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Titan has a netted a three-year contract to supply original equipment OTR tires to Caterpillar.

The Timken Co. and North Coast Bearings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bearing Technologies Ltd., have agreed to a five-year extension of their strategic alliance, which has supplied kits and components to customers in the automotive and hea…

Once considered a cast-off destination for stripped-down OEM models, rental lots are now stocking the latest, fanciest, fastest and most environmentally conscious cars.

The Collision Repair Education Foundation is calling on the collision industry to support Franklin Technology Center (FTC) of Joplin, Mo., which was destroyed during the F5 tornado that struck May 22, 2011.

The Wagner ThermoQuiet® line of replacement brake pads now includes ceramic rear disc pad sets for the 2012 Fiat 500 and Ford Focus as a result of Federal-Mogul?s continued focus on new late-model application coverage.

VehicleOwnersGuide.com said its Estimate Scrubber (www.EstimateScrubber.com) portal is now integrated with the Database Enhancement Gateway (www.degweb.org).

Nitto has developed a new non-DOT tire specifically for the Feb. 10 running of the King of the Hammers: The Ultimate Desert Race (KOH) at Means Dry Lake in Johnson Valley, Calif.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) closed its safety defect investigation into the potential risk of fire in Chevy Volts that have been involved in a serious crash.

William Underriner is the newly elected chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association’s board of directors. Underriner is the president and co-owner of Underriner Motors in Billings, Mont., and previously served as NADA’s vice chairma…

Fuel Doctor Holdings, Inc., a provider of innovative automotive aftermarket solutions, announced it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for its Platinum FD-47 power conditioner/fuel efficiency booster with Ecuador-based SENIBELLACORP…