John M. Stropki Jr., the former chairman, president and CEO of Lincoln Electric, died at the age of 68 on May 11…
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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
New Housing Options Available for PRI Show
Professionals attending the 2019 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show, set for Dec. 12-14 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis…
Mutoh Opens New West Coast Distribution Center
Phoenix-based wide-format printer and cutter manufacturer Mutoh America has opened a new distribution center in Carson, California, not far from the port of Long Beach. The new facility is ISO 9001-rated and offers state-of-the-art inventory tracking to handle the company’s products once they are transported from the Port of Long Beach after arriving from the company’s manufacturing… Continue reading Mutoh Opens New West Coast Distribution Center
Edelbrock Launches Apparel Collection
Edelbrock has released a new line of apparel celebrating the company’s heritage and its charge forward philosophy…
Buyers Products Expands Sales Team
Chris Boozer has assumed the position of district sales manager for Buyers Products in the territory that includes North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia….
Keystone Automotive’s Wheel Category Grows with True Spike Lug Nuts
Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. has welcomed True Spike Lug Nuts to its wheel and tire product category…
Premier Performance Now Stocking Pace Edwards
Premier Performance Products Distribution is now stocking and shipping Pace Edwards, a manufacturer of rigid retractable truck bed covers…
GripLockTies Added to Motor State Product Line
Motor State Distributing has added GripLockTies (GLT) reusable wire ties to its expanding vendor product line…
Permatex Reorganizes Traditional Sales Force to Better Serve Channel Partners
Permatex has reorganized its traditional sales force..
Rear View Safety Hires New Product Development Engineer
Rear View Safety and Safe Fleet have hired Allan McGuire as a product development engineer…
SEMA, HROT Volunteer Wins FutureTechs Award
Jonathon Miranda was named the grand prize winner of TechForce Foundation’s FutureTechs Rock Awards…
China Retaliates with Tariffs on $60 Billion in U.S. Goods
China will hike tariffs on roughly $60 billion in U.S. imports, a retaliation against the Trump administration’s decision to increase duties on shipments of Chinese goods to America…
Truck Hero Inc. Buys Lund International
The transaction marks Truck Hero’s 15th acquisition since forming in 2007; terms of the deal have not been disclosed…
Keystone Automotive Adds Road Armor to Line Card
Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. now distributes products made by Road Armor…
FCA Prepping Midsize Ram Pickup
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Ram division is working on developing a midsize pickup that would seek a broader range of buyers than the company’s 2020 Jeep Gladiator…