LINE-X Enters Exclusive Partnership With Keystone Automotive
LINE-X is now offering franchises an all-new distribution program through an exclusive partnership with Keystone.
Spectra Premium Releases 74 New SKUs Covering 7.4 Million Vehicles
New additions, including cooling, engine management and fuel products, cover more than 7.4 million vehicles on the road today.
MOOG Introduces New Parts, Tools For More Than 14.5 Million Passenger Vehicles
As the automotive service industry’s “Problem Solver,” MOOG Steering and Suspension develops innovative parts that improve on original designs to provide the safety, performance and durability customers expect, the company states.
Chrysler Group Announces $63 Million Investment In Warren Stamping Plant
Investment will expand capacity at the 65-year-old Michigan facility. New press line will support production at five U.S. and Canadian assembly plants.
Magneti Marelli Celebrates 90th Anniversary Of Weber Carburetor Brand
The Weber company was founded in Bologna, Italy, in 1923, and it gradually merged into Magneti Marelli, beginning in 1986. Weber’s experience and know-how laid the foundation for the development of powertrain technologies within Magneti Marelli, which have placed it today in the position of an important global player in the production of systems and components for engines and transmissions of automobiles, motorcycles and light vehicles.
LINE-X Protective Coatings Purchases American Aftermarket Group (AAG)
This new partnership will allow LINE-X franchise locations to offer consumers a more personalized and complete truck accessory customization experience through AAG’s Web-based, members-only accessories product fulfillment portal.
Dorman’s February New Product Announcement Features More Than 450 Parts
February’s New Product Announcement included 64 formerly “Dealer Only” parts.
New Fuel Delivery Part Numbers Available From Spectra Premium
Fifty-two new fuel delivery part numbers have been added.
SKF Adds 31 New Differential Kits to its Drivetrain Product Line
SKF differential kits come in either a standard kit (prefix SDK) or a master kit (suffix MK). Standard differential kits from SKF contain all the components needed for a complete repair, including: pinion bearings, differential bearings, pinion seal, pinion nut, crush sleeve (where applicable), gear marking compound and brush, thread locker and silicone sealant.
Customers Charged Up About Their Long-Lived ACDelco Batteries
In 1986, Ronald Reagan was president; oil prices dipped below $10 a barrel; an upstart software company named Microsoft issued an Initial Public Offering for stock; Bobby Ewing was brought back to life on the TV soap “Dallas”; and Jeff Becker bought an ACDelco Freedom 60 battery in suburban Los Angeles. Twenty-six years later, Becker and his battery are both older and still cranking out a living.