News By Topic: Parts Dealers

AutoMart-China Signs LOI, Moves to Offer Mandatory Safety/Exhaust Inspections

Mar 14, 2007

BEIJING & FORT MYERS, Fla.--AutoMart-China (OTC BB: DPFD), the largest independent auto aftermarket company in Beijing, said today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with a Chinese government-authorized company as its first step in being able to perform mandatory safety and exhaust inspections at its repair and main ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Abex® Brakes Expands Medium-Duty Product Line to Include Wheel Cylinders, Calipers and Thousands of Other Premium Hard Parts

Mar 14, 2007

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Abex brake products manufactured and marketed by Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTCBB:FDMLQ), a world leader in commercial-vehicle brakes, announces the expansion of the Abex line of commercial-grade brake products for medium-duty vehicles to include more than 3,500 premium hard parts such as wheel cylin ... Continue reading

After Market Auto Parts Alliance Signs Agreement with Identifix

Mar 12, 2007

ST. PAUL, Minn. March 12, 2007; Identifix, one of the nation's premier sources of online and hotline diagnostic and repair information, today announced it has been recognized as a Preferred Provider to Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance (The Alliance) to introduce Identifix services to the 2,400 Certified Service Centers ... Continue reading

Free Vehicle Check-Ups to Mark National Car Care Month in April

Mar 12, 2007

BETHESDA, Md., March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Most people recognize April as tax time, but in the automotive repair industry, it's also the official time to celebrate National Car Care Month (NCCM) and the benefits of regular vehicle care and maintenance. To mark NCCM, automotive repair shops, parts stores, distri ... Continue reading

Proliferation of Electronic Content in Vehicles Increases Demand for Fault Tolerant Solutions

Mar 6, 2007

LONDON, March 6 -- The proliferation of electronic content in automobiles will further underline the importance of fault-tolerant electronic components to minimise errors and avoid accidents. While fault tolerance in automobiles is still at an early stage, it is projected to register steady growth before moving up into ... Continue reading

Identifix Publishes 150,000th Test and Fix

Mar 5, 2007

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Identifix, one of the nation’s premier sources of online and hotline diagnostic and repair information, today announced that it has added the 150,000th Hotline Archive to Direct-Hit; its award-winning online diagnostic product. Each month the most interesting diagnostic problems are selected to wr ... Continue reading

New Automotive-Grade 32-Mbit NOR Flash Memory from STMicroelectronics

Mar 1, 2007

High-density addition to ST's automotive memory portfolio uses state-of-the- art 0.11-micron process technology GENEVA, March 1 -- STMicroelectronics , a major supplier of NOR Flash memory to the automotive electronics sector, today announced the addition of a new 32-Mbit device which is Automotive Grade certified for ... Continue reading

Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference Breaks Previous Records

Mar 1, 2007

History will be made April 1-4 in Anaheim, California, where the largest gathering of alternative fuel professionals will convene for the 13th Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo. Records for mobility feats are nothing new. Consider some recent Guinness World Records. - The Casual Lofa is a motorize ... Continue reading

Scion Corporate Manager Steve Haag to Address Motor Press Guild March 6

Feb 27, 2007

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 -- The Motor Press Guild (MPG), America's largest professional automotive media association, announces Steve Haag, corporate manager of Scion will be the featured speaker at its March 6 meeting. Haag will talk about Scion as a company, its approach to selling vehicles and its success since the laun ... Continue reading

California Trying to Ban Sale of Automotive Refrigerant to Consumers

Feb 26, 2007

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Californians are at risk of losing their right to work on their own vehicle air conditioner, as a proposed law to ban the sale of 134a refrigerant is moving through the state bureaucracy and may become law soon. The consumer ban, being proposed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), targets t ... Continue reading

CSK Auto Corporation Announces Sales Results

Feb 20, 2007

PHOENIX--CSK Auto Corporation , the parent company of CSK Auto, Inc. (the “Company”), announced today preliminary sales results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 4, 2007 (“fiscal 2006”). Preliminary Sales Information Fiscal 2006 had 53 weeks of sales (14 weeks in the fourth quart ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Declares Quarterly Dividend

Feb 16, 2007

PHILADELPHIA--The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, announced that its Board of Directors approved the payment of the next quarterly dividend of $.0675 per share payable on April 30, 2007 to shareholders of record on April 16, 2007. The annual ... Continue reading

CSK Auto Corporation Requests Additional One-Month Extension from New York Stock Exchange

Feb 13, 2007

PHOENIX--CSK Auto Corporation today announced it has submitted a request to the New York Stock Exchange (“Exchange”) for an additional one-month extension to file its 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2005 Form 10-K”) for its fiscal year ended January 29, 2006. As announced in November 2006, the Exc ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ Maps Power New Nokia 6110 Navigator

Feb 12, 2007

Follows on heels of Nokia's N95, Mobile Search and Nokia 330 Navigation/Location Solutions also powered with NAVTEQ BARCELONA, Feb. 12 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, is providing map data for the new Nokia 6110 Navigator -- the company's latest ... Continue reading

AFSAEF, NADA Release Updated Version of "Understanding Vehicle Financing"

Feb 12, 2007

Lynne Strang Vice President of Communications American Financial Services Association Telephone: 202-296-5544, ext. 613 Fax: 202-223-0321 For Immediate Release Contacts: Lynne Strang, AFSAEF (202) 296-5544, ext. 613 David Hyatt, NADA (703) 821-7120 AFSAEF, NADA RELEASE UPDATED VERSION OF "UNDERSTANDING VEHICLE FINANCIN ... Continue reading