GC Cooling has signed on as the official cooling fan of the Sept. 9-14 Hot Rod Drag Week…
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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
CARB Investigation Leads to Recall of Almost 250,000 Ram Trucks
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that 500,000 heavy-duty trucks manufactured by Cummins Inc. will be recalled due to excess emissions caused by defective catalysts…
University of the Aftermarket Foundation Names Latest Scholarship Recipients
The University of the Aftermarket awarded 80 students with scholarships for the 2018-’19 academic year…
SEMA: Aftermarket Grows to $43 Billion
The automotive specialty equipment market experienced an eighth straight year of post-recession growth, reaching $43 billion in 2017…
SUV Shift Not Prominent Among All Groups
Consumer preferences for SUVs continue to rise, and at a faster pace than five years ago based on new loyalty and defection analysis from business information provider IHS Markit…
American Car Companies Still Mostly Manufacture at Home
American auto companies continue to manufacture the majority of their cars in the U.S., according to the 2018 Kogod Made in America Auto Index….
Martin & Co. Named Among Best Advertising Agencies in Nashville
Martin & Co. Advertising has been named to the top 20 list of advertising agencies that serve the Nashville area by…
Tint World’s International Presence Expands to Dubai
Tint World Automotive Styling Centers has entered the United Arab Emirates market with its first store in Dubai….
Keystone Automotive Operations Welcomes Racing Power Company
Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. now offers Racing Power Co. (RPC) in its speed and performance category…
ODYSSEY Performance Series Now Available for Jeep
EnerSys has expanded availability of its ODYSSEY Performance Series Group 49 and 94R batteries for Jeep, Dodge and some BMW and Mercedes-Benz vehicles introduced over the last 10 years….
New Mobile App Aims to Speed Up Parts Search
TrakMotive has launched an online parts application lookup available for Apple iOS and Android devices….
Auto Care Association Applauds Congress for Vocational Training and Education Bill
The Auto Care Association published a news release applauding U.S. Congress for passing H.R. 2353, otherwise known as the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act….
Party to Follow Yager’s Corvette Hall of Fame Induction
Mid America Motorworks’ CEO Mike Yager will be inducted into the National Corvette Museum’s Corvette Hall of Fame on Aug. 31….
Axalta Names New CEO
Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Terrence Hahn as CEO, effective Sept. 4…
Race Vehicle Puts Georgia Sheriff at Odds with U.S. Government
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is requesting reimbursement after Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway used federal funds to purchase a Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT…