Premier Performance Products Distribution is now stocking and shipping Pace Edwards, a manufacturer of rigid retractable truck bed covers…
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GripLockTies Added to Motor State Product Line
Motor State Distributing has added GripLockTies (GLT) reusable wire ties to its expanding vendor product line…
Permatex Reorganizes Traditional Sales Force to Better Serve Channel Partners
Permatex has reorganized its traditional sales force..
Rear View Safety Hires New Product Development Engineer
Rear View Safety and Safe Fleet have hired Allan McGuire as a product development engineer…
SEMA, HROT Volunteer Wins FutureTechs Award
Jonathon Miranda was named the grand prize winner of TechForce Foundation’s FutureTechs Rock Awards…
China Retaliates with Tariffs on $60 Billion in U.S. Goods
China will hike tariffs on roughly $60 billion in U.S. imports, a retaliation against the Trump administration’s decision to increase duties on shipments of Chinese goods to America…
Racing Performance Taken from the Track to Your Feet
PUMA and Pirelli have partnered to create a racing-inspired shoe. The new Replicat-X shoe was inspired by Pirelli’s CINTURATO Blue tire, a product used at the highest levels of racing, according to the company. The Replicat-X sports an oversized full rubber outsole, with a molded sock-liner. Pirelli’s unique CINTURATO Blue tread pattern on the sole-”used to… Continue reading Racing Performance Taken from the Track to Your Feet
Truck Hero Inc. Buys Lund International
The transaction marks Truck Hero’s 15th acquisition since forming in 2007; terms of the deal have not been disclosed…
Keystone Automotive Adds Road Armor to Line Card
Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. now distributes products made by Road Armor…
FCA Prepping Midsize Ram Pickup
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Ram division is working on developing a midsize pickup that would seek a broader range of buyers than the company’s 2020 Jeep Gladiator…
China Vows Retaliation Against U.S. for Higher Tariffs as Talks Continue
China vowed to retaliate against the United States for President Trump on Friday sharply hiking tariffs on exports from the world’s second-biggest economy, as trade negotiations between the two nations resumed…
Covercraft Names Bashur as CFO
Gregg Bashur has been named the new CFO at Covercraft Industries…
Meritor to Acquire AxleTech
Meritor Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire AxleTech for approximately $175 million in cash from global investment firm, the Carlyle Group…
Burns Stainless CEO Introduces Exhaust Merge Collectors
Vince Roman, CEO of Burns Stainless, used the above video to provide an introduction to exhaust merge collectors. Roman discusses and displays 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1 and 8-1 collectors; also explaining why Burns has standardized on a 15-degree merge angle. Burns Stainless will provide future episodes that will provide more depth on these concepts.
Jeep Teases Hybrid Renegade, Compass
Jeep leadership in recent months has stated their desire to produce electric SUVs for the U.S. beyond 2020. In March, at the Geneva International Motor Show, the company showcased electric-hybrid technology it’s already set to bring to the European market. “Today, the Jeep brand is making another major evolutionary step toward respecting the environment and… Continue reading Jeep Teases Hybrid Renegade, Compass