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Low cost battery makers will lose out to OEMs

Federal-Mogul in strategic piston rings acquisition

Caerphilly-based Land Rover parts specialist Bearmach has been appointed as an authorised European distributor for Jaguar parts. The news comes a month after the Jaguar marque celebrated its 75th anniversary with a return to Le Mans [...]

Unipart in Mobil1 oil supply agreement

The UK Right to Repair CampaIgn Strategy Group has disbanded. Jim Mazza, the Campaign's chairman, said: “The Campaign united the entire independent aftermarket, which added huge weight to our arguments as we were able to speak on behalf of the whole industry [...]

Euro Car Parts has opened a new 400,000 sqft national distribution centre in Tamworth – investing £15 million in new stock in the process. “This is the largest single investment ECP has ever made,” said owner Sukhpal Singh [...]

The independent aftermarket is celebrating after the European Commission adopted a new sector-specific Block Exemption Regulation last month. Industry commentators welcomed the new rules. However, they warned that the fight for full access to technical information is not yet over [...]

Philips’ win lights up aftermarket prospects

Smallest factors struggle as credit crunch effects linger