LINE-X has acquired Ultimate Linings and subsequently formed a new parent corporation called IXS Coatings…
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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
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….
CAN Names Reseller of the Year
Custom Automotive Network (CAN) has named Motovicity Distribution as its 2018 Reseller of the Year….
Alabama Shop Builds NSRA’s Street Rod Nationals Giveaway Car
Gadsden, Alabama-based Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop was named the builder of one of the two 2019 Street Rod Nationals giveaway cars…
Ford Cobra Jet Features Kooks Headers
Specially designed headers by Kooks Headers & Exhaust are featured on the new, limited production 50th Anniversary Mustang Cobra Jet…
MAHLE Motorsport Powers Fastest GT-R in the World
The MAHLE Motorsport PowerPak Plus Nissan Skyline GT-R pistons are designed for all-out power, performance and durability, according to…