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

NHRA Announces Changes to Street Legal Program

As part of the ongoing effort to keep pace with current trends in the high-performance automotive industry, the NHRA has made several changes to its Street Legal program, the sanctioning body announced. Among the changes include allowing a broader range of vehicles to be eligible for participation. “Updating and improving the Street Legal program couldn’t… Continue reading NHRA Announces Changes to Street Legal Program

Pfaff Motorsports Partners with Online Automotive Retailer

Pfaff Motorsports and Lithia & Driveway, a North American automotive retailer, have formed a partnership built around the team’s 2022 campaign in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD-Pro category, the organizations announced. LAD’s online platform – Driveway.com – offers consumers across the United States the ability to buy, sell and service their vehicle from home,… Continue reading Pfaff Motorsports Partners with Online Automotive Retailer

WyoTech Student Awarded Jessi Combs Foundation Scholarship

After choosing to forego the traditional college experience to attend WyoTech, Kate Martin was awarded a scholarship from The Jessi Combs Foundation, the school announced. Founded in 2019 in honor of driver and builder Jessi Combs, the mission of The Jessi Combs Foundation is to educate, inspire, and empower the next generation of trailblazing and… Continue reading WyoTech Student Awarded Jessi Combs Foundation Scholarship

Hollywood Car Exhibit Set to Launch at Petersen Automotive Museum

The Petersen Automotive Museum is set to present a brand-new collection of some of the most famous vehicles ever to appear in film and television, the museum announced. Opening to the public on March 12, the exhibit will include a diverse selection of cars, motorcycles and custom creations that have starred in popular movies and… Continue reading Hollywood Car Exhibit Set to Launch at Petersen Automotive Museum

Stellantis Teases All-Electric Jeep, RAM 1500

During the Stellantis Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan presentation, Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis, revealed images of the first-ever 100% battery-electric Jeep SUV and the all-electric RAM 1500 BEV pickup truck, as the brand continues its initiatives toward the full electrification of its SUV portfolio, the company said. This new fully electric Jeep… Continue reading Stellantis Teases All-Electric Jeep, RAM 1500

Meyer Distributing Adds Caterpillar Shop Fans to Line Card

Meyer Distributing has added Caterpillar shop fans to its line card, the distributor announced. The Cat high-velocity fans are engineered with durability and dependability in mind in order to keep your shop, garage, home or job site conditions optimal, the company said. The drum-style fans are high-velocity air circulators that create a tornado-type airflow that… Continue reading Meyer Distributing Adds Caterpillar Shop Fans to Line Card

DEI Returns as Sponsor of One Lap of America

Design Engineering, Inc. is renewing its support of the 2022 Tire Rack One Lap of America, a weeklong drive-and-race event that covers 3,500 miles, the company announced. One Lap participants begin and end the event in South Bend, Indiana, following a circuitous route including stops in South Carolina, Alabama and Kansas. “We’ve had a great… Continue reading DEI Returns as Sponsor of One Lap of America

Royal Purple Extends Formula DRIFT Partnership

Royal Purple will continue for a third year in 2022 as the Official Oil of Formula DRIFT, the company announced. “Formula DRIFT is a perfect series to highlight our state-of-the-art lubricants,” said Rusty Waples, director of brand and product management at Calumet Branded Products. “Formula DRIFT drivers push their engines and drivetrains to extremes, and… Continue reading Royal Purple Extends Formula DRIFT Partnership

LSI Chemical Expands to Brazil

LSI Chemical, a division of Lubrication Specialties Inc., has formed a distribution agreement with JMC2 Industrial Supply based in Brazil, the company announced. JMC2 will distribute and market LSI Chemical’s additives for formulations in the oil and gas refinery business and to fuel jobbers in addition to marketing Hot Shot’s Secret high performance additives, oils… Continue reading LSI Chemical Expands to Brazil

Hankook Tire to Remain Exclusive Tire Partner for W Series

Hankook Tire has renewed its role as official tire partner for W Series for a third season, the tire manufacturer announced. As part of the partnership, the all-female single-seater series will continue to race with the Ventus Race tire at eight Formula 1 weekends in 2022. Hankook has been a W Series partner since the… Continue reading Hankook Tire to Remain Exclusive Tire Partner for W Series

NHTSA Finalizes Low-Volume Vehicle Manufacturer Regulations

Small-volume motor vehicle manufacturers may begin selling replica cars that resemble vehicles produced at least 25 years ago now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has finalized a regulation to implement the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act, SEMA announced. SEMA worked with Congress to pass this federal policy change, which became law… Continue reading NHTSA Finalizes Low-Volume Vehicle Manufacturer Regulations

DECKED Acquires CargoGlide

DECKED has acquired sliding truck bed accessory manufacturer CargoGlide, the company announced. Founded in 2010, CargoGlide designs, manufactures and sells sliding bed platforms for pickup trucks and cargo vans. “We are very excited to bring CargoGlide into the DECKED family,” said DECKED GM, Jake Peters. “It’s a natural acquisition as its ergonomic focus is a… Continue reading DECKED Acquires CargoGlide

Supply Chain Issues Delay IndyCar Hybrid Powertrain

2022 - St Petersburg GP

Due to ongoing global supply chain challenges with some hybrid system components, IndyCar has delayed the debut of the 2.4-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 engine with hybrid technology to the 2024 season, the series announced. Due to the delays, the NTT IndyCar Series will continue to use the current 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 engine for the 2023 season,… Continue reading Supply Chain Issues Delay IndyCar Hybrid Powertrain

Piston Foundation Partners with Lime Rock Park

The Piston Foundation has formed a new partnership with Lime Rock Park in which both parties will have an active role in providing automotive career opportunities for those who want to learn and practice the skilled trades, the organization announced. “The Piston Foundation’s mission is to promote and fund skilled-trade education to create rewarding career… Continue reading Piston Foundation Partners with Lime Rock Park