The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced that through July 25, 2014, members now have the opportunity to select nominees for the 2014 SEMA Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year Award. SEMA says ...
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Centric Parts, a North American manufacturer and supplier of aftermarket brake components and systems, has hired industry veteran Charlie Kirkland to the newly created position of director of sales for program groups. Kirkland has more ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will announce second-quarter 2014 financial results before the markets opens on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Management will discuss the financial results on a conference call beginning at 11 a.m. EDT that day. ...
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In July this year, Mexico's car and light commercial vehicle production volume decreased by 9.6 percent compared to June but increased by 8.5 percent year on year to 259,634 units, according to the release from the Mexican Association of ...
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Volvo is set to launch XC90 that is built on Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) modular chassis technology developed by Volvo. The new technology is flexible, allowing the company's engineers and designers to create new design ...
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New Flyer Industries is equipping 34 units of York, Ontario-bound buses with DIWA.5 automatic transmissions from Voith Turbo, a provider of intelligent drive solutions and systems. The DIWA.5 transmission will facilitate streamlined gear ...
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Ford is enhancing the audio system of its 2015 Ford Mustang with three audio systems: a six-speaker configuration, a nine-speaker system, and 12-speaker ShakerPro. The car maker has also added lighter 6.5-inch door speakers in the ...
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McLaren GT has today confirmed that it will premiere its latest model at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, with the wraps set to come off the track-only 650S Sprint. The stripped-out racer will make its global ...
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Automotive supplier Johnson Controls has opened a new crash test facility at its Automotive Seating headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, US. Featuring a Seattle Safety ServoSled, the facility allows the company to offer the most accurate, ...
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FleetPride, Inc., the nation's largest independent distributor of aftermarket heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Republic Diesel truck parts and service business. The acquisition ...
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Groupe Michelin’s Michelin Earthmover division announced the introduction of the Michelin X-Straddle 2, 450/95R25, a more advanced port tire for use on the massive straddle carriers that load and unload container ships at the ...
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Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ Wagner brake brand has added coverage for more than 440 applications representing approximately 40 million registered vehicles. The additional coverage includes premium Wagner ThermoQuiet brake pads and ...
The silence is deafening. Since the United Steelworkers filed a complaint against the influx of consumer tire imports from China, not a single tire manufacturer has come out for or against a tariff. Does that mean they want the United ...
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Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has extended the deadline for determining the future ownership of its Chinese plant, Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Company Ltd. (CCT). Cooper, Chengshan Group Company Ltd. and the CCT labor union reached the ...
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McCarthy Tire Service Co. Inc. purchased Terry-Haggerty Tire Co. from Jim and Tom Terry in a transaction that closed Aug. 11, 2014. The acquisition gives McCarthy a combined commercial-retail location and a stand-alone retread shop in ...
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