Held annually at Sands Expo in Las Vegas, the U.S., AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo) has ended another successful year and unveiled future trends of the continuously growing auto aftermarket and car servicing industries through ...
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Ejnar Fink-Jensen, executive director of the California Tire Dealers Association (CTDA), one of the sponsors of California tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) legislation Assembly Bill 1665, provides MTD with an update on the bill (see ...
Sensata Technologies B.V. has reached an agreement to buy tire pressure monitoring systems manufacturer Schrader International Inc. from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC for $1 billion. Sensata Technologies B.V. is a ...
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) will host a Certified Automotive Training Service (ATS) advanced instructor training course in Tallahassee, Fla. The program is scheduled for Oct. 7-10. The advanced course is part of TIA’s 2014 ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced that it is pleased with a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the service life of tires. TIA says that "Tire Aging: A Summary of NHTSA's Work" ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has added San Francisco and Pittsburgh to its 2014 Certified Automotive Training Service (ATS) Instructor Training Tour. The latest tour dates and locations are: July 8-11, Skyline College, 3300 ...
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Automotive supplier Continental has developed new Future tire pressure sensors, which can detect if a tire needs to be changed in case of insufficient tread depth. The new Continental tire sensors, which will be fitted underneath the ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has added a tour date to its 2014 Certified Automotive Training Service (ATS) Instructor Training Tour in New Brunswick, Canada. The class will be held August 19-22, 2014, at New Brunswick Community ...
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. VSH +0.98% today introduced a new series of molded, automotive-grade MicroTan(R) solid tantalum chip capacitors. For the next generation of space-constrained automotive electronics, the TP8 is the first ...
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Most consumers cannot be forced to replace a broken or inoperative TPMS sensor, so they will have to make a choice when confronted with the decision. What will convince most consumers to spend the money to maintain, repair and replace the ...
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Schrader International Inc. has been awarded a significant contract for its tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) from Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Private Ltd., a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., one of India's largest vehicle ...
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Wabco, a tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, has collaborated with the German automotive parts manufacturer Huf Electronics Bretten to develop next generation tire pressure monitoring system for trucks, buses and trailers. ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), has launched an Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) Q100-certified SPDT RF switch. ...
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Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) have been standard equipment by federal law in all new cars for about six years now. Despite their very real safety benefits, TPM systems can be a royal pain in the neck, and a costly one, for ...
If you rely on winter tires and still haven't gotten them installed, don't delay. I'm reminded to make that public service announcement after an obscure government ruling held up my own winter-tire installation this year. Don't let this ...
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