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Carwood explains its investment in technologies

Carwood explains its investment in technologies

The automotive industry is in a period of unprecedented change; increasingly stringent regulations, evolv ...

The automotive industry is in a period of unprecedented change; increasingly stringent regulations, evolving customer preferences, and the emergence of new technologies are shaping the future of the a ...

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Kalimex discusses the ban of ICE vehicles

Kalimex discusses the ban of ICE vehicles

Kalimex is the latest company to have its say on the impact the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in 2030 ...

Kalimex is the latest company to have its say on the impact the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in 2030 will have on the automotive aftermarket. Its managing director, Mike Schlup, believes factors ...

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VARTA discusses impact of EVs on aftermarket

VARTA discusses impact of EVs on aftermarket

VARTA lends it expertise and experience to predict how ‘increased pressure’ to go electric will impact th ...

VARTA lends it expertise and experience to predict how ‘increased pressure’ to go electric will impact the independent aftermarket and how the battery manufacturer can steer customers in the right dir ...

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Schaeffler discusses FAG steering & suspension range

Schaeffler discusses FAG steering & suspension range

In late 2020, Schaeffler, the global original equipment (OE) component and system manufacturer, introduce ...

In late 2020, Schaeffler, the global original equipment (OE) component and system manufacturer, introduced a steering & suspension range under its FAG brand. The aim was to provide the aftermarket ...

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Factor-Sales analyses automotive aftermarket data

Factor-Sales analyses automotive aftermarket data

Factor-Sales data has been used to review the value/unit trends that measure key product categories in th ...

Factor-Sales data has been used to review the value/unit trends that measure key product categories in the UK aftermarket. The tables below are based on sales transactions and credit notes collected d ...

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NGK Spark Plugs discusses MOT surge

NGK Spark Plugs discusses MOT surge

In response to LKQ Euro Car Parts’ call for the independent automotive aftermarket to ‘ride the MOT wave’ ...

In response to LKQ Euro Car Parts’ call for the independent automotive aftermarket to ‘ride the MOT wave’, NGK Spark Plugs backed the distributor’s calls for workshops to take advantage of the surge i ...

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Klarius examines the rise in price of raw materials

Klarius examines the rise in price of raw materials

Klarius Products’ CEO Mark Brickhill explains how the aftermarket can cope with the rise in price of raw ...

Klarius Products’ CEO Mark Brickhill explains how the aftermarket can cope with the rise in price of raw materials such as steel. A range of factors are pushing current raw material prices up in a vir ...

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Delphi details its global power electronics program

Delphi details its global power electronics program

Delphi Technologies has introduced its global power electronics program to the aftermarket. Alex Ashmore, ...

Delphi Technologies has introduced its global power electronics program to the aftermarket. Alex Ashmore, President and Global Manager of BorgWarner Aftermarket – which acquired Delphi last year – tel ...

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Lucas Oil Products explains impacts of E10 petrol

Lucas Oil Products explains impacts of E10 petrol

With E10 now the standard petrol sold at petrol pumps, there’s much confusion about what this means for t ...

With E10 now the standard petrol sold at petrol pumps, there’s much confusion about what this means for the UK car parc. Dan Morgan, Sales and Operations Director for Lucas Oil Products UK, is on-hand ...

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Aisin discusses counterfeit parts

Aisin discusses counterfeit parts

With the sale of counterfeit parts still a cause for concern within the aftermarket, Aisin stresses that ...

With the sale of counterfeit parts still a cause for concern within the aftermarket, Aisin stresses that it is going the extra mile to put such activity to a halt. Aisin claims to have always been act ...

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