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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) will kick off its 2020 Battle of the Builders Regional Competition March 7-8 at the Heat Wave Spring Break Jam on South Padre Island, the association said.
LAS VEGAS — Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket has added a line of premium "beam" style windshield wiper blades to its portfolio of North American aftermarket products that it markets to repair shops to help them cut inventory and installation time.
QINGDAO, China — Chinese tire distributor Qingdao Nama Industrial Co. Ltd. has hired Jack Oh, formerly head of Nexen Tire America Inc., to be president of Nama Tire America, overseeing the company's growth in North America.
LAS VEGAS — Fury Off-Road Tires, the Irving, Texas-based private brander catering to the extreme light truck sector, is branching into the recreational off-road sector with the Country Hunter UTV, designed for the growing full-size ultra-terrain vehicle market.
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LAS VEGAS — The U.S. vehicle fleet demographic is changing, so tire dealerships and repair shops would be wise to follow shifting vehicle sales trends that will impact the types of parts and repairs they'll need down the road, according to research firm IHS Markit.
LAS VEGAS — Tire sales, once considered an afterthought for car dealerships and general auto repair shops, are becoming a lucrative means of attracting vehicle service customers, according to Jim Lang, an independent consultant and marketing analyst in the automotive aftermarket industry.
DENVER — File this one under the “Necessity is the mother of invention” maxim.
LAS VEGAS — Don't expect a horde of product launches or other attention-grabbing, consumer-oriented news in the new year from private- and import-brand tire distributor Tireco Inc.
STAUNTON, Va. — Tabitha Harris, a student at University of Northwestern Ohio with plans to major in diesel technology, has received academic scholarships from Federated Car Care and Women in Auto Care (WiAC) to help her pursue her career.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation to protect the right to convert street vehicles into dedicated racecars — known as the RPM Act— is "well positioned" to become law in 2020 now that new versions of the bill have been introduced in Congress, according to the Specialty Equipment Market Association.