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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.

Yokohama Tire to Present Customized EV Section at Electrify Expo

Yokohama Tire has been named presenting sponsor of the Electrify Showoff at this year’s Electrify Expo event series, the company announced. Electrify Showoff is a special new section devoted to customization trends, organizers said. “We’re thrilled to be the presenting sponsor of Electrify Showoff,” said Andrew Briggs, Yokohama Tire’s VP of marketing and product management.… Continue reading Yokohama Tire to Present Customized EV Section at Electrify Expo

VIP Distributing Company Partners with Local Veterans Organization

VIP Distributing Company, an automotive restyling, reconditioning, and auto parts distributor, has partnered with Missouri Veterans Endeavor (MOVE) to benefit St. Louis-area veterans in need, the company announced. A month-long donation drive will run throughout May. During that time, VIP will be accepting donations of physical goods on behalf of MOVE, the company said. Anyone… Continue reading VIP Distributing Company Partners with Local Veterans Organization

Alpine Launches Virtual Product Experience for Roblox

Alpine has launched “Alpine Park,” a virtual experience designed to reach younger audiences, on Roblox, a mass multiplayer platform with over 200 million active users each month, the company announced. “The Alpine Park on Roblox represents the future of the Alpine brand and a new way to experience Alpine products and services,” said Mike Anderson,… Continue reading Alpine Launches Virtual Product Experience for Roblox

Autoshop Solutions-Built Website Wins Design Award

An Autoshop Solutions-built website was recognized by the MUSE Creative and Design Awards and the International Awards Association (IAA), the company announced. Colorado-based SimplyEuro Automotive Repair won the Automotive Website Design Gold award in the competition for its website created by Autoshop Solutions. “We are very excited to take home the 2023 Gold Award for… Continue reading Autoshop Solutions-Built Website Wins Design Award

Tint World Opens First of 3 New Missouri Locations

Tint World Automotive Styling Centers recently opened its first of three planned locations in the state of Missouri, the company announced. Tint World St. Charles, owned by father and son team Andy and Drew Gladstein, offers drivers throughout the northwestern St. Louis area automotive style and performance services, the company said. “We’re excited to have… Continue reading Tint World Opens First of 3 New Missouri Locations

THE SHOP Accepting Submissions for Made in the USA Product Section

THE SHOP is now accepting press releases for its Made in the USA new product section, coming up in the magazine’s July print issue. Deadline for entries is Friday, May 12. Each July, THE SHOP shines a spotlight on American-made components with a special Made in the USA roundup. Manufacturers are invited to submit a… Continue reading THE SHOP Accepting Submissions for Made in the USA Product Section

DPI Off-Road Brands Joins Auto Parts 4Less Online Marketplace

DPI Off-Road Brands has joined the Auto Parts 4Less Group online marketplace, AutoParts4Less.com, the companies announced. DPI Off-Road is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, maintains three distribution centers in West Jordan, Utah, Denver, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia, and operates a satellite facility in Cedar City, Utah. The company offers a comprehensive range of suspension parts and… Continue reading DPI Off-Road Brands Joins Auto Parts 4Less Online Marketplace

Galpin Motors Owner Herbert F. ‘Bert’ Boeckmann Passes Away

Herbert F. “Bert” Boeckmann II, owner of Galpin Motors, passed away at the age of 92, the dealership group announced. Galpin Motors provided the following obituary for Boeckmann: The patriarch of the Boeckmann family and pioneer of the one of most respected car dealership groups in North America has passed away. Herbert F. “Bert” Boeckmann… Continue reading Galpin Motors Owner Herbert F. ‘Bert’ Boeckmann Passes Away

API Publishes Report on Lubricant Life Cycle & Carbon Footprint Analysis

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has published a new report, API Technical Report (TR) 1533, Lubricants Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Footprinting – Methodology and Best Practice, which defines terminology and identifies industry-specific practices for life cycle assessment of lubricants and specialty products, the organization announced. The purpose is to promote consistency in the application… Continue reading API Publishes Report on Lubricant Life Cycle & Carbon Footprint Analysis

Georgia Tint World Completes Custom Job for Steve Harvey

The Tint World location in Chamblee, Georgia, recently completed a custom project for television personality Steve Harvey, the company announced. The Atlanta-area retailer built a custom Omega Psi Phi-themed Polaris Sportsman 570 for Harvey with the following features: Painted Purple Chrome Wrapped in Omega Yellow Custom Wheels Custom Headlight & Taillights Racesport Light bar Underglow… Continue reading Georgia Tint World Completes Custom Job for Steve Harvey

Jeep Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Jeep Beach

The Jeep brand celebrated the 20th anniversary of Jeep Beach in Daytona Beach at the annual Jeep gathering, the automaker said. The event drew more than 230,000 attendees and 30,000-plus Jeep SUVs, organizers said. Making an appearance on the beach was the Jeep brand’s new 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe and 392, as well as the… Continue reading Jeep Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Jeep Beach

Mitch Williams Joins RIGID Industries

RIGID Industries has appointed Mitch Williams as its new president, the company announced. “Mitch Williams is a seasoned leader with a proven track record in the industry,” said Doug Wolma, president of safety solutions for Clarience Technologies, the parent company of RIGID Industries. “RIGID continues to grow and today enjoys its position as the preferred… Continue reading Mitch Williams Joins RIGID Industries