News of automobile spare parts, consumables, auto parts and aftermarket .

ATF fluid ‘sizes up’ for increased demand

Autotrans ELC, a premium quality multi-vehicle automatic transmission fluid from Exol Lubricants, is now available in one litre packs for use in a wide range of passenger car applications.

26.01.2017

Bosch, Mahle to bail out of turbochargers JV

Mahle G.m.b.H. and Robert Bosch G.m.b.H. plan to sell their turbocharger partnership, citing a failure to achieve economies of scale despite strong sales growth.

26.01.2017

New Omnicraft brand to sell quality, competitively-priced parts for all vehicle brands at Ford dealerships

Ford dealers now have access to a complete family of parts to sell and to service all makes of vehicles as the Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) launches its new Omnicraft brand.

25.01.2017

Disreputable traders, illegal tyres – association shares part-worn experiences

Although the National Tyre Distributors’ Association would like to see them banned and TyreSafe implores motorists not to buy these products, around 4.5 million part-worn tyres are sold in the UK each year. The Local Government Association (LGA) has now also highlighted some of its members’ experiences with the sellers of used tyres, and cautions motorists to exercise caution when buying.

25.01.2017

Amazon Alexa integrated into INRIX OpenCar connected

INRIX, Inc., a world provider of connected car services and transportation analytics, today announced the integration of Amazon Alexa, the intelligent cloud based voice service, into the OpenCar platform for connected vehicles.

24.01.2017

Commercial vehicles, Europe and emissions components

As a business, maintaining a legislatively compliant fleet of commercial vehicles is the cornerstone of a successful logistics operation.

24.01.2017

European car industry boomed in 2016

The European car industry boomed in 2016 – with new car registrations for the year totalling 15.14 million units, a 6.5 per cent increase when compared to 2015.

23.01.2017

Power-TEC Hy-Jacks offer workshop flexibility

Power-TEC is offering a new solution to the problem of workshop vehicle positioning with its new Hy-Jacks which offer an effective method for moving vehicles in confined areas.