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Sales of new vehicles in Beijing totaled only 355,000 units for the first 11 months of 2011, falling 53 percent year on year, while sales for the full year were approximately 400,000 units, a plunge of 56 percent, according to a report jointly …

With a network of more that 4,500 sales locations in the U.S., Yasushi Tanaka became president and CEO of Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) in July of last year, arriving here from parent firm Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC) in Japan.

Four months, four tiers and four escalating rebate amounts make for savings in overdrive with the new Snap-on 4×4 in Overdrive rebate program. Between now and April 27, 2012, a Snap-on purchase of $2,500 or more made on an approved EC contract …

Six U.S. senators are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop its pending proposal to create stricter pollution standards for gasoline and vehicles. There is an underlying concern that enforcing stricter standards will esc…

Automechanika Shanghai, Asia?s leading trade fair for automotive parts, equipment and service suppliers, once again set new records for its exhibitor and visitor numbers when it was held Dec. 7-10, 2011 at the Shanghai New International Expo Ce…

Gabe Davis is the CEO of Green Team Tek. GTT exists to provide fuse5 to the automotive aftermarket and to support it with world-class customer service.

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) said its annual meeting and convention will be held April 12-13, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth.

Brakes is usually ranked among the top three jobs an auto dealer loses after a new car drives off the lot ? along with tires and oil and filter change.

Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, a British automotive company owned by Tata Motors of India, recently said that the company plans to invest 100 million pounds (approx. US$156 million) to establish a new joint venture facility with Chinese …

Although Stephane Peterhansel captured the overall Dakar Rally victory, Toyo’s Robby Gordon and navigator Johnny Campbell won the 29-km timed special of Stage 14, the last in this year?s off-road marathon race.