Tag: Electronics

Alpine Electronics Named GM Supplier of the Year

Alpine Electronics was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during a virtual ceremony honoring the recipients of the company’s 28th annual Supplier of the Year awards, the company announced. During the event, GM recognized 116 of its best suppliers from 15 countries that have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations, created outstanding value… Continue reading Alpine Electronics Named GM Supplier of the Year

SPAL Named Official Electric Cooling Fan of Diesel Motorsports

SPAL USA has been named the official electric cooling fan of Diesel Motorsports for the 2020 season, the company announced. “We are extremely proud to serve as the official electric cooling fan of Diesel Motorsports,” said Thom Balistrieri, director of aftermarket sales for SPAL USA. “Traditionally, diesel applications have been nearly impossible to keep cool… Continue reading SPAL Named Official Electric Cooling Fan of Diesel Motorsports

BMW Making In-Car Features Subscription-Based

BMW is launching a new service with its Remote Software Upgrade system, which will allow vehicle owners to subscribe to certain features and functions. BMW has created the technical basis for keeping vehicles up to date, adding additional vehicle functions and installing them over the air. BMW already offers its customers digital services and additional… Continue reading BMW Making In-Car Features Subscription-Based

Accele Electronics Launches New Website

Accele Electronics has launched its new website, www.accele.com, the company announced. The website serves as a portal to Accele’s array of automotive electronics solutions, the company says. “Visitors to this portal will find a newly designed home page, free of clutter, containing an easy to navigate interface, said Christian Way, vice president, Accele Electronics. “Today,… Continue reading Accele Electronics Launches New Website

HELLA Recognized as GM Supplier of the Year

Automotive lighting and electronics manufacturer HELLA has been named a 2019 Supplier of the Year by General Motors, the company announced. During a virtual awards ceremony, General Motors recognized 116 of its suppliers from 15 countries that have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations, created outstanding value or introduced innovations to the company in the past calendar… Continue reading HELLA Recognized as GM Supplier of the Year

KnowledgeFest Dallas Postponed

The Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) has announced that the KnowledgeFest Dallas trade show has been moved to Sept. 25-27 at the Omni Dallas Hotel. The event was originally scheduled for Aug. 14-16. Organizers will adhere to CDC guidelines and may institute a variety of health and safety measures for the event, including temperature and wellbeing… Continue reading KnowledgeFest Dallas Postponed

SEMA Study Demonstrates ADAS Compliance of Aftermarket-Modified Vehicles

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), along with several automotive aftermarket companies, ADAS technology service providers and test facilities, have successfully completed ADAS testing of an aftermarket-modified 2020 model year pickup truck proving that it meets all functional and regulatory safety compliance standards, OEM warranty requirements and insurance eligibility specifications. Today, more than 60 million… Continue reading SEMA Study Demonstrates ADAS Compliance of Aftermarket-Modified Vehicles

Peterson Manufacturing Adds to Sales Team

Peterson Manufacturing has announced two new additions to its sales department: David Black and Joseph Shaw. Both have backgrounds in the Commercial Vehicle segment––especially heavy-duty trucks, trailers and fleets. As the new Business Development Manager of Fleets, Black will focus on all fleets in the Eastern and South-Central U.S. “David Black’s expertise in both carrier… Continue reading Peterson Manufacturing Adds to Sales Team

BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY Launches Pay by Text Software

BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY, a supplier of technology solutions for the automotive aftermarket, has launched its next shop management software, SecondGear, which adds BOLT ON’s Text To Pay functionality to the digital customer communication process. The program supplements the company’s NextGear program, which features an independent digital vehicle inspection software. In conjunction with SecondGear’s debut, BOLT… Continue reading BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY Launches Pay by Text Software

BorgWarner Opens New High-Tech Lab

Lab opening brings the development, testing, validation and prototype manufacturing of electric motors under one roof

BorgWarner is opening its newest high-tech lab at its Noblesville Technical Center in Noblesville, Indiana, the company announced. The technical center, a key facility in BorgWarner’s mission to develop clean, energy-efficient propulsion systems, enables the company to develop, build, test and validate prototypes of its electric product portfolio under one roof, increasing cross-functional collaboration and… Continue reading BorgWarner Opens New High-Tech Lab

MEA Postpones KnowledgeFest Indianapolis Until 2021

The Mobile Electronics Association has postponed KnowledgeFest Indianapolis until April 9-11, 2021, after initially rescheduling the event for July 10-12. The event was originally scheduled for March 27-29 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. KnowledgeFest Orlando and KnowledgeFest Dallas are still scheduled for later this year. For more information on how to register… Continue reading MEA Postpones KnowledgeFest Indianapolis Until 2021

Jaguar EV Racing Series to Fold

Jaguar has announced that its all-electric racing series, the i-Pace eTrophy series will fold at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 season. The production-based series was founded in 2016 as a support series for the FIA Formula E Championship. “The series has realized many of the targets we set out to achieve. However, during these unprecedented… Continue reading Jaguar EV Racing Series to Fold