Best In The Desert Awarding Championship for Condensed Season

Off-road racing organization Best In The Desert has launched a condensed championship, called the COVID-19 Championship, that includes the races for the remainder of its 2020 season. Best In The Desert currently offers the Class Championship for those racers that race all the events in the American Off-Road Racing Series, the Maxxis Tires Triple Crown… Continue reading Best In The Desert Awarding Championship for Condensed Season

Lear Adds Equipment to Produce 500,000 Face Masks Per Week

Lear Corp., a manufacturer of automotive seating and e-systems, has added new equipment to its facility in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, to make up to 500,000 protective face masks per week, the company announced. The Pine Grove facility is among 10 Lear plants on three continents that are now producing masks for front line workers, local… Continue reading Lear Adds Equipment to Produce 500,000 Face Masks Per Week

IWFA Sponsoring 2021 Window Film Conference Education Day

The 2021 International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off (WFCT) has announced that the International Window Film Association (IWFA) will serve as a returning sponsor of IWFA Education Day. The WFCT event will be held January 12-14, 2021 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. IWFA will sponsor the IWFA Education Day to be held… Continue reading IWFA Sponsoring 2021 Window Film Conference Education Day

SCORE Cancels Baja 500

SCORE International has cancelled the 52nd SCORE Baja 500 following further review with government authorities regarding the conditions in Ensenada under the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) Stoplight Monitoring System activated in Mexico as of June 1, the sanctioning body announced. “SCORE International’s focus on the health and safety of our racers, sponsors, media, fans, staff and… Continue reading SCORE Cancels Baja 500

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Longtime Automotive Lift Institute Leader E.K. ‘Chic’ Fox Dies

Longtime Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) leader E.K. “Chic” Fox died at home in Indiatlantic, Florida, on June 6 after a long illness. Fox dedicated 43 years of his life to ALI and improving automotive lift safety. Fox was named the first president of ALI in 1974 after working 12 years in support of the organization.… Continue reading Longtime Automotive Lift Institute Leader E.K. ‘Chic’ Fox Dies

Multimatic Launches New Special Vehicle and Racing Division

Multimatic has created a Special Vehicle Operations group (MSVO), the company announced. The new organization, led by Larry Holt, executive vice president MSVO, will be responsible for all vehicle engineering developments as was undertaken for the Ford GT, motorsports engineering projects like the Mazda DPi, and all race team operations, continuing the use of the… Continue reading Multimatic Launches New Special Vehicle and Racing Division

Driven Racing Oil Names New Director of Sales

Driven Racing Oil has announced that it has hired Kyle Fickler as its new director of sales and new business development. Fickler will oversee sales, new business development, customer relations and training. Scooter Brothers stated, “We are honored that Kyle has chosen to join Driven Racing Oil. After years of working with Kyle on various… Continue reading Driven Racing Oil Names New Director of Sales

Meyer Distributing Adds Americana Tire and Wheel to Line Card

Meyer Distributing has announced the addition of Americana Tire and Wheel to its line-up of product offerings. “Americana (Kenda) is a line that many of our dealers have been asking for and we’re excited to add them to our line list,” says Jason Lents, RV/towing sales manager at Meyer. “We are stocking an assortment of… Continue reading Meyer Distributing Adds Americana Tire and Wheel to Line Card

Old World Industries Launches Charitable Effort to Support St. Christopher’s Truckers Fund

Old World Industries has launched a campaign celebrating America’s truck drivers, the company announced, and to celebrate them, OWI is encouraging the public to create their own poster or sign displaying words of encouragement using the #KeepOnTrucking hashtag. For every comment or hashtag submitted, OWI will donate $1.00 per, and for every photo or video… Continue reading Old World Industries Launches Charitable Effort to Support St. Christopher’s Truckers Fund

Are Consumers Placing More Importance on Car Interiors?

Asahi Kasei Europe, a textile manufacturer, conducted a representative survey together with Cologne-based market research institute SKOPOS, interviewing a total of 1,200 car users in Europe regarding their preferences relative to mobility and to the future automotive interior. A key result of the survey shows: When buying the next car, 18.3% of all respondents will… Continue reading Are Consumers Placing More Importance on Car Interiors?

1016 Industries Previews 3D Printed Parts for Mclaren 720S

1016 Industries is previewing its very first 3D printed exotic car parts for the McLaren 720S. Set to officially debut later in June, the new 1016 Industries 3D printed McLaren parts are functional prototypes that showcase a new approach to exotic car manufacturing. Initially conceived as an exploration of how to make precise, high quality… Continue reading 1016 Industries Previews 3D Printed Parts for Mclaren 720S

Limited Spectators Allowed at Upcoming NASCAR Events

CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 27: Cars race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

NASCAR has announced its plan to reintroduce spectators at select NASCAR Cup Series races beginning with the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on June 14 and the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 21. NASCAR’s modified event procedures, protocols and number of attendees have been finalized with guidance from public health officials, medical… Continue reading Limited Spectators Allowed at Upcoming NASCAR Events

Ford, Volkswagen Join Forces on Commercial Vehicles

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen have signed agreements, first announced last July, that will ultimately lead to the collaboration on the production of midsize pickup trucks and commercial and electric vehicles. The alliance will: Produce a medium pickup truck engineered and built by Ford, for sale by Volkswagen as the Amarok starting in 2022 within… Continue reading Ford, Volkswagen Join Forces on Commercial Vehicles

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Voting Open for Injen Technology Drive-Thru Car Show

Injen Technology hosted a drive-thru car show last week and is now leaving the judging open to social media. Each participant in the car show had a photo snapped of their vehicle, which has now been posted on Injen’s Facebook page. After dividing the pool of vehicles into several categories, the car with the most… Continue reading Voting Open for Injen Technology Drive-Thru Car Show