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Dana Named Battery Solution Provider of the Year

Dana Named Battery Solution Provider of the Year

Dana Holding Corporation has been named the Best Battery Solution Provider of the Year by the China Decision Makers Consultancy (CDMC). The honor is in recognition of Dana's research and contributions to thermal-management technologies for hybrid-electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles. Through its Long® bra ... Continue reading

Rear View Safety Attends the 2015 RVIA Show and Debuts New Camera Systems for the Safety of RV's +VIDEO

Rear View Safety Attends the 2015 RVIA Show and Debuts New Camera Systems for the Safety of RV's +VIDEO

Rear View Safety, the industry leader in the sales and distribution of backup camera systems, as well as a strong and dedicated road safety advocate, recently attended the 2015 RVIA Show that was organized by the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association on December 1 through December 3, 2015. Held annually in Louisvil ... Continue reading

New Mopar Vehicle Protection "Complete 360" Plans Offer Customers Value and Peace of Mind

New Mopar Vehicle Protection "Complete 360" Plans Offer Customers Value and Peace of Mind

Mopar "Complete 360" plans provide owners 5-year/60,000-mile or 6-year/75,000-mile hassle-free protection "All-In" option includes Road Hazard Tire & Wheel protection Even more plans available through Mopar Vehicle Protection, including Lifetime Maximum Care and Essential Care Mopar Vehicle Protection (MVP), the servic ... Continue reading

Drivers Prepare for Snowpocalypse 2016

Drivers Prepare for Snowpocalypse 2016

As Americans brace themselves for what is expected to be the strongest winter in nearly 20 years, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, it's time to get your car, and particularly your tires, ready for an epic El Nino. In light of the upcoming season, combined with last winter's heavy snowfall, H ... Continue reading

Hydrofoils Incorporated Successfully Completes Testing of Prototype for New 50-Foot High-Speed Super Boat

Hydrofoils Incorporated Successfully Completes Testing of Prototype for New 50-Foot High-Speed Super Boat

Hydrofoils Incorporated, a 60-year innovator in high-speed marine design and technology, has successfully completed testing of a 1/8 scale version of their latest project. The 50-foot "INTERCEPTOR" will be powered by twin 1800hp gas turbine/electric hybrid engines built by Turbine Marine Incorporated, a worldwide leade ... Continue reading

Rising Average Age of Vehicles Drives Demand for Engine Control Units in North America

Rising Average Age of Vehicles Drives Demand for Engine Control Units in North America

The rising average age of vehicles (currently at 10.5 years) is the main factor driving the demand for engine control units (ECUs) in North America. Increasing technical complexities in parts and the growing number of vehicles in operation are further unlocking replacement opportunities in the ECU aftermarket. New anal ... Continue reading

Bridgestone and Pep Boys Agree on Amended Terms to Merger Agreement

Bridgestone and Pep Boys Agree on Amended Terms to Merger Agreement

NASHVILLE, Tenn. and PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11, 2015 -- Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) and The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (Pep Boys; NYSE: PBY) today announced that Pep Boys and Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC (BSRO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone, have amended their Agreement and Plan of Mer ... Continue reading

Car Question? Answers Live From NY - It's Auto Lab, December 12, 2015

Car Question? Answers Live From NY - It's Auto Lab, December 12, 2015

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

Bosch Aftermarket North America Releases Animated Music Video PSA, Stop the Roadkill +VIDEO

Bosch Aftermarket North America Releases Animated Music Video PSA, Stop the Roadkill +VIDEO

Bosch and The Humane Society have a common goal to reduce the number of wildlife that are struck down by vehicles in the U.S. every week. - Regular wiper blade replacement improves visibility of wildlife and other road hazards, contributing to safer driving. BROADVIEW, Ill., Dec. 8, 2015 -- Bosch Automotive Aftermarket ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products Releases 730 New Parts for Intermotor Import Line

Standard Motor Products Releases 730 New Parts for Intermotor Import Line

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) announces the addition of 730 new part numbers to its Intermotor® line of genuine import parts. The release expands coverage to an additional 276 million VIO for the year 2015. Intermotor's sensor category received significant additions, including the introduction of a 100% NEW (not ... Continue reading

American Consumers Have Saved More Than $363 Million Since 2009 By Using Independently Produced Collision Repair Parts

American Consumers Have Saved More Than $363 Million Since 2009 By Using Independently Produced Collision Repair Parts

Today, the Quality Parts Coalition (QPC) released a new report, confirming the significant price gap between car company brand and independently produced auto collision repair parts that consumers need to repair their vehicles after an accident. The report revealed that American consumers saved more than $363 million b ... Continue reading

All-new Mopar Winter Wheel Assemblies Deliver Additional Cold-weather Control

All-new Mopar Winter Wheel Assemblies Deliver Additional Cold-weather Control

Mopar winter wheel assemblies include winter tire, steel rim, Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Assemblies delivered mounted, balanced, ready to install Winter is coming — and just in time, so are all-new Mopar winter wheel assemblies. The all-new Mopar winter wheel assemblies are available for order for a va ... Continue reading

Car Question? Answers Live From NY - It's Auto Lab, Nov 28, 2015

Car Question? Answers Live From NY - It's Auto Lab, Nov 28, 2015

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

Americans Drive a Combined Average of 25 Billion Miles During the Holiday Season

Americans Drive a Combined Average of 25 Billion Miles During the Holiday Season

Bridgestone survey reveals only 26 percent of Snowbelt drivers will equip their vehicles with winter tires this year Winter weather is here – just in time for many Americans to embark on holiday road trips. According to an online survey commissioned by Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) and fielded by Harris Poll ... Continue reading

Mopar Powers Holiday Cheer with Unique Gift Ideas

Mopar Powers Holiday Cheer with Unique Gift Ideas

With a full catalog of unique gift ideas, Mopar is helping gift givers wrap up hundreds of fun and authentic Mopar merchandise items, an incredible variety of parts and accessories or even a new $109,354 supercharged 354-cubic-inch Gen III HEMI® engine Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak for the Mopar enthusiast in thei ... Continue reading

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