Bosch Honored By Toyota
Toyota Motor Corp. has presented its Global Contribution Award to the Bosch Group. This is the highest supplier honor the automaker awards, and is given in recognition of companies that have performed outstandingly over the previous year.
Hosting A National Car Care Month Event? Register Your Event With The Car Care Council
With National Car Care Month in April on the horizon, the Car Care Council urges shops, stores and other industry organizations planning community car care events to register their upcoming events.
Gates Launches New Automotive Racing Performance Website
Gates Corp. recently launched Gates Racing Performance Muscle (RPM), a cutting-edge website that provides in-depth information about the company’s racing and performance product line.
Rotary Lift SPO18 Two-Post Lift Helps Boost Productivity For JASPER Alternate Fuels
When JASPER Engines & Transmissions of Jasper, Ind., needed a new vehicle lift for its growing alternative fuels business, it turned to fellow Southern Indiana company Rotary Lift to buy an SPO18 heavy-duty two-post lift.
Spectra Premium Industries PIES Data Approaches 1 Million Records
With populated PIES fields ranging from ACES applications to VMRS codes covering 6,900 parts, Spectra’s PIES file now exceeds 985,000 records, the company says.
WIX Filters Sponsors Ryan Newman In NASCAR Whelen Modified Series
WIX Filters, a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, will sponsor Ryan Newman’s No. 7 Chevrolet at two NASCAR Whelen Modified Series races in 2013.
TechSmart Releases New Electronic Throttle Body Tech Session
Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) has released a new TechSmart Tech Session video featuring TechSmart electronic throttle bodies. The new video presents the benefits of TechSmart’s new electronic throttle bodies and demonstrates a simple, step-by-step throttle body installation.
Uni-Select And Auto-Plus Become Title Rights Sponsors Of Inaugural NHRA Event At New England Dragway
NHRA recently announced that Uni-Select USA and its Auto-Plus network of automotive retail stores have acquired title rights sponsorship of the inaugural event at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H. The Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals is scheduled for June 20-23, 2013 and represents the first event in the New England area for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
Bartec Announces TPMS Consumer Kit
This consumer kit comes with a counter mat, mouse pad, informative wall poster, large window banner, two versions of consumer-oriented brochures, and an attractive countertop display. To bring it all together, Bartec created a comprehensive reference book.
Car Care Council Women’s Board Raises Record Amount For 2013 Scholarship Program
The Car Care Council Women’s Board (WB) raised more than $5,000 in its first-ever silent auction during the 2013 Women’s Board winter meeting, held Feb. 6-7 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Fla. Items for the auction were donated by WB associate companies and aftermarket supporters, and all proceeds will go to the WB scholarship fund, allowing the WB to award a record number of scholarships in 2013.
Fifteen Finalists Named In $125,000 ‘Search For A Champion’ Contest
Fifteen grassroots racers representing several different forms of engine-driven competition have been selected as finalists in the 2013 “Search for a Champion” racing sponsorship contest, which will award $125,000 in sponsorship cash from Federal-Mogul’s iconic Champion brand of spark plugs, wiper blades and chemical additives.
Ingersoll Rand Announces 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Sponsorship Agreement With Joe Gibbs Racing
Ingersoll Rand announces a sponsorship agreement between the company’s compressed air systems, tools and equipment business and Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR). Ingersoll Rand will be an associate sponsor of the OneMain Financial No. 11 car, driven by Elliott Sadler for the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series racing season.