Global Aftermarket
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Doubles Production Capacity In Hungary

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has been producing seals in Kecskemét, Hungary, since 1998. Production operations have been steadily expanded since then.

LIQUI MOLY Earns Partslife Environmental Prize

Partslife has given LIQUI MOLY the award for its new oil factory pigging technique. When producing motor, transmission and other oils, all the pipes have to be cleaned before another oil can be bottled. A pig is a cleaning device that is pushed through the pipes under pressure, clearing out any remaining oil.

Institute For Supply Management Issues Update On Brexit Impact

ISM addresses economic concerns on the historic Brexit event through ISM Report On Business Brexit Report.

Magneti Marelli Automotive Lighting Launches New LED Module Production In NAFTA

The Juárez LED operation will start with the involvement of 115 employees, which is expected to grow to 165 by the end of 2016, and grow to nearly 400 people by the end of 2017.

UQM Technologies Executes On Its China Expansion Strategy

The company has announced a definitive agreement with Hybrid Kinetic Group Limited to invest $48 million in UQM.

Power And Points At The Automechanika Frankfurt Mechanic Games

Advance registration is now open online at mechanic-games.automechanika.com. Upon registering, all Mechanic Games participants will receive a free ticket voucher for Sept. 16 or 17.

European Powersports Battery Brand Unibat launches US Distribution

Based in Bari, Italy, the company will undertake U.S. sales with corporate headquarters in Woodland Hills, California, and U.S. distribution from Humble, Texas.

Global Car Sales Increase In Q1 2016 Thanks To SUV Boost In China And Europe

The popularity of SUVs in China has been an ongoing source of growth, and the trend continued last quarter, with the country accounting for 36 percent of total global sales in Q1 2016.

Auto Care Association Hosts Successful Trade Mission To Guatemala

Trade mission delegates participated in a full day of personalized business-to-business matchmaking meetings with local industry executives, pre-screened to match each company’s specific business objectives. Activities also included a country briefing presented by the U.S. Embassy, the American Chamber of Commerce in Guatemala and a local law firm.

DriveRightData Expands Into South America

This year, the company embarked on a global expansion plan that has seen headquarters established in Los Angeles and South Korea. Last year, the company established a base at Mira Technology Park in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, United Kingdom. This latest development will include a new sales office in Brazil.

‘Brexit’ Challenges The Automotive Industry To Defend Free Trade

International aftermarket veteran John Creamer, founder of GlobalAutoRegs.com, shares his insights on the recent vote by Britain to leave the European Union and the potential impacts this could have on the automotive industry.

IHS Enhances Mexico Automotive Aftermarket Insight With New Vehicle, OE Component Research From Integrate Data Facts

Used vehicles being imported from the United States represented the fastest-growing vehicle population in Mexico in the 2005-’14 timeframe. Until now, aftermarket companies were not able to get details regarding these vehicles, making the development of a catalog for replacement parts very difficult.