Automotive: Aftermarket News 

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com adds a ruggedized version of their LED lights for extreme environments that features a u-bracket style mounting option for greater diversity of mounting and a removable face plate so operators can change optics for enhanced beam management. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2009)

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com added a high powered, 7200 lumen LED light (http://www.magnalight.com/c-140-led-lights.aspx) with magnetic mounts and coil cord with cigarette plug for temporary lighting on vehicles, equipment and other low voltage applications. By eliminating the need to drill holes and run wire harnesses, the LEDLB-40-M offers industrial, commercial and military customers powerful, convenient and durable lighting solutions. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

Reliable Auto Transport was honored to be selected to ship the 2010 Hurst Camaro. The Camaro debuted at the 2009 SEMA show in early November. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

Texans get fun, colorful choices in official DMV license plates. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com offers a new sliding bracket mounting system for its HAL-48-2L Class 1 Division 2 fluorescent light and the HAL-48-2L-LED Class 1 Division 2 LED light. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

Classic Recreations announces preliminary specifications and model line details for officially licensed Shelby G.T.500CR continuation vehicles. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com adds a new portable LED light tower for work area illumination for utility workers, construction and military lighting needs. The lightweight, durable WALP-2960 LED light offers a 40 foot radius of light for up to 12 hours of run time in an easy to carry, 15 pound collapsible package. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

Belle Tire is pleased to announce the grand opening of two new Michigan stores located in Battle Creek and Monroe. Both locations stock over 250,000 tires ready for immediate installation and offer services including, but not limited to: wheel alignment– which many other tire retailers don’t even offer, brake systems, oil and lube, steering and suspension, windshield repair and replacement, air conditioning, batteries, starters and alternators, shocks and struts, cooling systems, and more. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

And to mark the occasion, GGI European Tuning hosted a very special event at The Webster’s exclusive rooftop in Miami Beach last November 11th: “SMART AT THE TOP” (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com introduces the RCL-336 remote controlled, pan tilt style, thermal imaging camera. By incorporating a high resolution Flir camera into an established remote controlled spotlight chassis, the RCL-336 enables military, industrial and commercial operators to scan plant and equipment for thermal energy hot spots that indicate potential problems from inside their vehicles. Thermal imaging technology is already used today by the same customers that magnalight.com provides with explosion proof lighting (http://www.magnalight.com/c-154-explosion-proof-lights.aspx) and remote controlled HID spotlights (http://www.magnalight.com/c-184-remote-control-lights.aspx). (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

With less consumers purchasing new vehicles and deciding to keep their vehicles on the road longer, consumers reported increased vehicle maintenance behaviors in several areas in 2009, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

OEMs and fleet operators will find a lot to like in Peterson's latest additions to its patented line of Piranha® LED Smart Lamps™ -- the advanced warning light technology that combines strobing LEDs and automatic turn signal override functions in one self-contained lamp. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

RMJ Technologies (http://www.rmjtech.com), a fleet management GPS vehicle tracking solutions provider, announced today it was awarded the Minority Business Enterprise Supplier of the Year Award (Class I) by the San Diego Regional Minority Supplier Development Council at the Council’s 2009 VIP Diversity Reception, Awards Ceremony and Benefit Jazz Concert held Friday, June 26, 2009 held at the U.S. Grant Hotel and Balboa Theatre in San Diego California. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2009)

RacingJunk.com will turbocharge its presence at the annual PRI tradeshow in Orlando with a massive t-shirt and calendar giveaway program supported by eight industry partners. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2009)

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com added several new aluminum billet encased LED lights for low voltage, surface mount applications. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)

Gerd H. Huber, a veteran international automotive supply and aftermarket executive, has been named president of U.S. operations by GEDORE Group, manufacturer and worldwide marketer of tools for automotive, aerospace and wind energy industries. GEDORE is best known in America for its KLANN specialty automotive tools, designed to save time and ease disassembly and repair jobs. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)

Mautofied.com, the Leader in Custom Auto Classifieds announced its Expansion of its Classic Car Classifieds that now includes antique, vintage, and classic cars and trucks. More classic cars, classic projects, vintage and antique cars sold every month. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)

Three years ago, Collex Collision began its Wheels of HOPE program to give away restored used vehicles to families with transportation needs. This year, Belle Tire is donating tires, brake services, oil changes and windshield repair and replacement services in the restoration process of these vehicles. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

Directus Navigation Announces Touch Screen GPS Rear-View Mirror Featuring Software from Nav N Go and Tele Atlas (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

Financial services provider USAA has added a new car pricing report from leading car pricing website TrueCar.com to USAA’s online car buying service (https://www.usaa.com/inet/ent_utils/McStaticPages?key=car_buying_services_products)], giving shoppers direct access to see the full range of prices others are paying for new cars in their area when data is available. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2009)

Larson Electronics reported that Cyberlux Corporation (http://www.cyberlux.com/list.php) (OTC Bulletin Board: CYBL) of Durham, North Carolina, has reached nearly a full year overdue on more than $15,000 of purchases for Ultralife Battery Chargers (http://www.magnalight.com/p-349-ub-ch0004-ultralife-2-bay-battery-charging-system.aspx). The battery chargers were ordered, received and sold to the US military. Given that CEO Mark Schmidt signed and sent several, post dated checks that eventually were returned for insufficient funds, Larson Electronics also reported that they are preparing criminal police reports with Durham County’s District Attorney under that county’s Worthless Check Program naming Cyberlux and its CEO Mark Schmidt. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2009)

Magnalight.com adds LED explosion proof strobe lights, which deliver high candela output, three years continuous run time and extremely low amp draw on high and low voltage systems. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

New from GlobeGuardProducts.com, Eco Friendly Bubble Wrap provides a host of environmental and performance benefits to companies with void fill, cushioning, and surface protection packaging requirements. Best of all, the new product is priced competitively against less sustainable bubble wrap alternatives. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

Automotive Titling Corporation (ATC) announces a new streamlined entry process for their online title and registration services. The new entry screens will cut the user entry time in half. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

MotorLot offers low cost alternative to expensive and complicated DMS systems. Today MotorLot is announcing a better way to manage a dealership. MotorLot is a web based car dealer management software system available to auto dealers nationwide. MotorLot, is the no fuss DMS, that simplifies the management process. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

OCMUSA (Online Customer Management USA), a business management solutions company, has tapped into the Automotive Dealership industry by designing a Dealer Diversity Program. It serves the needs of minority owned dealerships to assist them in creating a strong customer foundation. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

According to a new AutoUSA study (www.autousa.com), 85 percent of auto dealers surveyed consider Internet marketing their most important marketing activity for New Car Sales followed by TV at 19.8 percent, radio at 13.2 percent, Direct Mail at 12.6 percent, Magazines/Newspaper at 12 percent and Public Relations at 10.2 percent. When asked the same question for Used Car Sales, the results were very close with the Internet leading at 88.6 percent. For full results: http://budurl.com/rvf3 (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

Beyern Wheels (www.beyernwheels.com), a renowned industry leader in the development of wheels designed exclusively for BMW vehicles, launches the Rapp wheel this week at SEMA. SEMA is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

Long-time Brookvale Tyre retailer Owen Tyres has joined forces with the national JAXQuickfit Tyres group. Business owners, father-and-son team, Ray and Steve Bird have an incredible 70 years’ tyre industry experience between them, and have now partnered with JAXQuickfit Tyres to take the Brookvale store into the next phase. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

Salt. Every trucker knows how corrosive this element can be on your rig and cargo. Imagine what it would be like if your truck's entire life was spent driving though the stuff? Enter the salt mines of Utah. It's a harsh environment that requires different thinking for equipment survivability. Learn how Minimizer poly fenders make a seemingly impossible task, child's play. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2009)

Roll-Kraft now offers “Dr. Resolve," a new online tool that allows welded tube, pipe, and metal roll forming producers to submit roll tooling and roll forming equipment questions through a simple online form. Once the form has been submitted, Roll-Kraft’s entire technical staff is immediately alerted and an answer is provided as quickly as possible by the most appropriate technical contact. Dr. Resolve not only answers questions related to Roll-Kraft equipment and products, but will provide guidance and advice regarding products of other manufacturers, as well. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2009)

Larson Electronics adds a camouflage 3200 lumen HID light to its Magnalight line of hunting lights. Producing the retail candlepower equivalent of 15 million candlepower, this surface mount light draws only 3 amps, making it applicable to hunting trucks and 4 wheelers. (PRWeb Nov 7, 2009)

TSW Alloy Wheels has launched a staggering line up of new wheels at SEMA, the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. TSW Alloy Wheels is renowned as an industry leader in the development of innovative and striking staggered aftermarket wheels, all engineered for the perfect fit. One of the new wheels introduced by TSW is the meticulously designed multi-spoke wheel, the Zolder. (PRWeb Nov 7, 2009)

Larson Electronics added a new model of the Magnalight HML-5M equipped with the NATA slave cable plug. The popular 24 volt military spotlight is a component of the Escalation of Force Kit and the Vehicle Checkpoint Kit provided to deployed soldiers overseas. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009)

Wildlife Vacations, Inc. is the premier upscale cruise and tour operator for soft-adventure travel packages and high-end "tailor-made" journeys to the remote Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. This week Wildlife Vacations kicked off the much anticipated restructuring of the www.GalapagosLegend.com Website; which has a focus on our Galapagos Coral I Yacht, Galapagos Coral II Yacht and the M/V Galapagos Legend; check it out live! (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009)

Belle Tire, the number one tire retailer in Michigan, continues to invest in the state and its local communities by offering advanced training to its current technicians and providing them with a new and exciting career opportunity as a certified technician. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009)

Internationally recognized custom coachbuilder expands offerings to include officially licensed Shelby GT500CR continuation vehicles (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com added handheld spotlights with dedicated red lens configurations specifically for hunting and spotting applications. By using a dedicated red lens and not a snap on style lens, the HL-85-HID-RL HID spotlight and other handheld hunting lights (http://www.magnalight.com/c-64-hunting-lights.aspx) retain their intensity and beam length. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

John Megel Chevrolet which serves the Georgia new and used car markets is ranked in the Top 10 Chevrolet Dealerships in their Southeast District. This distinction highlights John Megel Chevrolet as one of the premier Chevrolet Dealerships in the state of Georgia. They achieved this ranking by leading their competitors in sales, service and customer satisfaction over the past 7 of 10 months. John Megel Chevy has been in business for over 19 years providing the highest quality Chevrolet products to their Georgia customers in Dawsonville, GA, Cumming, GA, Dahlonega, GA, Alpharetta, GA, Roswell, GA and all of the metro Atlanta GA area. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

OnlineHobbyist.com, Inc., a long established Central Texas-based builder of online social communities, announced today that it has entered the automotive field with the launch of 43 new car communities. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2009)