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General Bearing Corporation announced the signing of an agreement whereby SKF, a Swedish company, will acquire GBC and its subsidiaries, including the interests in its four manufacturing sites in China. The transaction is subject to relevant re…

Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, has sponsored an agreement between the company?s compressed air systems, tools and equipment business and JR Motorsports for the 2012 NASCAR…

Consumers can save up to $40 on premium replacement brake pads and shoes through a nationwide Wagner ThermoQuiet® brakes rebate offer available Feb. 25 through April 30, 2012. Consumers can save up to $40 on premium replacement brake pa…

Executives from the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) will join more than 100 of their counterparts from other motor vehicle parts manufacturing companies in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 29 ? March 1, for …

U.S. Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., recently introduced H.R. 3889, the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales (PARTS) Act, in the House of Representatives. The bill would amend the U.S. design patent law to chang…

Fix Auto USA added two franchise locations in the Northern California market, which increased its presence in California to 29 franchises.

A Goodyear innovation designed to extend the life of a truck tire?s retread cushion without sacrificing quality and performance has been named ?Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year? by Tire Technology International, an independent global j…

Frank M. Norfleet, a true icon of the automotive aftermarket industry, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 at the age of 93. A lifelong Memphian, he was born on Nov. 27, 1918. He leaves his wife of 69 years, Jean Norfleet; three dau…

The Car Care Council has launched its new website, www.carcare.org, featuring expanded consumer information and unique functionality to allow visitors to customize their vehicle service schedules.

Motor vehicle traffic fatalities for the first nine months of 2011 declined about 1.6 percent to an estimated 24,050 people, from 24,437 fatalities that occurred in the first nine months of 2010, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety…