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Dorman Products, Inc. Selected as Vendor of the Year by the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc.
| Source: Dorman Products, Inc.
COLMAR, PA--(Marketwire - December 14, 2007) - Dorman Products, Inc. (NASDAQ : DORM ) today
announced it was selected Vendor of the Year, Category II, by the
Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance at their the annual winter meeting held in
Boca Raton, Florida earlier this month. The award was voted on by the
entire Alliance membership and presented to Steven Berman, President of
Dorman Products, by Richard H. Morgan, President and CEO of the Alliance.
Also in attendance were Jeffrey Darby, Vice President of Traditional Sales,
AJ Alvarez, Director of Sales, and Dave Thomas, Central Region Manager.
As a result of the combined contributions and efforts of Dorman Products
and the Alliance, Dorman is recognized by this award as a true leading
Vendor Partner to the Alliance's shareholders and board. The award is based
on overall performance, field support and sales growth within the Alliance.
"We are thrilled as a company to have contributed to the Alliance's sales
growth this past year. The Alliance members have embraced many of our new
product categories and we look forward to showcasing even more products and
solutions in 2008," said Steven Berman. He added, "We would like to thank
all the members who recognized us in 2007 and look forward to continued
mutual success."
The Alliance is a distribution group of member shareholders under the Auto
Value/Bumper to Bumper banners representing 72 Warehouse Distributors
throughout North America. They serve 2400 Auto Parts Stores and 2300
Certified Service Centers. The Alliance prides itself on responding to the
individual automotive needs of each customer and providing proven, quality
service.
Dorman Products, Inc. is a leading supplier of automotive products and home
hardware to the automotive aftermarket and mass merchandise markets. For
more information about Dorman, the company's web site can be accessed at
www.dormanproducts.com.
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date hereof.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but
are not limited to, those factors discussed in the Companys 2006 Annual
Report on Form 10-K under Item 1A - Risk Factors.