Transtar Industries to Begin Offering OE Recycled Engines
The engines are priced and graded based on part condition and mileage. All recycled engines are backed by a 90-day warranty.
Transtar Acquires Arch Auto Parts
Transtar Holding Company announced it has acquired Arch Auto Parts, which has 21 locations throughout New York City and surrounding areas. Arch will become part of NexaMotion Group (NMG), a family of automotive aftermarket businesses under Transtar Holding Company. Arch was represented by Schwartz Advisors, and the terms were not disclosed. “Arch Auto Parts aligns perfectly with our
Transtar Announces its Transend Technology
Transtar Industries, a leading distributor of automotive aftermarket transmission and driveline parts, has set the industry standard for ecommerce with the continued improvement of transend, an exclusive technology that allows customers to easily browse and purchase products.
The Road to AAPEX Season 2, Ep 5
To know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been. For Babcox Media’s Joe Keene, an ASE-certified technician charged with fixing up a rare Lincoln Blackwood, it means heading back to Transtar Autobody Technologies in Detroit to put the finishing touches on the Blackwood. Then, he’ll put Babcox Media HQ in the rearview
The Road to AAPEX Season 2, Ep 4
Part 1 – A good project car brings people together. Driving the rare Lincoln Blackwood into Ohio Technical College (OTC) turned heads. And once Babcox Media’s Joe Keene, an ASE-certified technician, and the technicians-in-training at OTC got to pop the hood and slide under it on a creeper to get their hands in it, its
The Road to AAPEX Season 2, Ep 3
Just 3,356 Lincoln Blackwoods exist in the world. For comparison, the Ford F-150—the Blackwood’s inspiration—has spawned more than 40 million since its launch in 1948. Guess which one is harder to track down parts for? Babcox Media’s Joe Keene, an ASE-certified technician, has tracked down his fair share of elusive parts, but fixing up a
The Road to AAPEX Starts Here
Can a 33-year-old Cadillac make it to Las Vegas?
Summit Racing Equipment Acquires Nickels Performance
Transtar Holding Company has announced the sale of its Nickels Performance business based in Kansas City, Missouri, to Summit Racing Equipment, headquartered in Tallmadge, Ohio. Nickels Performance is a wholesale distributor of high-performance racing parts, and Summit Racing Equipment is a global retailer of performance and replacement automotive parts and accessories. Nickels Performance will continue
Dura-Bond Bearing has Named Joe Kerick as Product Development Manager
Dura-Bond Bearing recently announced it has named Joe Kerick as its new product development manager. Kerick is a veteran of the transmission and aftermarket replacement parts industries, who most recently was director of product management for Restoration Parts Unlimited. Prior to that, he was a senior category manager at Transtar Industries and a senior product
JAC and Navistar to Produce and Market Commercial Trucks and Diesel Engines in China
Anaffiliate of Navistar International Corp. and Anhui JianghuaiAutomobile Co. Ltd. (JAC) have signed a joint venture agreement todevelop, build and market advanced diesel commercial engines in China. In addition, an affiliate of NC2, a joint venture between Navistar andCaterpillar Inc., have also signed a joint venture agreement with JACto develop, build and market advanced commercial
Coretalk: Female Engine Builders, Hear Them Roar
Clevite Engine Parts has sponsored the Clevite Engine Builder Challenge Series since 1990 and has hosted the event at industry trade shows, conferences, race tracks and open house events for customers – but this was the first build to feature women only. Sandi Holder, of Holder Automotive Machine, and Becky Tardif, of Accurate Cylinderhead Service,