The winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip for themselves and a guest to the 2026 OTR Tire Conference in Orlando, Fla.
Aftermarket Matters
Since its inception in 2001, the program has awarded over $600,000 to students across North America to pursue automotive careers.
The new $2,500 scholarship goes to Caleb Kleyn in honor of Biermann who dedicated more than 40 years to the heavy-duty aftermarket.
Fewer miles traveled by the average car and light truck since 2019 should have negatively impacted aftermarket product volume. The opposite occurred.
These differentials, previously available for models from 2015 to 2019, now extend up to 2023.
Focus Advisors and Veritas Advisors merge to bring over 70 years of experience founding, growing, funding and advising automotive aftermarket companies.
Despite a strong start to the year, rising tariffs, inflation, and consumer caution may soften California’s automotive outlook for the second half of 2025.
