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Ride-On products offer instant flat tire repair and prevention

Ride-On products offer instant flat tire repair and prevention

2013's big holiday driving season is about to start. The manufacturers of Ride-On tire sealant and LED Smart Caps would like to remind the public that blowouts are even more dangerous when roads are wet from rain, snow, or sleet - just the kind of weather we get this time of year. Drivers need to educate themselves on ... Continue reading

New technology for cars promises "smart" applications for car wheels that will be compatible with iPhone and Android apps

New technology for cars promises "smart" applications for car wheels that will be compatible with iPhone and Android apps

Nowadays it seems like everything is getting smarter. Smart phones, smart refrigerators, and now smarter wheels for cars. A car wheel with a "brain"? The idea comes from a company out of south Florida called Intelligent Power & Light, which aims its new technology squarely at the wheel. Founders of the company believe ... Continue reading

Remote Car Starter Keeps Winter Cold Away

Remote Car Starter Keeps Winter Cold Away

For people who truly despise the thought of having to get into cold vehicle this winter, there is some relief available at the Aftermarket Department at Toyota of Naperville. The experts at Toyota of Naperville handle a wide variety of remote starters in Naperville, IL that they can install on a customer's vehicle; bas ... Continue reading

Ten Presenters Bring OEMs & Independents Together at NASTF

Ten Presenters Bring OEMs & Independents Together at NASTF

The Fall 2013 General Meeting of the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) was held during the AAPEX/SEMA trade shows in Las Vegas on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Sixty-five attended the event live. Thirty-seven attended via the webcast and more than 300 viewed the recorded webcast within a week following the ... Continue reading

2013 Los Angeles Auto Show Reveals Automotive Innovations Across All Vehicle Segments

2013 Los Angeles Auto Show Reveals Automotive Innovations Across All Vehicle Segments

Start your engines! The Los Angeles Auto Show, the first auto show of the season is here! Widely regarded as being the most forward-thinking of all the major shows, the latest in technology and design exhibited at the show will be finding their way into driveways across the country in the near future. The show proves t ... Continue reading

Affordable auto parts gift ideas from AutoPartsWarehouse.com make packing up the gear and hitting the road easier than ever

Affordable auto parts gift ideas from AutoPartsWarehouse.com make packing up the gear and hitting the road easier than ever

With nearly eight in ten leisure travelers opting to drive versus fly and an approximate 46% of these travelers looking for adventure1, it is a safe bet that someone on most consumers' holiday lists is planning to hit the road in 2013. And, while most people may not think of auto parts for holiday giving, AutoPartsWare ... Continue reading

Industry-leading companies across verticals gather in Frankfurt to receive coveted awards

Industry-leading companies across verticals gather in Frankfurt to receive coveted awards

Frost & Sullivan presented accolades acknowledging superlative performances within their respective industries to over twenty game-changing companies at the 2013 Excellence in Best Practices Awards Banquet at the Frankfurt Jumeirah Hotel on 19th November. The black tie event recognized companies, strategies, processes ... Continue reading

B3C Fuel Solutions STOPS FUEL DECAY With New FUEL LIFE Technology

B3C Fuel Solutions STOPS FUEL DECAY With New FUEL LIFE Technology

B3C Fuel Solutions, LLC, a manufacturer of environmentally friendly products and solutions for ethanol and bio-fuel related problems, announces new FUEL LIFE Technology. This state-of-the-art technology is designed to keep fuel completely stabilized and water free, and has the power to virtually eliminate the need for ... Continue reading

mPower Announces New Distribution Opportunities for the Jump It Emergency Jump Starter from SEMA 2013

mPower Announces New Distribution Opportunities for the Jump It Emergency Jump Starter from SEMA 2013

mPower Technologies Inc. , the consumer products division of mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: XDSL), announced today new opportunities for distribution partners in the auto accessories category. Officially launched on November 5, 2013 at the SEMA show, the mPower Jump It is an extremely powerful and portable car batte ... Continue reading

The Grimaldi Group Receives The 2013 Logistics Supplier Award From Fiat-Chrysler

The Grimaldi Group Receives The 2013 Logistics Supplier Award From Fiat-Chrysler

On the 13th of November 2013, in the framework of the Supplier Qualitas Convention, the Grimaldi Group received from Fiat-Chrysler, The Qualitas Award 2013 in the Supply Chain/Logistics Supplier category. ... Continue reading

Self Healing Battery Electrode Likely to Boost Greater Charge Capacity of Lithium-ion Battery

Self Healing Battery Electrode Likely to Boost Greater Charge Capacity of Lithium-ion Battery

The lithium-ion battery market has continued to evolve with emphasis on extremely long life, scalability, low cost/kWh, 100 percent safe high energy density and high efficiency. The lithium-ion battery market has shown huge potential with its use in consumer, industrial, automotive and renewable energy/grid storage app ... Continue reading

RECALL: Yokohama Tire Tires

RECALL: Yokohama Tire Tires

NHTSA Campaign Number: 13T009000 Component(s): TIRES Potential Number of Units Affected: 1,192 Manufacturer: Yokohama Tire Corporation SUMMARY: Yokohama Tire Corporation (Yokohama) is recalling certain 7.50R16 RY215 tires manufactured January 1, 2006, through August 1, 2011. These tires are missing the "DOT" prefix, th ... Continue reading

Eastwood Launches Mobile App That Connects Auto Enthusiasts

Eastwood Launches Mobile App That Connects Auto Enthusiasts

The Eastwood Company, innovators of do-it-yourself automotive restoration tools and accessories, introduces its new, free mobile app for iPhone and Android smart phones (http://www.eastwood.com/mobile-app). The app connects hobbyists by providing instant access to Eastwood's video library, tech library, blog, live chat ... Continue reading

Fiat and Chrysler honor Autoliv with Supplier of the Year Award

Fiat and Chrysler honor Autoliv with Supplier of the Year Award

“providing best-in-class quality and financial performance, as well as for its ability to serve as a top-performing system supplier for complex safety and restraint applications.” Autoliv Inc. – the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems – was honored with the “Supplier of the Year” ... Continue reading

One Year 15,000 Mile Test of Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position RE970 AS Super Premium Tires.

One Year 15,000 Mile Test of Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position RE970 AS Super Premium Tires.

Photo:Potenza RE970AS v2 Just a year ago we began a long term test of one super premium all season tire, a tire we reviewed in 2012 and thought highly of. That review was based on a single day’s testing, not thousands of miles. Our question to ourselves and the tire company was, would we continue to think it was w ... Continue reading

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