Dealership Parts & Service Takes Aim at the Aftermarket
Would you sell parts to your competitor? In all probability, you already do. While your driver delivers aftermarket parts through the OE dealership service department’s front door, OE parts are going out that same dealership’s backdoor to your best installer customers.
Ford Selected as Featured OEM for 2004 SEMA Show
Ford Motor Co. has been selected as the featured vehicle manufacturer for the 2004 SEMA Show, which takes place Nov. 2-5 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, during Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week. In addition to Ford, other OEM exhibitors will display concept vehicles and ways to modify vehicles at the SEMA Show 2004, including: American Honda, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, SCION, Subaru and Toyota.
SEMA’s First East Coast International Auto Salon Deemed a Success
According to show organizers, the premiere of the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) East Coast International Auto Salon (IAS) proved what industry insiders have long suspected: interest in the sport compact performance segment is booming in the country’s eastern region.
BFG Challenge Turns Ordinary Drivers Into Test Drivers At SEMA’s International Auto Salon
BFGoodrich Tires is putting its money where its mouth is. The brand of tires is turning ordinary drivers into test drivers at SEMA’s International Auto Salon (IAS) in Atlantic City, N.J., this weekend.
ANSA Automotive Parts Distributors Announces New Line of Exhaust Systems
ANSA Automotive Parts Distributors has announced the availability of the new Silverline direct-fit performance exhaust systems for Acura RSX, Chevrolet Cavalier, Honda Civic and Prelude, Hyundai Tiburon, Mazda Miata, Pontiac Sunfire, Subaru WRX and Toyota Celica.
DENSO Increases Motorsports Sponsorships for 2004
Japan-based DENSO Corp. has announced it will co-sponsor two new teams for the 2004 racing season — Panasonic Toyota Racing team in Formula One (F1), and Subaru World Rally team. DENSO will also continue to support the Panasonic Toyota Racing team as a technical sponsor.
Ward’s Reports Estimated Production
Vehicle production last week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 339,878 units, up 15 percent from the 295,481 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
Modine Expands Aftermarket Radiator Model Coverage
The aftermarket division of Modine Manufacturing has added more than 100 complete replacement radiators to its 2004 product line. The expanded radiator line, currently available, includes thousands of applications from domestic and import cars and light trucks. Modine’s aftermarket supplies replacement radiators both nationally and internationally, including distribution through major national accounts like NAPA, Pronto, Parts Plus, APA, independent automotive parts distributors, and more than 25,000 local repair outlets.
More Aftermarket Eye Candy at This Year’s North American International Auto Show
Although there’s no shortage of muscle on the main floor at this year’s North American International Auto Show — the 850-horsepower Chrysler ME412 concept is only the beginning — there’s also a subterranean performance theme that’s been missing from previous shows. Once the take-it-or-leave-it realm of marginal players like Daewoo and stillborns like the revival Cunningham sports car, Cobo Center’s downstairs Michigan Hall exhibit area is studded this year with an intriguing array of production vehicles enhanced by aftermarket bolt-on goodies: designer wheels, low-profile tires, oversize brakes, high-performance shock absorbers and more.