4 Wheel Parts (4WP) has launched a new online portal called The Dirt…
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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
Putco 2019 Catalog Now Available
The latest Putco catalog is available now…
Oregon Amendment Would Close Loophole for Car Thieves
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has joined a number of law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and public officials in support of a bill to close a loophole that has limited police in Oregon from arresting and prosecuting suspected car thieves…
Police Officer Tries to Pull Over Self-Driving Car, Finds Surprise
It was still dark on a Friday morning in November when a California Highway Patrol officer started following a Tesla Model S on Route 101 between the San Francisco International Airport and Palo Alto…
Turn 14 Distribution Adds ADVAN Racing Wheels to Line Card
Turn 14 Distribution has added ADVAN Racing Wheels to its line card…
WeatherGuard to Sponsor Tim Montana Concert During Keystone BIG Show
Tim Montana is coming back to the BIG Show, headlining WeatherGuard’s Concert Night set for March 8 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas…
A&W Distributors to Offer Phoenix Gold
Phoenix Gold has expanded its partnership with A&W Distributors out of Dallas…
AutoMeter Awarded Manufacturing Certification
AutoMeter Products Inc. has successfully completed IATF 16949:2016 Certification, which is the new automotive quality management standard superseding ISO/TS16949…
Electric Jeep to Power FCA’s Big Detroit Expansion
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed its plans to invest $4.5 billion in five of its existing Michigan plants…
REPORT: U.S. Auto Aftermarket Retail Sales Grow 2.5 Percent in 2018
The U.S. automotive aftermarket industry grew its retail sales by 2.5 percent in 2018, according to…
U.S. Light Vehicles Sales Expected to Take a Dip This Year
The updated automotive sales outlook by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) forecasts U.S. light vehicle sales to reach 16.8 million units this year…
EXCLUSIVE: Motor State to Host AERA Tech & Skills Conference
Motor State Distributing, Watervliet, Michigan, will host a free AERA Engine Builders Association Tech & Skills Conference…
Meyer Distributing Opens New Location in the Desert
Meyer Distributing Inc. has expanded with a new location in Flagstaff, Arizona…
Mickey Thompson Backs a Fan Favorite
Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels is the official sponsor of the Street Outlaw drag racing category for the 2019 National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) season…
Strange Engineering Readies Contingency Cash for Race Season
NMRA & NMCA racers will have an opportunity to claim more than $90,000 in posted contingency for the 2019 race season for using Strange Engineering axles and brakes…