New Raybestos Brand Brake Parts Released for 180 Import and Domestic Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
MCHENRY, Ill. — Late model coverage for Raybestos brand chassis parts – a member of the Affinia family of brands – continues to expand, with 100s of new 2012 applications being added on a daily basis, according to the company. According to the company, 4,800 brake applications for the 2012 model year have been added to date,
ACDelco Overhauls its Training Website
GRAND BLANC, Mich. – ACDelco has revamped its Learning Management System, or training website, to make it more efficient and customer-friendly, according to the company. Technician training is just one of many business support services ACDelco provides to its affiliated Total Service Support (TSS) aftermarket service facilities. "Time is money to our customers, and we
API Rallies Lubricants Industry with Assumption of Motor Oil Matters Program
Initiative to help distributors and technicians preserve product integrity and consumer trust through proper handling of bulk motor oils.
Standard Motor Is Acquiring Forecast Trading
Standard Motor Products Inc. announced it has acquired all of the capital stock of Forecast Trading Corporation for approximately $44 million. Forecast has distribution facilities in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and distributes a range of engine management products including ignition coils, ignition modules, switches and sensors, and filters. Lawrence I. Sills, Standard Motor Products’ Chairman and Chief Executive
Genuine Parts Co. Reports Record Sales and Earnings for the Third Quarter
ATLANTA — Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) has reported record sales and earnings for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30. Thomas Gallagher, chairman, president and CEO, announced that sales totaling $3.3 billion were up 11 percent compared to the third quarter of 2010. Net income for the quarter was $151.8 million, an increase
When To Replace Sensors And Why
Sensors are designed to last the life of the vehicle or until they wear out.
The Training Dilemma
Training is a complex brew of needs and availability.
Polk To Offer Aftermarket Insight During AAPEX
Polk executives participate in three sessions; exhibit at AAPEX highlights latest in Polk’s product suite for aftermarket
Behr Puts Vehicles To The Test in Climatic Wind Tunnel
At Behr’s climatic wind tunnel in Troy, Mich., vehicles are brutalized under simulated blaring sunlit conditions to see how well air conditioning systems will perform and how well HVAC systems will cooperate with engine cooling components.
Vortec 3500 Straight-Five Engine
The five-cylinder was seen as a way to achieve better fuel economy and performance than the six, but with more power and torque than the four. Back in 2002,General Motors developed what would become a new series of Vortec inline four-, five- and six-cylinder engines. All of the engines in the “Atlas” engine lineup share
