Holley to Supply EFI Throttle Bodies to NASCAR
Holley Performance Products has been selected by NASCAR to supply high-performance throttle bodies to Sprint Cup Series teams as they transition to electronic fuel Injection in 2012.
Continental, MLS Partner in Solar Project for Schools
Continental, Major League Soccer and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation will provide a $50,000 solar installation to a school as part of the Solar 4R Schools program.
New Product Cross-Reference Available at Delcoremy.com
Remy also recently announced a company-wide reorganization under the tagline “The Power of One,” which consolidates its global aftermarket operations into a single-source, customer-driven supply channel for light-, medium- and heavy-duty rotating electrics.
Chief Automotive Technologies Redesigns Website for Faster Access, Richer Content
The new site is compliant across all Internet browsers and offers streamlined searching and intuitive navigation, to make it more user-friendly, the company says.
OBITUARY: Margie Petersen, Co-Founder of the Petersen Automotive Museum
Margie McNally Petersen, a philanthropist who established the Petersen Automotive Museum with her late husband Robert Petersen in Los Angeles, has died after a battle with breast cancer. She was 76.
Solutia Completes Acquisition of Southwall Technologies Inc.
Acquisition positions Solutia as leader in next-generation advanced film solutions.
APRA Celebrates 70th Anniversary at BIG R Show
Past Chairman Ivan Cregger was on hand at the APRA History Booth, which had pictures from the 1940s and 1950s as well as other association memorabilia.
AASA Files Brief in NLRB Posting Rule Case
The NLRB rule would require employers to post a notice of an employee’s right to unionize. AASA opposes the NLRB’s mandate to employers to post the notice as well as the unfair labor practices that employers would be subject to for failure to comply. AASA also argues that the requirement violates an employer’s right to Free Speech protections, as the NLRB cannot compel an employer to promote the agency’s agenda.
Champion Oil Offers Full Lubricant Sponsorship for 2012 Racing Season
The winner, who will receive a full racing season supply of Champion Lubricants, will be announced on April 30, 2012.
OBITUARY: 1960 Indy 500 Winner Jim Rathman Dies at 83
Born in Los Angeles on July 16, 1928, Rathmann started life as Royal Richard Rathmann, becoming “Jim” in the immediate post World War II years, when he began racing hot rods as an underage
teenager.