More than half of independent auto repair shop owners expect to retire in the next nine years, and the majority plan to sell their businesses, potentially leading to a wave of consolidation in the industry and leaving drivers in search of a reliable neighborhood shop. That’s according to a new survey of shop owners conducted… Continue reading Auto Repair Industry Faces Retirement Surge
Tag: Performance
Kahn Media Named One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
Full-service automotive public relations & marketing agency appears again on the Inc. 5000 list…
DENSO Creates Grant to Support U.S. Charities Focused on Diversity
DENSO has created a $50,000 grant it will award to a U.S.-based public charity focused on supporting diversity in technology…
Lubrication Specialties President Wins Smart Business Innovation Award
Chris Gabrelcik, founder and president of Lubrication Specialties Inc. (LSI), was recently named one of the smartest 50 executives in the Central Ohio region by Smart Business Magazine…
Key Performance Indicators Report – August 2019
The Briefing – Trade War The trade war is heating up, as the U.S. government says China is manipulating its currency. Subsequently, it will involve the International Monetary Fund to eliminate unfair competition from Beijing. Reuters reports, U.S. law has three criteria for identifying manipulation among major trading partners: a material global current account surplus,… Continue reading Key Performance Indicators Report – August 2019
Thermo-Tec Has a New Sales & Marketing Director
Thermo-Tec has hired Brian “BP” Prior as its new director of sales and marketing…
A Searing Silverado Flashback
The year was 1998 and a trio of Californian car fanatics—Larry Weiner, Frank Bristing and Art Whipple—all got together and took a new Chevy Silverado pickup with a short wheelbase to create an outrageous truck…
Holley Debuts Online Community for Gearheads
Holley has launched My Garage, an online community for car lovers…
Petty’s Garage Techs Build MAHLE Challenger Engine
The building of a supercharged, 1,100-horsepower Hemi engine for the MAHLE Dodge Challenger, the grand prize in the 2019 MAHLE Drive with the Original technician promotion, is documented in the second in a series of videos posted by MAHLE Aftermarket North America. The MAHLE Challenger, being built by Petty’s Garage, will be awarded to one technician… Continue reading Petty’s Garage Techs Build MAHLE Challenger Engine
Wounded Green Beret Raises Money & Awareness for Therapeutic Benefits of High-Speed Racing
Retired Master Sergeant Sean Clifton, a wounded warrior of the U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret, is heading to Ohio to raise awareness for wounded veterans and to raise money for nonprofit organization VETMotorsports…
BILSTEIN Motorsports Welcomes Engineer Kevin Rumley
BILSTEIN has partnered with motorsports engineer Kevin Rumley, who specializes in automotive and motorsports component design, vehicle dynamics and technical consulting…
Old World Industries Announces Alliance with Unity Envirotech
Old World Industries has announced an alliance with Unity Envirotech of Illinois LLC…
Behind the Raw Power Driving the Shelby GT500
The new Mustang Shelby GT500 will be will be the most powerful street-legal Ford ever built once it hits dealer lots. The car’s seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, race-bred control strategies and advanced drive modes deliver a car that performs unlike any other domestic sports coupe, according to Ford. The 760-horsepower, 5.2-liter V-8 engine is the most power-… Continue reading Behind the Raw Power Driving the Shelby GT500
New National Speedway Directory Coming to Race Tracks
The 2019 National Speedway Directory, listing more than 1,200 auto racing facilities, is being distributed this month…
VP Racing to Fuel Bonneville Speed Week
VP Racing Fuels Inc. has been named the official fuel of Bonneville Speed Week…