Ten automakers report equipping more than half of the vehicles they produced between September 2017 and August 2018 with automatic emergency braking (AEB)…
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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
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 seeps into spring…
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 of the product, known as the…
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 in the Midwest…
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 officials issue citations for exhaust noise violations and broken mufflers…
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 that will bring 400 new jobs…
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 robo-taxi service…
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 hub of EV action…