News
News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
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	SEMA Names 2020 Best New Product Winners
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced the industry’s Best New Products Award winners, with the products featured this week…
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	Roland Hence Wins 2020 SEMA Launch Pad
Roland Hence, founder and director of FrontLane, Inc., was named winner of the eighth annual SEMA Launch Pad, presented by…
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	PerTronix Performance Brands Acquires Aeromotive
PerTronix Performance Brands, the parent company of several brands in the ignition and exhaust segments, announced it has acquired Aeromotive…
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	Vehicle Service Group Expanding Indiana Facility
Vehicle Service Group (VSG) will be completing a $7 million expansion of its Madison, Indiana, operation, the company announced. The…
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	Keystone Adds sPOD to Line Card
Keystone Automotive Operations has added sPOD, a manufacturer of precision-made power distribution and switching components, to its offerings. Since 2006,…
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	Brembo Opening New U.S. Distribution Center
Brembo is opening a new aftermarket distribution center in the Memphis metropolitan area in November, the company announced. The distribution…
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	NC ‘Interior of the Year’ Contest Deadline Extended
The deadline for auto upholstery shops to submit their entry to the NC Carpet Binding and Equipment Interior of the…
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	Jeep Debuts Gladiator Willys
The new edition will feature a limited-slip rear differential, rock rails, 32-inch tires, black exterior accents and more…
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	SEMA360 Exhibitor Booth Details
Below is a running list of SEMA360 exhibitors that have provided THE SHOP with details about this year’s virtual booths.…
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	ACT Employee Dean Williams Passes Away
Advanced Clutch Technology President Dirk Starksen announced this week that Dean Williams, an ACT employee for 17 years, has passed…
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	DENSO Named Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 Aftermarket Automotive Company of the Year
Frost & Sullivan has awarded DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc. with its 2020 North American Aftermarket Automotive Company of…
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	Hennessey to Build V8 VelociRaptor Bronco
Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) will be taking the new Ford Bronco to the next level when it goes into production…
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	MAHLE Aftermarket Hosting Information Sessions During Virtual AAPEX
MAHLE Aftermarket will host a series of product information training sessions during the Virtual AAPEX Experience (VAE) from Tuesday, Nov.…
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	Virtual AAPEX Adds to Training Schedule
Training sessions from Carquest Technical Institute (CTI) and WORLDPAC Technical Institute (WTI), ASE and Michelin have been added to the…
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	ProMedia Launches Motorsport Event Production Division
ProMedia Events & Publishing has created ProMedia Productions, a new division for the prominent sanctioning body and media company, the…