News By Topic: Accessories and Parts

NHTSA RECALLS: Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Nova Bus, Newmar

Feb 23, 2015

NHTSA RECALLS: Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Nova Bus, Newmar ... Continue reading

AT&T Brings State-Of-The-Art Simulator To Northern California In Effort To End Texting And Driving

Feb 22, 2015

AT&T's It Can Wait Campaign Encourages Students to Pledge Not to Text and Drive If the ring, beep or buzz of your cell phone triggers an intense urge to respond, and you find yourself reaching for the phone – even when you're driving – you're not alone. A new survey commissioned by AT&T* and Dr. David Greenfi ... Continue reading

World Premiere for Kia's New 1.0-litre Turbocharged Engine

Feb 20, 2015

World premiere for Kia’s new downsized 1.0-litre T-GDi engine Developed in-house at Kia’s Namyang R&D centre Newly-developed laser-drilled injectors enable more efficient combustion Single-scroll turbocharger with electric scavenging system Innovation dual-thermostat cooling for cylinder heads and engine bloc ... Continue reading

Auto Lab: Saturday February 21, 2015 - WMCA 570 8:05a-9a; WNYM 970 9:05a-10a

Feb 20, 2015

Auto Lab New York radio automotive broadcast show Two hour live call in radio show about cars and car repairs and reviews, with host Professor Harold Wolchuk, ... Continue reading

Subaru Boxer Engine Production Hits 15 Million

Feb 18, 2015

Major milestone for Subaru’s iconic horizontally-opposed ‘Boxer’ engine 49 years since the introduction of the first Boxer engine in the Subaru 1000 14 million Symmetrical All Wheel Drive vehicles manufactured Production of Subaru’s horizontally-opposed ‘Boxer’ engine has reached 15 millio ... Continue reading

Subaru Boxer Engine Production Hits 15 Million

Feb 18, 2015

Major milestone for Subaru’s iconic horizontally-opposed ‘Boxer’ engine 49 years since the introduction of the first Boxer engine in the Subaru 1000 14 million Symmetrical All Wheel Drive vehicles manufactured Production of Subaru’s horizontally-opposed ‘Boxer’ engine has reached 15 millio ... Continue reading

ESCORT Wows at Chicago Auto Show with Bluetooth-equipped Radar Detectors and ESCORT Live App

Feb 13, 2015

New Detectors Link Award-winning ESCORT Live™ Social App CHICAGO, Feb. 12, 2015 -- ESCORT Inc. (ESCORTradar.com), designer and manufacturer of the world's best performing radar and laser detectors, is exhibiting the new PASSPORT® and PASSPORT Max2™ radar detectors at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show this week. E ... Continue reading

Renault Clio GT Line Look Pack Now Available

Feb 10, 2015

GT Line Look Pack now available for £400 New wheels, exhaust, bumpers and trim details GT Line Look pack available on Dynamique MediaNav and Dynamique S MediaNav £250 parking camera option added to Clio GT Line Interior trim changes applied to all Clio models MAPLE CROSS, UK -- February 9, 2015: Dynamique by name ... Continue reading

FCA Mexico Inaugurates New Mopar Parts Distribution Center in Toluca, Mexico

Feb 9, 2015

The new Distribution Center is capable of storing and distributing more than 65,000 service parts offered to FCA Mexico’s customers and Mopar Distribution Network Bruno Cattori, President and CEO of FCA Mexico; Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar Service, Parts and Customer Care for Fiat Chrysler Automobile ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Begins Research and Development at New Engineering Center in Brazil

Feb 8, 2015

BorgWarner Strengthens its Position as a Leading Supplier of Advanced Turbocharging and Thermal Systems Technologies with its New Engineering Center in Itatiba City -- BorgWarner expands its product leadership in highly engineered engine and drivetrain components with the start of research and development at its new en ... Continue reading

SEAT Launches Ultimate Sub8 Performance Pack

Feb 6, 2015

SEAT launches ‘Ultimate Sub8 Performance Pack’, priced at £4,200 Comprehensive pack sports 30mm larger brakes with Brembo calipers, Michelin Sport Cup 2 tyres, body coloured side skirts, multi-spoke alloys in black or orange, plus series of weight reduction measures Exclusivity assured as each car built to ... Continue reading

Mopar Recognizes 27 Service Technicians with 'Top Tech' Honors

Feb 5, 2015

Mopar ‘Top Tech’ Program honors technicians who provide an elite level of service at FCA LLC US dealerships 27 FCA US technicians selected for recognition as a Mopar ‘Top Tech’ from more than 20,000 eligible participants Recipients awarded with a trip and tour of FCA US headquarters in Auburn Hills, ... Continue reading

Hyundai-Kia Taps BMW Exec to Push Performance

Feb 4, 2015

Washington DC February 4, 2015; The AIADA newsletter reported that Hyundai has hired the chief engineer from of BMW's legendary M Sport performance cars to make its vehicles more sporty and responsive. According to Mark Phelan at The Detroit Free Press, if Hyundai and Kia get as serious about performance as they were a ... Continue reading

Porsche And Michelin Raise The Bar Of Performance Driving

Feb 4, 2015

ATLANTA, Feb. 3, 2015 -- Porsche Cars North America named Michelin the official tire partner of its new Porsche Experience Centers which are slated to open this year in Atlanta and then later in Los Angeles. The centers will allow one-on-one instruction on unique Porsche test track modules and off-road courses that are ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Issues Voluntary Recall--2012 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrids

Feb 3, 2015

Volkswagen considers the safety and satisfaction of its consumers and passengers a top priority. As such, Volkswagen of America today notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will be issuing a voluntary safety recall affecting the fuel rail and injector connection on certain 2012 mode ... Continue reading