Author: Search Auto Parts | Automotive News – Feature Articles

Cracks in the economy have companies scrambling to keep their businesses and profits from sinking, and according to industry analysts, companies’ plans to stay afloat have hinged on two factors — global sourcing and private labels.

It’s a dream of many a father and son to launch a successful family business. For Aaron Clements, this dream started in 1977, when he and his father opened C&C Automotive in Augusta, Ga.

Valve stem seal problems are as old as overhead valves. Those puffy brown rock-hard deposits (that can look kind of like brown ice cream) on the spark plugs aren’t always so noticeable on some engine platforms with leaking stem seals, but they …

Mr. Obama is coming to Washington. We learned that much, appropriately enough, just as the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) was getting under way on Nov. 4. For some, the election results portended much-needed change, particularly i…

Domestic automakers are in dire straits and miles driven has decreased, but panelists at BB&T Capital Markets’ Automotive Aftermarket Breakfast Panel are optimistic that these and other problems will inevitably lead to bigger ticket rep…

Regular Equipment Maintenance Pays You Big Dividends.

Between the price of gasoline and diesel fuel and the environmentalists who expect all internal combustion engines to emit nothing other than flowers and perfume from the exhaust pipe, engine modifications have taken a hit. Fewer automobile ent…