AutoMeter Products Inc. has successfully completed IATF 16949:2016 Certification, which is the new automotive quality management standard superseding ISO/TS16949…
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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
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…
Intercomp Helps Joe Gibbs Racing to Historic Daytona 500 Win
Denny Hamlin led his Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) teammates to a one-two-three finish at the 61st Daytona 500…
BimmerWorld Racing Enters SRO TC America Championship
BimmerWorld Racing has announced two-car entry for the SRO TC America Championship (formerly Pirelli World Challenge), running in all seven races beginning with the opening round set for March 1-3 at Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas…
CARB Slaps Mothers Polishes and CRC Industries with High-Dollar Fines
Two companies operating within the auto aftermarket recently received sizable fines from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Mothers Polishes, Waxes, Cleaners Inc. incurred a fine of $111,242, while CRC Industries was penalized $625,000. The violations were discovered during routine inspections by CARB, according to the regulatory agency. It was the first time Mothers Polishes… Continue reading CARB Slaps Mothers Polishes and CRC Industries with High-Dollar Fines
Rutledge Wood to Star at Keystone BIG Show
Visitors to the 2019 Keystone Automotive BIG Show at the Gaylord Texan are in for a special treat. Rutledge Wood, industry ambassador and acclaimed TV personality…
ACL Distribution Expands with Southeast Warehouse
ACL Distribution Inc. has gained a new stocking distribution center in Orlando after partnering with Titan Motorsports….
SEMA Seeks Young Vehicle Builders for Houston Event
The nationwide search for aspiring, up-and-coming young vehicle builders kicks off March 16, as the SEMA Youngs Guns Regional Program takes place at TX2K19 at Houston Raceway Park…
Ted Vernon’s Reality Show Set to Make Comeback
The TV show South Beach Classics featuring Ted Vernon Specialty Automobiles Inc., is making a comeback…