werke GmbH is a German-based developer and manufacturer of mineral-oil-based and synthetic fluids for the automotive industry. A leader in its field, Pentosin maintains its solid position through a combination of commitment to research and development and a state-of-the-art manufacturing processes. Quality control and certification are integral to the Pentosin process. Pentosin products are original-fill on all European cars. Here's a listing of the latest Pentosin flyers:
6/29/2010: Olympus Vendor Update
Los Angeles (June 2010) - Centric Parts, a leading manufacturer and supplier
of aftermarket brake components and systems for import and domestic cars as
well as light and medium trucks in all driving situations, has been awarded
an eighth consecutive FMSI Award for contributions to the automotive
industry...an unbroken streak that stretches back to the award's inception.
The Friction Materials Standards Institute, the organization behind the FMSI
Award, was founded in 1948 to maintain a standardized part numbering system
used by the automotive aftermarket friction industry, and to disseminate to
its members scientific, engineering, technological, statistical and other
relevant information. The FMSI Award program was started eight years ago to
recognize companies that excel in actively contributing information and
research to support the system. Centric Parts has been identified as an
industry leader every time.
"It's been a natural fit for Centric Parts to work closely with FMSI in the
organization's efforts," stated Dan Lelchuk, President of Centric Parts.
"FMSI has a clear goal to improve the industry in which Centric Parts
participates and we can all benefit from that."
6/29/2010: Summer SIPS Meeting
SIPS members at the Las Vegas Meeting
Several members of Olympus’s management team met in Las Vegas last week for the Summer SIPS Meeting. The SIPS (Society of Import Specialists) group is a network of Import Specialists from around the USA that meet 3 times a year.
The meeting featured presentations from Mitsuboshi Belts Ltd., Reach-Local and Wonh axles. Olympus currently purchases timing belts from Mitsuboshi as they have approximately 50% of the Original Equipment business for Toyota, Honda, Nissan etc. Reach-Local specializes in positioning businesses on search engines such as Google and Yahoo. Olympus currently uses Reach-Local for prominent positioning of our website for local searches. Wonh is a manufacturer of new axles from China.
In addition to the presentations a large block of time is dedicated to discussing issues pertaining to doing business. Some of the more lively topics covered included: Data Warehousing, the success of our Google Group, alternatives to advertising such as Social Media networks and the possibility of a SIPS brand.
The group is an excellent opportunity to kick around and brain storm about any issue and such was the case at this meeting.
The SIPS group is facilitated by Gary Garberg and as always Gary arranged an excellent meeting, excellent facilities and excellent food. The group will meet again in November at the AAPEX Automotive Trade Show.
6/24/2010: Olympus Flyer for Bosal Exhaust Systems
ImportCar Magazine
PLEASE NOTE:
Double asterisks (**) indicate an article from ImportCar Magazine, edited here with permission from the editor. Many thanks to ImportCar for this permission. The original author is credited for the article. These articles are for information only and not intended to be used in place of service manuals. Please consult your mechanic about the maintenance and repair of your vehicle.
1. Timing Belt Replacement
2. Loaded Brake Calipers
3. Disc Brake Calipers
4. Causes & Cures For Disc Brake Problems
5. Brake System Inspections
6. How To Diagnose Compressor Failures
7. Water Pumps
8. Consider The Radiator A New Maintenance Item
9. Cooling System Service
10. Alternators Are The Heart Of Import Electrical Systems
11. Solving Intermittent Electrical Problems
12. Starter Troubles
13. Pumping Up The Juice With "High-Output" Alternators
14. Understanding Ignition Coils
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