Motorsports attendance and TV viewership is declining but that trend isn’t true for new-car and truck buyers. Attendance and TV viewership is increasing among that group, according to Foresight Research…
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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
J.D. Power: In-Car Multimedia Technology Improves but Still Vexes Vehicle Owners
In-car multimedia technology, perennially the leading source of complaints among new-vehicle owners, is still a sore spot for customer satisfaction, but is improving…
Keystone Automotive Adds Pypes Performance Exhaust
Keystone Automotive Operations has added Pypes Performance Exhaust to its speed and performance category…
Aeromotive Hires New Sales Manager
Aeromotive has appointed Johnson Barrick as its new sales manager…
LINE-X Corporate Restructure Spurred by Acquisition
LINE-X has acquired Ultimate Linings and subsequently formed a new parent corporation called IXS Coatings…
SEMA Launch Pad Finalists Announced
The votes are in and the top 10 finalists have been determined. These young entrepreneurs will compete Oct. 29 in the live event held in the Westgate Theater before the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas…
KICKER’s Distributor Conference to Feature High-Flying Entertainment
KICKER’s Sept. 18-19 Global Distributor Conference will offer product and sales training, demonstrations, departmental tours and “high-flying entertainment” at its world headquarters in Stillwater, Oklahoma…
Trail Hero Event to Offer ‘Mild to Wild’ Rock Crawling in Hurricane, Utah
The four-day Trail Hero event kicks off Oct. 2 and runs through Oct. 6 in Hurricane, Utah. Besides rock crawling and trail adventures, the event will offer a charity golf tournament on Oct. 2 and plenty of entertainment. Hitting The Trail Trail Hero on Oct. 3 will provide guided 4×4 trail trips across the Hurricane… Continue reading Trail Hero Event to Offer ‘Mild to Wild’ Rock Crawling in Hurricane, Utah
Canadian Truck Accessory Retailer Opens First U.S. Showroom
Cap-it on Sept. 22 will celebrate the opening of its first U.S. location in Haltom City, Texas…
Road Armor Raises More Than $3,000 for American Valor Foundation
Road Armor was able to raise more than $3,000 for the American Valor Foundation last weekend at the Lifted Truck Nationals in Branson, Missouri with a fun fundraising activity…
Academy Gives Soldiers Opportunity to Jump Start Collision Repair Careers
Caliber Collision has opened its Changing Lanes Falcon Academy for Ft. Carson soldiers in Colorado nearing the completion of their military service…
Avery Dennison Debuts Reflective Films Portfolio
Avery Dennison announced that it has launched a new portfolio of reflective vinyl films…
New Program Helps Lower Income Californians Buy Clean Cars
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has launched a new state grant and loan program to help lower-income Californians get into the cleanest new and used cars…
New Off-Road Accessory Company Hopes to Solve Light Bar Noise
A new off-road lighting accessories manufacturer has taken to the market to solve one of the most persistent problems for owners of LED light bars: noise and wind drag at high speeds. St. Louis-based AeroLidz is the creator of an aerodynamic light bar silencer that eliminates the wind noise and wind drag made by LED… Continue reading New Off-Road Accessory Company Hopes to Solve Light Bar Noise
Bug Off: Volkswagen Plots Beetle’s End
Volkswagen of America Inc. plans to end production of the Beetle in 2019….