Honda America’s factory aftermarket racing division will start selling “street-oriented” performance parts for the first time, starting with tuning kits for the hybrid-powered Honda CR-Z. Announced at this week’s ...
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Ford Motor Company said today it plans to launch 17 new or refreshed Ford and Lincoln vehicles in the next 24 months to accelerate growth in the Middle East and Africa – including the Ford Fusion sedan and the EcoSport small SUV ...
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On Monday, Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., (TMHU), maker of the number one lift truck in North America, unveiled the company's new North American headquarters in Columbus, Ind. The ceremony, which included a ribbon cutting and line-off of ...
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Hearing from dealers that Chain Reaction or Wiggle is offering products below wholesale is not a phone call any supplier wants to field. So when Stan's OE sales manager Mark Hillam started with the company, one of the first things on his ...
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A technician checks a car at a Hyundai dealer in Haikou, Hainan province. When viewed by country of manufacturer origin, South Korean brands had the highest overall initial quality.[Meng Zhongde / for Owners report fewer problems, gap with ...
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Easton-Bell Sports' cycling product sales declined $4.5 million in the quarter that ended Sept. 28, and CEO Terry Lee indicated much of the loss came from the Easton cycling division, which he called "troubled." In a call with investors ...
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German high-end wheelmaker Lightweight is offering a limited edition of its wheels personalized with whatever words the buyer would like to see laser engraved on the rims. The personalization program runs through Nov. 22, with delivery by ...
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Japan's scrap aluminum prices have risen by 5-8% from a month ago due to tightening supply, local trade sources said Tuesday. Prices for telik, used by secondary aluminum alloy smelters, were heard in the range of Yen 135-140/kg ...
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Ferris State University president David Eisler presents the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame Award to Linda Vos-Graham. The Michigan Construction Hall of Fame recently welcomed two glass industry representatives, Linda Vos-Graham, ...
Modern Tire Dealer Publisher Greg Smith (far left) and Editor Bob Ulrich (far right) honored Dan and Diane Hennelly (center) with the 2013 Tire Dealer of the Year award during the 2013 Tire Industry Honors. The Tire Industry Association ...
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MTD Publisher Greg Smith (right) is presented the Ed Wagner Leadership Award by Roy Littlefield, executive vice president of the Tire Industry Association. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) presented the Ed Wagner Leadership Award to ...
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When Shimano announced its distribution shakeup in July, a number of Taiwanese component suppliers began calculating the odds of picking up additional aftermarket sales in the U.S. market. After all, Shimano is trimming its U.S. ...
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There was a time when just hanging an "open" sign on your store meant you would be successful. Thanks in part to the recession, as well as whole slew of things—from changing demographics to technological advances to increased ...
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Trading ranges for rhodium narrowed modestly this week on increased activity from investment banks and buying interest from industrial consumers in East Asia, traders and other market participants said Friday. The Platts New York Dealer ...
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The price of cement is now stabilising in Cross River State as the product now sells for between N1,500 and N1,550 per bag, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Following a protest by cement dealers, the price of the product ...
Tags: Construction, Cement