Northwood University is launching what it calls the world’s first MBA program for executives in the aftermarket industry. The program will begin in May 2009 through Northwood University’s DeVos Graduate School of Management.

According to the university, the 30-month program features a “modern, executive-focused format designed to accommodate the career and personal demands of professionals in virtually any location across the United States and around the world.”

The program will use a case-based learning model combining online instruction with five week-long classroom sessions conducted at Northwood’s Midland, Michigan, campus.

Northwood says the program is also appropriate for executives working for captive and institutional lenders and suppliers supporting the retail automotive aftermarket trades.

Admissions are open through mid-April.

For more information, visit www.northwood.edu/graduate or call 800/MBA-9000.