Small Business ‘Paycheck Protection Program’ Application Period Now Open

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a fund of $349 billion in forgivable loans for small businesses that was created during the passage of the U.S. Government’s $2 trillion stimulus bill, begins accepting applications on April 3. Small businesses with 500 or fewer employees are eligible to apply. The funds are provided through loans, covering up… Continue reading Small Business ‘Paycheck Protection Program’ Application Period Now Open

SEMA, Automotive Industry Groups Call for National Approach for Defining ‘Essential’ Businesses

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), in partnership with eight other automotive trade associations, urged the National Governors Association and governors of all 50 states to standardize the definition of essential businesses and workers. The groups recommend adoption of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) March 28 directive, “Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure… Continue reading SEMA, Automotive Industry Groups Call for National Approach for Defining ‘Essential’ Businesses

NMRA, NMCA Revise 2020 Schedules

ProMedia Events & Publishing has made changes to the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals and NMCA Muscle Car Nationals schedules in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced. The sudden changes to the schedules are designed to ensure both sanctioning bodies offer the racers, sponsors and fans a full list of events in 2020… Continue reading NMRA, NMCA Revise 2020 Schedules

Indianapolis Dallara Plant Transforms to Fight COVID-19

The Dallara IndyCar Factory, which sits just down the street from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, has transformed its operations to produce personal protective equipment for healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Using machinery that normally turns carbon fiber into the company’s IndyCar chassis, the facility has teamed up with several local organizations… Continue reading Indianapolis Dallara Plant Transforms to Fight COVID-19

Lucas Oil Pledges to Feed Students During School Closures

Lucas Oil Products, the American-based manufacturer and distributor of lubricants and additives, is pledging to donate 100,000 meals through the No Kid Hungry organization to help struggling families feed their children during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic through a new social media campaign. As schools shut their doors in response to COVID-19, kids are left without… Continue reading Lucas Oil Pledges to Feed Students During School Closures

WernerCo Names New Global Chief Executive Officer

Gary Scott has been named global chief executive officer of WernerCo, the parent company of WeatherGuard and Knaack has announced. Scott will start April 16 and will work out of WernerCo headquarters in Itasca, Illinois. “Gary is the type of visionary leader to successfully guide WernerCo into the future. We are excited to have Gary… Continue reading WernerCo Names New Global Chief Executive Officer

Power Test Acquires DynoMite Dynamometer

Power Test, a dynamometer and test system manufacturer located in Sussex, Wisconsin, has just acquired the assets of DynoMite Dynamometer, a 44-year-old business located in Manchester, New Hampshire. This follows Power Test’s acquisition, moving and integration of another longtime competitor, SuperFlow Technologies, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa. “The acquisition of DynoMite provides expanded product offerings,… Continue reading Power Test Acquires DynoMite Dynamometer

Accent Mobile Launches New Website

Accent Mobile, a division of Accele Electronics, has launched a new website, www.accentmobile.net, the company announced. “This website serves as a portal to the newly formed brand that is focused on providing ‘Solutions That Inspire Confidence’ for expeditors, upfitters and fleet systems. Accent Mobile will also give our business partners access to the many diverse… Continue reading Accent Mobile Launches New Website

AAM Group Creates COVID-19 Social Media Posts for Resellers

Understanding that automotive aftermarket businesses will need to speak differently to their customers during the COVID-19 event, The AAM Group has added a special series of social media posts to its ReadyPosts service that speaks directly to consumers about the pandemic in the context of our industry. ReadyPosts is a free library of social media… Continue reading AAM Group Creates COVID-19 Social Media Posts for Resellers

Covercraft to Produce PPE for Healthcare Workers

Covercraft Industries, a manufacturer of car and seat covers and windshield sunscreens, is lending its manufacturing and engineering expertise to quickly expand production of urgently needed Personal Protective Equipment, mainly gowns and masks, for healthcare workers and first responders fighting the coronavirus pandemic. “Covercraft’s expertise in working with non-woven specialty fabrics has allowed us to… Continue reading Covercraft to Produce PPE for Healthcare Workers

Virtual Keystone BIG Show Postponed

Keystone Automotive Operations has postponed its virtual BIG Show, the warehouse distributor announced, after attempting to move the cancelled trade show online. The trade show, scheduled to be held in Grapevine, Texas, last week, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Last Friday, we communicated our intent to transition The BIG Show to an online… Continue reading Virtual Keystone BIG Show Postponed

Goodwood Festival of Speed Postponed

The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed has been postponed, organizers of the annual hill climb, held in the United Kingdom, announced. A new date has not yet been set but will likely be held in late summer or early fall, according to an announcement from the organizers. Tickets and hospitality bookings for the original date… Continue reading Goodwood Festival of Speed Postponed

COVID-19 Impact Puts BorgWarner, Delphi Deal in Jeopardy

The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has put BorgWarner’s acquisition of Delphi Technologies in question, according to statements from both companies. Delphi has been taking significant steps to conserve funds given the coronavirus’s impact on operations, the company says, including temporary layoffs, moving employees to part-time schedules and pay reductions throughout the organization, disciplined… Continue reading COVID-19 Impact Puts BorgWarner, Delphi Deal in Jeopardy

An Update from THE SHOP and National Business Media

Here at National Business Media, our mission of “connecting those who know with those who want to know” has never been so important. We’re humbled and inspired by your stories as you react, pivot and adapt to new immediate needs and realities. For many of you, your business was stopped in its tracks, so you’ve… Continue reading An Update from THE SHOP and National Business Media

Detroit Auto Show Cancelled

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) announced it will cancel its June 2020 show in Detroit in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s expected plans to repurpose TCF Center into a temporary field hospital. “Although we are disappointed, there is nothing more important to us than the health,… Continue reading Detroit Auto Show Cancelled