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| | New Products Now Shipping Proform Carburetor Tuning Planogram. Proform 2007 catalog and catalog merchandise are now available. |
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| | New Products Now Shipping Tail Light Color/Translucent Black, SpitShine Tire Black, SpitShine Canuba Wax, Pro Tech Primer Adhesive Promoter, Pro Tech Trim Color, All Aerosols. |
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| | New Products Now Shipping STE50046S & L 1996-2005 4.6 V8 Ford Mustang GT. |
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| | New Products Phantom EMS (Engine Management System) unit. |
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| | New Products Now Shipping Unichip Plug n'Play is now available for Jeep Cherokee, Wrangler YJ, TJ and the new Wrangler JK. Add power you thought should have come from the factory! The Unichip is advanced technology, beyond flash programmers, beyond ECU and chip replacements, beyond your expectations. Now supporting unrivaled features such as ignition control, custom tune-ability and gear ration correction. |
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| | New Products Now Shipping Live wire all-in-one flash tuner. SCT expands market penetration globally with increased distribution in Australia and Western Europe. SCT plans to release new products for GM and Dodge applications near the end of the second quarter this year. |
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| | New Product Now Shipping 6.7L Dodge Cummins Cold Air Intake. Since no pickup truck can have too much power, Airaid Filer company has unlokced some of the Ram's "hidden" horsepower and torque with the development of an all-new Col Air Intake System for the 6.7 liter Cummins Turbo Diesel. Airaid's newest system features a Hi-Flow Inlet Tube which retains the factory mass air flow sensor and air intake temperature sensors while significantly improving air flow. In addition, the heart of the system is a washable and reusable Airaid Premium Filter with SynthaFlow Technology which has an Optimized Pleat Depth and Pleat Count for Maximum Flow and Ultimate Filtration, filtering out dirt down to 2 microns! |
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| | New Products Now Shipping Heavy Plush floor mats. Lloyd Mats, a leader in custom automobile floor mats, has developed a new category in automobile floor mats. Heavy Plush floor mats bridge the gap between full custom floor mats and universal floor mats. Heavy Plush floor mats are vehicle specific. Customers can choose from five unique patterns using a vehicle application guide and then pick from six mat color choices. These mats are a plush one half inch thick! That's almost three time thicker than most original equipment floor mats! |
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| | New Products Now Shipping Illumaware, LLC Releases Evokat ACES Version 2.0 Over fifty new features have been added to this cataloging tool, including:
• Increased data processing speed.
• Simplified navigation capabilities.
• The ability to map multiple parts to multiple vehicles at the same time.
• An Analyze My Catalog feature that runs data against the latest ACES
standard for Unmapped Records, Conflicting Records, and Specific Condition Errors.
• A large library of Channel Partners from Illumaware’s free Data Network allow Catalog Managers to send their Legacy, ACES, PIES, Year/Make/Model, and Custom reports out in real time with a click of a button.
Greg Raymond, at JBA Performance Exhaust, summed up the Evokat 2.0 release by saying, “It becomes obvious that this application is robust and well thought out when training only takes 30 minutes. My team was impressed and put at ease when they realized that maintaining our data was so intuitive. Illumaware is on the cutting edge of what the industry has desperately needed for several years.” (GH) |
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| | Hot Sellers PE2500 ATV Winch and PE8000 Jeep/Truck Winch. |
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| | Hot Sellers Percy's all new Adjust-a-Jet design makes it even easier for the customer to tune their Holley based carburetor without taking it apart! |
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| | Hot Sellers WeatherTech FloorLiner and WeatherTech No-Drill Mud flap. The FloorLiner was introduced around 3 years ago and has set unprecedented sales records. In fact its sales ascention continues to exceed all our expectations! The No-Drill mud flap just introduced at this years SEMA Show is following in the FloorLiner's footsteps for popularity! Truly two home runs for any distributor that carries these items! |
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| | New Employee Keith Albert, Customer Service Rep. |
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| | New Employee Scott Clark, Director of Technology |
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| | New Employee Roger Wilson, National Sales Manager-Motorsports. Roger's responsibilities will include overseeing all sales efforts into the performance aftermarket, as well as sales staff training and outside sales activities. Roger formerly was with Crane Cams and ArvinMeritor. QA1 is a leading supplier of rod ends, spherical bearings, shock absorbers, springs, struts and related products into the performance aftermarket. |
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| | New Employee Brian Paravicini, Inside Sales Manager. |
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| | | New Employee Jeff Priebe joins the ACI Sales Team ACI (Agri-Cover, Inc.), manufacturer of the ACCESS®, LORADO™, LITERIDER®, and VANISH™ Roll-Up Covers, has expanded its sales team with the addition of Jeff Priebe. In his new role as Midwest Regional Account Manager, Jeff is responsible for managing accounts in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia. He brings over 14 years of retail automotive aftermarket experience to ACI and has a B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. Jeff will be based out of Evansville, IN and is excited to be joining the ACI sales team. (DH) |
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| | | Hawk Corporation announced today the appointment, effective immediately, of B. Christopher DiSantis as its President and COO. The announcement was made by Ronald E. Weinberg, who remains as Chairman and CEO of the company. DiSantis will continue to report to Mr. Weinberg. DiSantis joined Hawk in December 2000 as head of Corporate Development and launched the Company’s Six Sigma program. From 2002 to 2006, DiSantis went on to serve as President of two of Hawk’s operating groups: Hawk Motors, which manufactured electrical motor components, and Hawk Precision Components, which manufactured powder metal parts. Both divisions were subsequently sold. Together, with the Company’s CFO, Joseph J. Levanduski, DiSantis led the creation of Hawk’s strategic focus on friction materials. He was promoted to President of Wellman Products Group and Hawk Racing, Hawk’s friction products and racing segments, in May 2006 and will remain in those posts, as well as assuming the Presidency of Hawk. Mr. DiSantis graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1993. In addition, he is a Six Sigma Black Belt. www.hawkperformance.com (DH) |
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| | Design Engineering, Inc. 2008 Sponsorship Program
Design Engineering, Inc. (DEI) the leading aftermarket supplier of thermal tuning products and cryogenic intake systems is offering product sponsorships for any interested individuals participating in nationwide and local races and/or scheduled shows or events. This program is designed to help get a vehicle, equipped with Design Engineering, Inc.’s products in return for show/race exposure along with the valuable feedback used to continue designing award-winning products. This program is open to vehicles of any type including cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats and personal watercraft. DEI understands that not everyone can be on the national show/race circuit so we have outlined sponsorship programs to fit most commitment levels ranging from full sponsorship to product discounts and decals. (DH) |
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| | Zoom Performance Products, the leader in performance clutch technology has named Michael Perry its Key Accounts Manager. In his new duties, Perry is responsible for sales, analytic customer and market research and customer relationships. “Michael brings valuable experience from the distribution and representation side of the business. We are pleased Michael chose to join Zoom. His talents will help our rapidly growing company continue to do so,” said Jim Cozzie, President of Zoom. Michael holds a Bachelors degree in marketing and international business from the University of West Georgia, Richards School of Business in Carrolton, GA. Michael is based at Mooresville, North Carolina headquarter of Zoom and can be reached at 704 799 0577 or mperry@zoomperformance.com. Since 1966, Zoom Performance Products has been the leader in performance clutch and gear engineering and innovation for muscle cars, modern performance cars, racecars and diesel trucks. Zoom is headquartered in a brand new R&D Center in Mooresville, NC, the heart of the automotive performance industry. To learn more, or to find an authorized distributor, visit www.zoomperformance.com. (DH) |
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Dustin Whitney Promoted to Western National Sales Manager. In his new role, Dustin is responsible for managing sales and accounts on the west coast and all of Canada. He brings five years of automotive aftermarket experience to ACI and has held previous sales management positions within the company. Dustin is based out of Sioux Falls, SD. (DH)
Rick Hermann Promoted to Eastern National Sales Manager. In his new role, Rick is responsible for managing sales and accounts east of the Mississippi. He brings 22 years of automotive aftermarket experience to ACI and has a B.S. degree in Business Administration. Rick is based out of Ankeny, IA. (DH) |
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| | Sales Trends The Seal-4-Good and XX Carbon gaskets are being recognized as one of the best in the industry for their performance. The Wheelrite wheel and tire simulator is the only tool available for the customer to find out what size of wheels and tires that will fit his or her vehicle before they purchase the wheels and tires. Being that wheels and tires are the #1 accessory for cars and trucks today, makes the Wheelrite the perfect product for this industry! Warehouse Expansion We're adding on an additional 10,000 sq. ft. for more manufacturing. |
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| | www.motionparts.com has officially launched its pro-active sales campaign offering unlimited advertising opportunities to manufacturers, all directed towards educating the retail customer about products and services. The core business of www.motionparts.com is to connect all types and sizes of manufacturers directly to the 'end user', resulting in a more informed purchaser and a manufacturer that can finally, without limitations, tell their story. |
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| | We have an agreement with Aftermarket West Sales & Marketing to help market its premium line of automotive fire extinguishers. Based in Castro Valley, CA and formed in 1998 by Jim Mill, Aftermarket West Sales & Marketing is a manufacturers' representatives group that will represent H3R Performance in the territories of California, Arizona and Nevada. Also, H3R Performance has retained Tom Griggs Sales to help market its premium line of automotive fire extinguishers sold under the brand names HalGuard and MaxOut. Tom Griggs Sales is based in Hurst, TX and will represent H3R in the south central U.S. and Mexico. And, Shane Brown & Associates (SBA), a Coral Springs, FL-based manufacturers' representative firm, will represent the company in Florida and throughout the southeast region of the U.S. Shane Brown is president of SBA and has over 10 years in the automotive aftermarket. |
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| | Wade Auto has just rolled out the new and improved Wade web site. This is so much more then just a web site. This is like the building blocks of a great civilization! Not only will the "New Product Announcements" be found there (on the left hand column) but in the near future we will have: installation videos, our instruction sheets in a PDF format, our entire - downloadable - application guide, Power Point presentations and MUCH, MUCH more. So pretty much it will chronicle all the important "Wade-tivities" (which are kinda like "Activities" only with WADE). So, if you don't feel you are getting enough "WADE" in your diet, you can visit our web site by going to www.wadeauto.com |
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| | FIDANZA is associate sponsor of Karagiannis Racing. Fidanza has joined the Karagiannis Racing team (Glenwood, Md.) as an associate sponsor. Karagiannis Racing, represented by driver and team owner Demetrios Karagiannis, currently competes in National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Sport Compact and NOPI Drag Racing Association (NDRA) competition with a 25.1e Outlaw rear-wheel drive 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 equipped with a Fidanza performance aluminum flywheel. Karagiannis Racing was founded in 1999 when Demetrios began piloting his daily-driven 1993 Mazda RX7 in motorsport competition. In 2002, after years of bracket and heads-up racing, Karagiannis built a unibody RX7 to compete in NHRA and NDRA events. At that time, the vehicle held a world record for fastest unibody RX7. Fidanza, headquartered in Perry, Ohio, has manufactured race-proven drivetrain components - including flywheels, clutches (including new twin-disc units), cam gears, CV shafts and driveshafts - for more than 10 years. Presently, Fidanza sponsors a number of professional drag race competitors, including Team Titan Motorsports (NHRA, NDRA) and Martino Motorsports (NHRA, International Hot Rod Association), as well as The Contingency Connection, which allows the company to offer support to thousands of racers a week at sanctioned tracks across the country. |
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| | | HOLLEY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS (the “Company”) announced today that its reorganization plan has been confirmed by the bankruptcy court, clearing the way for a speedy exit from bankruptcy. The plan overhauls the Company’s capital structure by converting a majority of the Company’s debt into equity. The plan also provides for the payment in full of all obligations to customers, employees, and vendors. Implementation of the plan is currently underway and the Company expects to formally exit bankruptcy near the end of March. Thomas W. Tomlinson, Holley’s Chief Financial Officer, said, “We are extremely pleased with the plan’s confirmation and the rapid pace with which we have moved through this process. Our formal emergence from bankruptcy will occur near the end of the month so this will have been a quick pit stop for Holley. The Company would like to extend a special thanks to all of our customers, employees, and vendors for their support during this process – that support has allowed our fast-track restructuring.” Holley is a leader in the automotive performance aftermarket and has a growing industrial OEM business. The Company’s famous brands include: Holley®, Hooker®, NOS®, Earl’s®, Weiand®, and Flowtech®. The Company’s products are used throughout the world in racing, street, and powersports applications. (DH) |
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| | Taking it to the Streets with the Aftermarket Shopping Guide Network from DPI
In mid-April of 2007. Digital Performance Inc (DPI) launched its Aftermarket Shopping Guide on its own directory sites: Streetperformance.com, Raceindustry.com and Dirtdirectory.com. Today the DPI Shopping Guide network has expanded to 15 websites, reaching nearly 1.4 million people a month! The number of searches for performance parts and accessories for car and truck owners has grown from just a trickle back in Summer of ‘07 to its present rate of over $10 million worth of parts searches per month. That number is expected to triple by the time the next PWA show comes up on the calendar again. For PWA members, this means better-informed customers and fewer returns. Why? Because the heart and soul of the Shopping Guiide is a fitment matching engine. Consumer enthusiasts enter the year, make and model of car or truck and are shown parts that the manufacturers assure them will fit and perform on their vehicles. Reducing customer confusion and uncertainty goes a long way, but the real payoff is when the buyer opens the box and pulls out a part that was designed for his vehicle. (DH) |
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