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…to help expedite the delivery of parts to dealers throughout Sub-Sahara Africa and improve customer satisfaction in this important region where Sales of Ford vehicles are on the rise. The Parts Distribution Centre is capable of stocking up to 50,000 unique types of parts or 6 million total pieces from all of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s production locations around the globe.

BMK & Associates Recognized by General Motors as a 2012 Supplier of the Year Winner (PR Newswire)
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) recognized BMK & Associates as one of its best global automotive suppliers on Wednesday, March 13 during its 21st annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony. The event was held at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. BMK & Associates was awarded Supplier of the Year for their outstanding performance in developing several industry leading applications for Customer Care & Aftersales (CCA). These applications include Supplier Performance Online Collaboration (SPOC), Transportation Order Management System (TOMS) and Trailer Visibility System (TVS). These systems have enabled CCA Supply Chain to achieve industry leading performance in System Fill and Backorder Reduction. “We are honored to receive this recognition from GM” said Wayne Kakuda, CEO, BMK & Associates.

Tesla’s Media Strategy: Build a Brand Without Spending on Advertising (Businessweek)
It has been quite a week for Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). The Palo Alto-based electric car company reported that it reached profitability for the first time, saw its stock close at an all-time high, unveiled a new financing program and celebrated the opening of its expanded showroom at San Jose’s Santana Row. And much of the action was driven by CEO Elon Musk’s bold, brash and unconventional use of social media. The man who helped change the Internet by cofounding PayPal is proving just as determined to change the rules for how public companies communicate — even as the Securities and Exchange Commission wrestles with how to bring those rules into the 21st century.