XPEL Technologies Names Barry Wood As Chief Financial Officer
Wood will become CFO, effective June 1, and will succeed Chris Coffee, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.
XPEL Acquires Parasol Canada
SAN ANTONIO – XPEL Technologies Corp., a global supplier of automotive paint and headlamp protection films, has acquired Parasol Canada, a distributor of paint protection and window tint products for the Canadian market. Parasol, founded in 2009, is headquartered in Terrebonne, a suburb of Montreal, with a distribution office in Calgary. Parasol has hundreds of
XPEL Technologies and Performance Tools Terminate Purchase Agreement
XPEL Technologies Corp. and Performance Tools Distributing have mutually agreed to terminate the agreement whereby XPEL was to acquire Performance Tools. Instead, the two companies have arranged a new distribution agreement. XPEL will distribute Performance Tools products throughout Canada on an exclusive basis, according to XPEL’s CEO Nuno Ferreira.
XPEL Aligns with NASCAR Vendor
XPEL Technologies Corp. announced its newly established relationship with North Carolina-based Supplies for Racing & Industry, Inc. (SRI), a vendor to a majority of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race teams, whose sister company, Stock Car Steel & Aluminum Inc., provides 95 percent of NASCAR teams’ metal requirements.
XPEL Surges to Nearly 11,000 Monthly Product Downloads
XPEL Technologies Corp. announced that product downloads from its database during the month of June reached 10,875 kits for the first time in Company history.
Shareholder Vote Affirms XPEL Management
XPEL Technologies Corp. announced the results of its first annual general shareholder meeting held on June 30, 2005 in San Antonio, TX.
Speedway Motorsports Names 2 to New Leadership Positions
Rob Ramage promoted to SVP of gov. relations, dep. counsel for Speedway Motorsports; Mark Faber named EVP & GM of Texas Motor Speedway.
Donaldson Introduces Protective Vent For Automotive Battery Packs
The Dual-Stage Battery Vent complements Donaldson’s growing automotive venting product line, which includes Snap-Fit, Screw-Fit, Press-Fit, Tube-Fit and Weld-Fit vents for numerous other vehicle components: from powertrains and headlights to sensors and fluid reservoirs.
The Herman Trend Alert: Energy From Algae?
Just as solar panels harness the almost unlimited power of the sun, so can we now exploit the process of photosynthesis to give the world unlimited energy.
NHTSA Issues Counterfeit Airbag Alert
On Oct. 10, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a consumer safety advisory regarding counterfeit replacement airbags that have been illegally branded with original equipment manufacturer logos and sold to mislead buyers.