News
News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
-
Ten Automakers Committed to Automatic Emergency Braking
Ten automakers report equipping more than half of the vehicles they produced between September 2017 and August 2018 with automatic…
-
U.S. Auto Sales Expected to Slip Again in March
New U.S. light-vehicle sales are projected to fall for the third straight month in March as the industry's winter chill…
-
Turn 14 Distribution Wheels Forward with Mickey Thompson on Line Card
Turn 14 Distribution has added Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels to its line card...
-
Rightline Gear Retires Old Model in Favor of Improved Product
As Rightline Gear's Cargo Saddlebag hits the 10-year anniversary of its patent grant, the company has introduced the newest iteration…
-
APC Automotive Technologies Makes Key Promotions, Staff Assignments
APC Automotive Technologies has made several key promotions and personnel assignments to its national sales force...
-
Permatex Promotes Morgan to National Account Manager
Chemical technology firm Permatex has promoted Jeff Morgan to national account manager of U.S. automotive groups...
-
Marx Group Merges with PR Firm to Form New Brand
Full-service marketing agency Marx Group has initiated a merger with Eisbrenner Public Relations, one of the leading public relations firms…
-
Atlanta Dealership Acquired by Automotive Group
Atlanta's largest family-owned automotive group recently purchased Toyota of McDonough and renamed it Jim Ellis Toyota of McDonough...
-
Red Line Synthetic Oil Partners with Skip Barber Racing School
Red Line Synthetic Oil has partnered with the Skip Barber Racing School...
-
Candidates Announced for SEMA Board of Directors
The following slate of candidates are vying for a seat on the SEMA Board of Directors...
-
California Lawmakers Move Closer to Repealing New Exhaust Enforcement Rules
Legislation has been introduced in California to repeal the section of a 2018 law that amended how state law enforcement…
-
Titan Motorsports to Distribute TI Automotive Fluid Systems
Titan Motorsports has added Auburn Hills, Michigan-based TI Automotive Fluid Systems to its performance products line card...
-
GM to Invest $300 Million, Add 400 Jobs in Michigan for New Electric Vehicle
General Motors is investing $300 million in its Orion Township, Michigan, assembly plant to produce a new Chevrolet electric vehicle…
-
A Year After Uber’s Fatal Crash, Robocars Carry on Quietly
In America, 2018 was supposed to be a very big year for self-driving cars. Uber quietly prepped to launch a…
-
Detroit is Electric Motor City in a Frenzied Battle for Auto Engineering Talent
After years when Detroit was Ground Zero for skepticism about electric vehicles, the traditional auto industry's hometown has become a…