When Troy Kaplan set out to grow his business, he wasn’t interested in scoring a deal. He didn’t want to acquire shops that needed a lot of work. He set a bar. The shops he wanted to buy had to…
CARS reached out to leaders in the automotive repair and service sector of the automotive aftermarket to ask them about their thoughts about the industry over the next 12 months: How will this year be different, what will drive change…
A long-time figure of the automotive aftermarket has passed. John Grant, the co-founder of Grant Brothers Sales, died this past weekend. His obituary said he passed peacefully at home at the age of 104. He was born in North Sidney…
Rosa Meckseper has taken over as the head of smart mobility business area for Continental North America. She takes over from Jim Bayley, who retired at the end of March after more than 32 years in the automotive industry. The…
Bosch announced it added 52 automotive aftermarket parts to its portfolio so far this year. The additions of three braking parts, 16 fuel and water pumps, two ignition coils, 30 sensors and one fuel injector cover almost 22 million vehicles…
The BCA Bearings 2023 2023 Summer Cruisin’ promotion kicked off this month. BCA’s warehouse distributor customers can earn BCA-branded, premium merchandise with orders of BCA wheel hub assemblies, bearings and seals. From now until June 15, customers can earn tiered…
Here’s the deal: owning a car isn’t just about cruising down the highway, wind in your hair, and tunes blasting. It’s also about being prepared, staying safe, and keeping your ride in top condition. Mastering these basic skills doesn’t just…
For a while, inventory issues meant jobbers couldn’t get enough products to satisfy customer demand. Now, it’s been flipped where some in the aftermarket have too much product on their hands. The aftermarket has seen growth after the initial hit…
A sweep of global data shows there has been a significant reduction in the number of out-of-stock vehicles and automotive products compared to a year ago. DataFeedWatch reported that its Feed Marketing Report 2022 found 57.46 per cent of products…
Thank you for checking out the enhanced media segment from the inaugural issue of EV World. Here’s more of the discussion between managing editor Adam Malik and Kevin FitzPatrick, senior vice president of North America operations with Opus IVS. With…
These shops raised their rates. Did anyone complain?
CARS reached out to leaders in the automotive repair and service sector of the automotive aftermarket to ask them about their thoughts about the industry over the next 12 months: How will this year be different, what will drive change…