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Stories Collection

- With the introduction of thousands of new SKUs, a lack of fresh and accurate data, an...
- I recall an episode of the original "Star Trek" series in which Kirk and Sp...
- John Washbish
Affinia
Communication is one of a number of issues the newly formed...
- Ningbo Jitai Auto Ignition Parts offers distributors with a strong cap, special steel...
- The Lenexa, Kan.-based program distribution group Automotive Parts Associates (APA) h...
- Having seen two major program group plays in recent months--Pronto with RPM and Parts...
- * Glass cleaner. The glass cleaner category is full of possibilities. Some consumers ...
- By now you've probably come to realize that over a lifetime I've developed some fairl...
- Plasti-Kote introduces Anodizit[TM] top coat, which provides a red or blue anodized l...
- Parker Hannifin Corporation introduces a nitrogen generator geared toward tire center...
- With automotive fragrances for vents, dashboards and windows, Ningbo Ningshing Intern...
- Just as one car or truck will not meet the needs of every motorist, neither will one ...
- FRAM[R] introduces the High Mileage[TM] oil filter, designed for vehicles with more t...
- Long before recycling became fashionable, Van's Auto Parts in Austin, Texas was alrea...
- Ningbo Siming is a manufacturer with 12 years of experience making tire valve and rep...
- A few months ago I wrote about the new emissions testing system here in New Hampshire...
- The Rancho Jeep Rubicon (TJ) Rockcrawler suspension system allows Rubicon owners to e...
- June 8-9
MEMA Legislative Summit
Held in Washington, D.C., this second annual eve...
- A car is a complex machine with a variety of mechanical and electrical systems. The a...
- OSSCA PARTS specializes in all ranges of suspension and steering parts, such as wheel...
- Supreme Performance's 2005 Performance Exhaust Catalog is sure to be the street racer...
- With more than 3,200 auto stores and Car Care Centers across North America, Parts Plu...
- ANCO[R] Wiper Blades, Federal-Mogul Corp., www.federal-mogul.com
Automotive Afterma...
- The Breeze, from Glasstite[R], is a fiberglass tonneau cover that features a rotary-l...
- Gabriel's 2005 Shock and Strut Catalog maps the way for a revolution in ride control....
- Michelin has recently signed a licensing agreement with Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Coke...
- There are nine numbers jobbers need to know in order to be profitable, according to B...
- As an industry, we are well aware that car dealerships are sometimes seen as an evil ...
- The new 2005 Bar's Leaks product catalog is full of product details on Bar's products...
- When I began my aftermarket career with AC Spark Plug in 1962, the challenge of diffe...
- AAM USA Inc.
PRESIDENT: Tim Odom
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1988
WD MEMBERS: 14
MEMBER...
- * Provide customers with choices. Ask the consumer what he or she needs and offer the...
- This nation continues to import more auto parts than it sells to other countries. The...
- Monkey Grip, a trademark of Victor Products, Inc., offers the EZ Seal Tire Sealant in...
- You already know about the ever-growing popularity of muscle cars and their nostalgic...
- Fujian Guanlean Automotive Parts boasts an annual productivity rate that includes 8,0...
- Streamlight's products catalog features a number of "illuminating" items, f...
- Federated Auto Parts' dedication to building profitable and successful relationships ...
- LAS VEGAS -- Parts prices may not be as significant as some distributors think.
At ...
- Safe Traffic System Inc. has developed the RideSafer[TM] Travel Vest, which is design...
- New aftermarket water pumps from ASC Industries, Inc. offer OE quality, form, fit and...
- A number of items are available through the MITO Corporation's online catalog and web...
- Deposit-control additives have been required by the EPA in all gasoline since 1995; h...
- Ever gotten upset because one of your youngest employees didn't complete a task that ...
- Do you have your receipt?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
COPYRIGHT 2005 Advanstar Communi...
- Auto dusters from Ningbo Jitai Car Accessories Co. are available in different sizes t...
- * Removing rear wipers. When recommending the removal of rear wipers with a windshiel...
- Longkou TLC Machinery Co., founded in 2000, specializes in brake discs and has more t...
- The diesel market is in the midst of a revolution. Years had passed with little innov...
- Wrenchead, Inc. will provide a Web-based next generation warehouse and store solution...
- Since 1914, Beck/Arnley has focused on the customer, offering high quality parts that...
- Coolant in an engine must do three things: carry heat to the radiator, prevent freezi...
- Trico Products offers a full-color sell sheet featuring the new Oktane[TM] wiper blad...
- WT-AR, a new solvent by Westech Aerosol Corporation, does not contain any chemicals o...
- National Pronto Association exists for the benefit of its shareholders, according to ...
- A new transload logistics center has been opened by Grand Rapids-based Supply Chain S...
- "We are in the business to attract and retain customers," said Margie Seyfe...
- The days of "Made in the USA" are practically over. Pick an item from a ret...
- The logo for O'Reilly Auto Parts is a bright, kelly green. Upon closer examination, y...
- Year after year, thousands of miles of sandy dunes, deserts, mud pits, gullies and tr...
- The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is trying to make sense of Californ...
- Carbest offers a wide range of automotive accessories, with more than 10,000 differen...
- The automotive aftermarket is facing dealership competition on yet another front: car...
- An exclusive manufacturer of wire strippers, Wenzhou Lucheng Sanxing General supplies...
- Keep learning. Know your customer. Be out front. That's the motto for Auto Value/Bump...
- In the aftermarket, people are an important asset. In order to make them feel as esse...
- Penda Corporation has sold its Glasstite fiberglass manufacturing division in Dunnell...
- Mothers[R] has developed the FX[TM] line of car care products, designed for the next-...
- In order to grow in the automotive aftermarket, it's important to listen to your cust...
- Times are changing and cars are changing.
One of the biggest changes in today's aft...
- Beck/Arnley's 2005 Rotating Electrical Catalog includes 81 remanufactured alternator ...
- The tuner-inspired Cyclone wiper blades, from Jamak, are back in '05 with even more a...
- "IN HONOR OF ROBERT KEARNS, MOURNERS WIPED AWAY TEARS, ... PAUSED, ... WIPED AWA...
- Transpro, Inc. has completed the previously announced sale of its heavy-duty OEM busi...
- Street Glow, Inc.'s new line of StreetGlow[R] ultra bright L.E.D. tubes are available...
- Airtex, www.airtexproducts.com
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, www.aft...
- The KYB Monotube Shock line, which features Gas-a-Just[R] High Performance Shocks and...
- Bar's Leaks[R] Transmission Repair-It[R] (P/N 1400) contains a combination of the bes...
- When Ben Franklin opened Franklin Auto Parts in Redding, Calif., in 1980, he had no i...
- This year's Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas will brea...
- TransGo's[R] Turbo 400 performance shift kit upgrades General Motor's Turbo 400 autom...
- It's no secret even to the most unobservant motorist that cars have changed a great d...
- The CargoCatch[TM], introduced by Graham Solutions, can be used in any pickup and com...
- Almost as quickly as new vehicle technology is introduced into the market, curious ca...
- Point-of-purchase (POP) displays are a quick and easy way to add visual excitement to...
- Rarely is the U.S. economy discussed these days without mention of China's dominating...
- The often-discussed trend of independent service providers (ISPs) frequenting car dea...
- Members of today's young generation, especially those most likely to invest serious m...
- ANSA Automotive offers the ability to personalize look and sound with the Silverline[...
- Certainly vehicles today don't look like they used to in the 1970s, when the Annual C...
- Delphi brings an all-makes lineup for many of the most popular domestic and European ...
- May 11-12
Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium
This year marks the Global Symp...
- The FM Voyager, by DesignTech International, Inc., allows motorists to play MP3s thro...
- There are two ways to do business with Midway Auto Supply in Dallas, Texas. You can e...
- Fidanza has added short throw shifters to its line of performance products. The light...
- AVS introduces new body kits and flares for sport compact cars, designed to complemen...
- Once upon a time, a couple of bored teenagers with a penchant for fast and furious be...
- he exhaust system was originally designed to transport exhaust gases away from the en...
- A news item caught my attention the other day. It was an announcement that MEMA was i...
- An influx of overseas parts arriving in an already-saturated American marketplace con...
- The recent natural disasters that have struck across the country highlight the need f...
- With a 2.8 percent annual growth rate, the North American aftermarket for air conditi...
- The revolutionary Metal[TM] Cat is the only aftermarket converter in the U.S. that ha...
- A recently formed group representing technicians and manufacturers is reiterating a c...
- Women are popping up in all kinds of different automotive fields. Is it because they ...
- * Consumers on the go. Pre-diluted antifreeze is perfect for those consumers who don'...
- Kustom Effex[TM], from Plasti-Kote Co., Inc., features Kameleon Kolors[R], which chan...
- Toyota has stated that it doesn't officially condone modification of its vehicles, bu...
- Our March Best Practices story titled "A customer mindset that brews success&quo...
- China's Three Gorges Dam project could help remedy a longstanding energy crisis and c...
- The Right to Repair Act, which has sharply divided the aftermarket, is expected to se...
- Brakes need to be maintained on a regular basis. In an age when many new vehicle ads ...
- Watch a race on television and you'll see motor oil commercials that tell you their b...
- * Coolant. Make sure the consumer buys the right coolant for their vehicle. A vehicle...
- The new Wide Band Air/Fuel Meter Kit from Powerhouse[R] Products allows for accurate ...
- DNX coil-over suspensions, now available for 1994-2001 Acura Integra, 1993-1997 Honda...
- * Diagnosing fan clutch issues. The thermal fan clutch shortly engages and then disen...
- Dale Adams Enterprises offers the Bone[TM] creeper line, which includes the Bone, des...
- GSC Motorsports has decided to make the foray into wholesale distribution. The Charle...
- When I worked at Chrysler in the late '70s, I drove Chrysler products and slapped &qu...
- According to Purdue University's Center for Customer-Driven Quality, nearly 70 percen...
- Nowadays, even the outsourcing countries are outsourcing, such as Japanese firms sett...
- NGK Spark Plugs (USA) Inc. has enhanced its line of NTK oxygen sensors, which now off...
- Akebono Corporation North America (ACNA) offers its EURO[TM] line of disc brake pads ...
- Rancho[R] introduces the Rancho RS9000RCX[TM], which is a dual-action remote control ...
- The Freedonia Group forecasts that the demand for automotive entertainment systems, w...
- Sport compact "street racers" are taking the aftermarket by storm. Parts th...
- This is not your average NASCAR Nextel Cup championship story.
Kurt Busch's No. 97 ...
- The Mac[R] 31/48-inch SuperSocket[TM] set from Mac Tools[TM] is designed with a paten...
- The Fall 2004 Reid Tool Supply catalog offers more than 45,000 hardware components, i...
- It's no secret that the Internet opened the floodgates to the information superhighwa...
- Ever since the evolution of the automobile, racing has told its own story in our hist...
- Motorsports is the perfect venue for ACDelco and its customers to reach new markets, ...
- Now in its 21st year, the Taipei International Auto/Motorcycle Parts & Accessorie...
- Gent-L-Kleen Products, Inc. has expanded its line of citrus hand cleaners with Orange...
- Behind every brand name item is a license agreement, typically forged between the ent...
- Mallory Ignition has partnered with the ARCA RE/MAX Racing Series to provide specialt...
- The Perfect-It 3000 Paint Finishing System, introduced by 3M, includes a full line of...
- Billet steel flywheels are now available from Hays for use on AMC Jeeps with 360 engi...
- Penda Corporation has revitalized its Penda Skid Resistor to provide a more skid-resi...
- Mallory offers an updated, redesigned 2005 Performance Automotive Products Catalog, w...
- A new line of safety wire twister pliers, from SK Hand Tool Corp., is made for racing...
- This year marks The Casite Company's return to motorsports sponsorship. Casite has be...
- SEVERE GEAR[TM] Synthetic Extreme Pressure Gear Lubes from AMSOIL[R] Inc. are availab...
- High performance air filters by Green Filter USA[R] are now available for the 2003 6....
- Dye-Lite[R] All-In-One[TM] dye, created by Tracer Products, is formulated with two di...
- If this were a race, aftermarket manufacturers would be leaving the other channels in...
- In 2005, WIX Filters once again will be trusted by more professional race teams than ...
- A friend and regular reader of this column commented to me the other day that I was n...
- Vizualogic[R] introduces the Hindsight[R] C-1000 Vehicle BackUp System, a safety devi...
- Hellwig Suspension Products offers a heavy-duty, anti-sway bar kit (No.7654) that fit...
- Experts recommend businesses focus on fixing problems when they arise instead of figu...
- After the initial struggle from the much-heralded split between CART and Indy Racing ...
- Racing professionals know that the most important attribute of a radiator coolant tre...
- Bar's Leaks[R], the popular vehicle stop-leak brand, continues its long history of mo...
- Strange weather has been common in many regions across the country, with some areas e...
- Honeywell Friction Materials, the maker of Bendix[R] brakes, is an avid supporter of ...
- Designed for the professional or the backyard mechanic, Mechanix Wear's FastFit[R] Gl...
- Delphi Corporation is expanding its original equipment oxygen sensor (O2) line for th...
- Beck/Arnley announces enhanced product packaging for its line of remanufactured start...
- While you weren't paying attention, the Kyoto Protocol--signed in 2001--went into eff...
- Car-Freshner Corporation, maker of "Little Tree" air fresheners, is the lon...
- Autolite[TM], a division of Honeywell Consumer Products Group, introduces two lightin...
- The Safari Light Bar for the Toyota RAV4, by Westin Automotive, adds extra front-end ...
- Honeywell Friction Materials introduces Bendix[R] Select Semi-Loaded Calipers, a full...
- Subaru of America offers suspension kits for Subaru performance models. Products incl...
- When most people think of the Nordstrom department store, they don't think automotive...
- There is an indescribable rush that comes with watching a dragster travel 300-plus mi...
- Built on a solid foundation of quality, dependability and performance, it's no wonder...
- For the second year in a row, Loctite[R] will be an associate sponsor of Robert Yates...
- General Motors Corp. (GM) and DaimlerChrysler have joined forces to develop an electr...
- Don Schumacher, a pioneer of drag racing, is completing a new 107,000-sq.-foot, $5 mi...
- You don't have to go to the racetrack to experience high performance applications. In...
- DynoMax[R] Performance Exhaust offers ultra-high-flow aluminized and stainless steel ...
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