Jesse Castillo’s hot rod shop, Lordz of Kustomz, is in the same south Los Angeles neighborhood where he grew up in the 1960s and ’70s. It’s where he ran around with other home boys and where he started building lowrider bicycles, riding motorcycles and chopping hot rods. He still chops hot rods in this neighborhood,… Continue reading Shop Grows Grassroots Through Light Work
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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
Coker Group Acquires Two Vintage Race Wheel Companies
The Coker Group has purchased both PS Engineering and Vintage Wheel Works…
AWE Expands Marketing Team with Designer Position
AWE has added an additional position to their marketing team with the hire of William “Billy” King, who fills a new role as…
Icahn Automotive to Acquire RPM Automotive
Icahn Automotive Group LLC has entered into an agreement to acquire RPM Automotive…
InstallerNet Now Connects eBay to Auto Shop Installers
InstallerNet’s recent partnership with eBay provides add-on automotive installation services to eBay shoppers and helps them connect with trained and certified installers of aftermarket automotive products…
Bose’s Quest to Turn Cars into Rolling Noise-Canceling Headphones
Bose has new offering from its portfolio of Active Sound Management solutions for cars: Bose QuietComfort Road Noise Control (RNC), now available to global vehicle manufacturers…
Engadget: While We Were Looking at 3D TVs, CES Morphed into an Auto Show
CES has been held in Las Vegas since the beginning of time (actually since 1978 and it started in Chicago way back in 1967) and over those years, many a tech trend has come and gone.
Upcoming NPW FAST Expo to Feature NASCAR Great in Pole Position
National Performance Warehouse (NPW) is gearing up for its seventh annual trade show, set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 27 at the Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami…
VAIS Technology Names Top Distributors and Shops of 2018
DAS Companies, Car Toys Seattle, Kartunes Autosound & Fleet Installations honored…
American Arrested in Moscow Has Ties to Automotive Market
Paul Whelan was arrested in Moscow, Russia more than a week ago, with the Russian government alleging Whelan committed espionage.
New Sponsors Take the Lead for Best in the Desert Series
Best in the Desert has signed several new sponsors for 2019. At the top of the list is VP Racing Fuels as the off-road series’ official fuel sponsor…
4 Wheel Parts to Support Troy Lee Designs Red Bull KTM Team
4 Wheel Parts (4WP) has entered a sponsorship agreement with the Troy Lee Designs Red Bull KTM supercross/motocross team as they tackle the 2019 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, and FIM World Championship…
New Owner at Badlands Motor Speedway
Badlands Motor Speedway ownership has reached an arrangement with racing operator and race promoter Steve Rubin to take over the track…
Santa Fe Distributing Joins Distribution Network
Elite Distributor Alliance (EDA) has expanded with the addition of Santa Fe Distributing…
LG Electronics Hopes to Reinvent Radio at CES
LG and Audioburst have collaborated to build the next cutting-edge technology for in-car infotainment systems…