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

Heavy-Duty Inground Lift Offers Higher Capacity

Rotary Lift's modular, environmentally friendly, heavy-duty inground lift, the MOD35 Series, offers improved lifting capacity, patent-pending pendant controls, and reduced installation costs.

23.07.2014

Centric Parts announces new StopTech Big Brake kits and lines for BMW

Centric Parts, a North American manufacturer and supplier of aftermarket brake components and systems, has introduced front and rear axle StopTech Big Brake kits for the 2007-2013 BMW 128i (E82). The company also announced stainless steel brake line kits are available for upgrading brake lines only.

23.07.2014

Largest UK Bio-Refinery is Officially Opened in Hull

The £350 million Vivergo bioethanol plant in Hull was officially opened today by the Rt. Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. The new plant is the UK’s biggest bioethanol producer and largest single-source supplier of animal feed providing valuable commodities that the UK would usually import.

23.07.2014

Federal-Mogul completes purchase of Honeywell unit

Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp. has completed the acquisition of certain business assets of the Honeywell Friction Materials business based in Glinde, Germany.

22.07.2014

Independent market share rises

Castrol Professional Trend Tracker results

21.07.2014

BREMBO BRAKES: first class performance and rating

Readers of German car and motorcycle trade magazines have been voting for products across the entire car and motorcycle market. Once again the result confirms the basic principle: if you want to be safe at speed you need the best brakes. A discipline dominated by Brembo and honored by the public with the rating "Best Brand".

21.07.2014

SMP unveils multi-coverage, clone-able TPMS sensors

StandardMotor Products Inc. (SMP) has introduced a multi-coverage clone-able TPMS sensor line. The new Qwik-Sensor line will cover 94% of all domestic, European and Asian applications with three multi-coverage TPMS sensors.

18.07.2014

Cooper launches enhanced online training

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced it has launched an enhanced online tire business training program for its direct and indirect wholesale and retail dealers.

17.07.2014

ZF Launches Offer to Take TRW Automotive

Germany’s ZF Friedrichshafen AG launched an offer to buy U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.

16.07.2014

New Tuckunder Liftgate from Tommy Gate

Woodbine Manufacturing Company, producer of Tommy Gate hydraulic lifts, now offers a brand-new Tuckunder Series liftgate (TKT) for flatbed, stake, and van bodies.