Yokohama Tire, Porsche Announce New Race Series

Yokohama and Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA) have announced a new racing series and partnership with the United States Auto Club (USAC). Yokohama will be the official tire partner and presenting sponsor for the USAC-sanctioned 2021 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama. Yokohama’s ADVAN A005 and A006 race slicks will be the spec tires… Continue reading Yokohama Tire, Porsche Announce New Race Series

SEMA Reveals Battle of the Builders Top 40

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced the Top 40 builders in the SEMA Battle of the Builders competition. Battle of the Builders is a competition to honor and recognize builders at SEMA360, the trade-only online eMarketplace. The 2020 Battle of the Builders Top 40 are (by category): HOT ROD Tony Arme – 1964 Chevrolet… Continue reading SEMA Reveals Battle of the Builders Top 40

3M Wins PRINTING United Alliance Product of the Year Award

3M Commercial Solutions Division has announced that 3M Wrap Film Series 2080 received a PRINTING United Alliance 2020 Product of the Year Award for Media-Adhesive Back Vinyl. Open to all PRINTING United Alliance supplier members, the Product of the Year competition evaluates products that are, or will be, available for sale in 2020. A panel… Continue reading 3M Wins PRINTING United Alliance Product of the Year Award

EngineLabs Sponsoring Engine Performance Expo

Power Automedia’s EngineLabs is joining the newly announced online event, Engine Performance Expo, as digital media sponsor, the company announced. Scheduled for Jan. 7-9, 2021, this free online event will take place over three days and will feature live lectures, question-and-answer sessions and educational seminars with the performance engine industry parts manufacturers and builders. “The… Continue reading EngineLabs Sponsoring Engine Performance Expo

Formula E Buys Stake in All-Electric Off-Road Racing Series

Formula E has announced that it has become a minority shareholder of Extreme E – the new off-road motorsport which will see electric SUVs competing in remote ecosystems around the world. United in their founding purpose to counteract climate change by accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, Formula E and Extreme E have a natural… Continue reading Formula E Buys Stake in All-Electric Off-Road Racing Series

Fix-a-Flat Announces Winner of RestoMod Giveaway

Fix-a-Flat has announced that Danielle Early from Longview, Texas, is the winner of Fix-a-Flat’s 50th Anniversary special RestoMod – a 1970 Chevrolet C10. Fix-a-Flat teamed up with famed Formula Drift drivers and builders Chris Forsberg and Dylan Hughes to build and upgrade the truck utilizing parts from AutoZone’s Duralast brand and an Edelbrock Performer Small-Block… Continue reading Fix-a-Flat Announces Winner of RestoMod Giveaway

Toyota Reveals Overland-Ready Tacoma

4WD Toyota Owner Magazine upgraded the Tacoma TRD Pro with a new suspension, a rear bumper with dual swingouts, a cargo bed tent and more…

SEMA Names 2020 Best New Product Winners

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced the industry’s Best New Products Award winners, with the products featured this week in the inaugural SEMA360 online trade event. The winners were selected from more than 2,200 products in the SEMA360 New Products Showcase at www.sema360.com. The annual awards, which are typically presented at the SEMA Show,… Continue reading SEMA Names 2020 Best New Product Winners

Roland Hence Wins 2020 SEMA Launch Pad

Roland Hence, founder and director of FrontLane, Inc., was named winner of the eighth annual SEMA Launch Pad, presented by the SEMA Young Executives Network (YEN). The announcement was made Monday, Nov. 2, on SEMA360. With more than 80 applicants, the Launch Pad competition concluded with Hence pitching his invention to a panel of industry… Continue reading Roland Hence Wins 2020 SEMA Launch Pad

PerTronix Performance Brands Acquires Aeromotive

PerTronix Performance Brands, the parent company of several brands in the ignition and exhaust segments, announced it has acquired Aeromotive Inc. and Waterman Racing Components. Over the past 26 years, Aeromotive has designed and manufactured the fuel systems and components for the automotive aftermarket and OEM manufacturers. Aeromotive will continue to operate out of its… Continue reading PerTronix Performance Brands Acquires Aeromotive

Vehicle Service Group Expanding Indiana Facility

Vehicle Service Group (VSG) will be completing a $7 million expansion of its Madison, Indiana, operation, the company announced. The makeover will include a new paint line, improved manufacturing flow and greatly increased manufacturing capacity, the company says. Founded in 1925, VSG began manufacturing in Madison nearly 70 years ago, building all of its Rotary… Continue reading Vehicle Service Group Expanding Indiana Facility

Chevrolet Showcases All-Electric 1977 K5 Blazer-E

Chevrolet will showcase a 1977 K5 Blazer converted to all-electric propulsion at SEMA360. The new K5 Blazer-E retains as much of the stock Blazer as possible and approximately 90 percent of the new parts installed for the eCrate package are factory components from the Chevrolet Bolt EV.

Debuted during SEMA360, the K5 Blazer-E features the upcoming Chevrolet Performance eCrate package…

Keystone Adds sPOD to Line Card

Keystone Automotive Operations has added sPOD, a manufacturer of precision-made power distribution and switching components, to its offerings. Since 2006, the family-owned company has been developing power distribution switch control systems for off-road vehicles, agricultural equipment, utility vehicles, race rigs and 12/24-volt equipment. Based in Southern California, sPOD designs and manufactures in the United States.… Continue reading Keystone Adds sPOD to Line Card

Brembo Opening New U.S. Distribution Center

Brembo is opening a new aftermarket distribution center in the Memphis metropolitan area in November, the company announced. The distribution center will handle warehousing and logistics services for the company’s aftermarket brake pads, rotors, brake fluid and related components, Brembo said. “Product availability, excellent delivery performance and being close to our customers have always been… Continue reading Brembo Opening New U.S. Distribution Center

NC ‘Interior of the Year’ Contest Deadline Extended

The deadline for auto upholstery shops to submit their entry to the NC Carpet Binding and Equipment Interior of the Year contest has been extended to Dec. 1, the company announced. The 2020 winner will receive a trophy, a $3,000 gift card to Douglass Interior Products and a new NC Leather Skiver. Entries can be… Continue reading NC ‘Interior of the Year’ Contest Deadline Extended