News By Topic: Aftermarket Parts and Accessories

International Auto Components Buys Collins & Aikman Europe

Nov 28, 2005

PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 28, 2005; International Auto Components Group ("IAC"), the joint venture company recently formed by WL Ross & Co. LLC, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC, and Lear Corporation, announced a definitive agreement to acquire from Collins & Aikman Europe ("C&A") its $600 million operations in Austria, Belgi ... Continue reading

Driver Assistance Systems Can Help Cut the Accident Toll According to Bosch

Nov 25, 2005

DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 24, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28156) has announced the addition of Global market review of driver assistance (collision avoidance) systems - forecasts to 2011 to their offering. Recent research shows that six out of ten front-end crashes would not occur ... Continue reading

Dave Redinger The Neighbourhood Mechanic

Nov 24, 2005

Dave is a licensed auto mechanic with over 40 years in the trade. For the past 24 years he has operated Dr. H. Honda Specialists in Etobcoke Toronto). Dave the neighborhood mechanic can be heard answering his neighbors car questions on AM740 radio each Saturday at 9 AM. Some of these conversations will also be publishe ... Continue reading

European Customer Desirability and Willingness to Pay for Infotainment Features

Nov 24, 2005

PRESS RELEASE Low Awareness Levels and High Perceived Prices of Infotainment Systems Restrict Market Penetration System Manufacturers Need to Increase Marketing Efforts and Revise Prices to Suit Consumers’ Expectations London, UK – 24 November, 2005 - Although the European infotainment market is projected t ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Announces Nicholas F. Taubman Relinquishes Seat on Board of Directors

Nov 23, 2005

ROANOKE, Va.--Nov. 23, 2005--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, announced today that Nicholas F. Taubman has resigned from the company's Board of Directors in connection with his recent appointment as U.S. ambassador to Romania. ... Continue reading

Reserch Company Says Trim Masters Ranks Highest in Overall Automotive Seat Quality

Nov 23, 2005

Luxury Car Owners Have Highest Seat Quality WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 23 -- Trim Masters Inc. ranks highest in overall automotive seat quality for a third consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Seat Quality Report(SM) released today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050527/LA ... Continue reading

Titan Tire Announces Tentative Union Agreement

Nov 23, 2005

QUINCY, Ill.--Nov. 23, 2005--Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc. , has reached a tentative agreement today with United Steelworkers (USW) Local 745L on a new contract for workers at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's farm tire manufacturing facility in Freeport, Illinois. The USW will sc ... Continue reading

UAW Keeps Pressure on as Delphi Proceeds in Bankruptcy Court

Nov 23, 2005

Veteran turnaround expert Robert S. “Steve” Miller, who took over as head of Delphi in July, faces an uphill battle as he tries to get the nation’s largest supplier firm out of the biggest pickle it has ever faced. Holding nothing back, Miller is on hot pursuit to change the tone of things in Motown, ... Continue reading

Daewoo Adds 3D Image With Full Landscape Elevation in Their Next Car Navigation System

Nov 23, 2005

3DVU’s technology offers the most realistic car navigation system ever with 3D imagery and terrain elevation. Raanana, Israel November 22, 2005 -- 3DVU announced today that its 3rd generation VisualMap™ technology presenting satellite imagery and terrain elevation, will fuel Daewoo Precision Industries&#821 ... Continue reading

Goodyear's RFID Technology Has High-Profile Success

Nov 22, 2005

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, the first to implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology on a production scale, says RFID is the future for tire identification in manufacturing, supply chain management and tire/vehicle integration. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20 ... Continue reading

Giant Motorsports Reports Impressive Third Quarter Results

Nov 22, 2005

SALEM, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- Giant Motorsports Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GMOS) , implementing a national roll up strategy with a "big box" destination business model in the motorcycle and powersports industry, published record earnings for its third quarter ended September 30, 2005. Net income (before taxes) for the quarter was ... Continue reading

WIX Filters Presents Lap Leader Awards to Edwards, Green, Bodine

Nov 22, 2005

NEWS RELEASE Contact: Bruce Johnston Ashleigh Lockhart WIX Filters Wray Ward Laseter (704) 869-3383 (704) 926-1314 Bruce.Johnston@affiniagroup.com alockhart@wwlcreative.com Edwards, Green, Bodine Claim WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards Drivers Carl Edwards, David Green and Todd Bodine won the WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards ... Continue reading

American Drivers Admit Fear of Winter Roads

Nov 22, 2005

Survey shows tire grip is perceived as more important than four-wheel drive, yet one in five drivers still need to purchase new rubber before winter arrives AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- A majority of Americans say they are prepared for the approaching winter travel season, however, nearly two-thirds admit to fear of an acci ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Appoints Charles Baker Vice President and General Manager of Engineering

Nov 22, 2005

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Nov. 22 -- Charles Baker recently joined automotive interior supplier Johnson Controls and was appointed vice president and general manager of Engineering - North America for the firm's interior experience business. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) In this role, he is respo ... Continue reading

New Lighting Technologies Can Potentially Reduce 2,300 Pedestrian Fatalities

Nov 22, 2005

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Each year approximately 5,000 pedestrians (including bicyclists) are killed along U.S. roads -- 2,300 of them occurring at night -- and another 70,000 pedestrians are injured in traffic crashes, according to a 2003 NHTSA report. On average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every 111 minu ... Continue reading