Gala Event to Kick Off IMIS Show
Attendees Pre-registration has been strong, according to show officials. In it’s first year, IMIS estimates over 10,000 trade professional attendees. However, there is still room for more, and IMIS registration staff is signing new people up every day. Waiting List The IMIS office has a waiting list of exhibitors for 2010. Knowing that the floor space
SEMA Board of Directors Approves Creation of an Industry Product Data Pool
The data pool will enable the sharing of information between trading partners, e-catalogs and those requiring the ability to perform computer look-ups to sell more parts. The first of its kind, the pool will be a comprehensive, one-stop service to SEMA’s membership and to all other suppliers and resellers in the North American aftermarket. “SEMA
EngineQuest Announces Winners in
EngineQuest (EQ) has announced that Chris Abelson of Sioux City, Iowa was the Grand Prize winner in the company’s “Head to Vegas” promotion. Abelson won a trip for two to attend IMCA’s Duel in the Desert season finale event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from November 12-14. Other “Head to Vegas” promotion winners
HDAW’10 Anticipating More Than 1,700 One-on-One Supplier and Distributor Meetings
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week ’10 has successfully registered aconference-record 110 suppliers and 70 distributors for pre-scheduled,one-on-one meetings during the January 2010 conference. HDAW ’10 will be held Monday, Jan. 18 through Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the Mirage in Las Vegas, During HDAW ‘09, distributor and supplier companies participated in1,409 scheduled meetings. One-on-one
Performance Motorsports Inc. Acquires Innovate Motorsports Inc.
The acquisition of Innovate Motorsports Inc. will enhance PMi’s position as a leading supplier of technologically sophisticated performance products for the automotive and powersports aftermarkets. The PMi group of companies currently includes leading brands such as JE Pistons, Wiseco Performance Products, K1 Technologies and ProX Racing Parts. “Innovate Motorsports is an exciting addition to our
Students Earn $250,000 in Scholarships for Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge
From SEMA eNews Dubbed the “Showdown at SEMA,” Team Fel-Pro needed just 44:22 minutes to take apart and reassemble a high-performance Chevy 350 engine in the championshipround, besting Team MSD’s 56:54. Hailing from the Elkhart Area Career Center (Elkhart, Indiana), each member of Team MSD was awarded individual $7,500 scholarships. To qualify for the championship
Hytec DeBartolo Rescinds Exclusive Purchase Agreement with Melling Tool Co.
HytecDeBartolo LLC has announced that a previously published exclusiveagreement with Melling Tool Co. has officially been rescinded. Thedue-diligence process and subsequent business transaction, whereMelling planned to purchase majority equity ownership in Hytec, is nownull and void. “There are occasions when business transactions divert from theiroriginal plans, as was the case with our proposed agreement withMelling,”
APRA Introduces BUYREMAN Remanufacturing Marketplace
The BUYREMAN Remanufacturing Marketplace will feature a wide range of products and services exclusively for the automotive and truck parts remanufacturing industry that will support APRA’s members and their customers in their purchasing decisions. The BUYREMAN Remanufacturing Marketplace includes a Product Showcase, which enables APRA members to highlight the many products and services they have
SuperFlow Technologies Group Launches New Web site
SuperFlow.com provides detailed information on SF’s complete line of industry-leading automotive testing technology and equipment – including engine and chassis dynamometers, flowbenches, electronic accessories/software, as well as transmission testing and remanufacturing equipment. The site is also home for all transmission testing products marketed under the Zoom Technologies brand, which SuperFlow purchased Zoom earlier this year.
Evans Cooling Launches New Website Spotlighting Advantages of Waterless Cooling Technology
Evans Cooling Systems, Inc., patent holder and manufacturer of the ONLY commercial waterless engine coolants, has launched a new website designed to spotlight the unprecedented economic, environmental and performance advantages of its engine cooling technology for users in the heavy duty and high performance engine markets. The new website features improved navigation and streamlined information
MAHLE Clevite Implements New Brand Strategy for North American Aftermarket Products
MAHLE Cleviterecently announced the implementation of a new brand strategy for itsNorth American Aftermarket products, designed to streamline the brandportfolio. Re-branding initiatives include a number of product linetransitions to the MAHLE Original brand, as well as changes to theMAHLE Original logo and packaging. These moves will improve awarenessand consistency among North American brands, said the
Navistar Acquires Engine Components Business from Continental, Forms New Operating Company
Navistar Inc. has concluded an agreement to acquire certain assets andthe membership interests of Continental Diesel Systems US LLC tomanufacture key fuel injection components for its MaxxForce dieselengines. As part of Navistar’s industry leadership strategy, thecompany also will establish a dedicated research and developmentfacility to support Navistar’s diesel power system components. Thecompany, renamed Pure Power