Top 5 Stories of the Week

MotoRad Wins Content Excellence Award at ACPN Conference

MotoRad received the Content Excellence Award for ACES & PIES Data – Large Category, for its Thermal Management catalog.

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MPA Expands Brake-Related Product Offerings

MPA has introduced a new line of pads and rotors under the Quality-Built brand.

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Tenneco Shareholders Approve Proposed Acquisition

Reelection of directors, ratification of auditors also approved at 2022 annual shareholder meeting.

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ASCCA Partners with ACAT Global

ACAT Global and ASCCA to provide the Calif. automotive service industry with alternative to expensive catalytic converters.

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Shopmonkey Welcomes Jeff Haynie as Chief Technology Officer

Haynie’s team will introduce machine learning to drive added profitability for shop owners.

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Despite a tough commercial tire market in 2023 due to overstock and the effects of a rubber-banding supply chain, some tire manufacturers are expressing a cautious optimism for stabilization and gradual recovery through the rest of 2024 and into 2025.

"The economy is not showing signs that it’s going to slow down, but I don’t think the situation’s going to improve dramatically by the end of this year. It’s more likely next year," said Pierluigi Cumo, Vice President of B2B products, at Michelin North America. "We can see the light because the beginning of 2023 was very bad. I think now we’ve found the bottom, and I don’t think we’re going to get much further from the bottom in 2024."