General News Articles

Bestbuy welcomes Novalex Inc. as a shareholder

Bestbuy Distributors announces Novalex Auto Parts with locations in Burlington and Milton, Ont., has joined Bestbuy as a full member shareholder. Edison Hu, the owner of Novalex Inc., is an established part store owner who has been serving the automotive aftermarket...

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BorgWarner results call scheduled

BorgWarner Inc. has set the date for its 2020 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results Conference Call Webcast. The call should be of particular interest due to the acquisition during the fiscal year of Delphi Technologies. BorgWarner Inc. announced on October 2, 2020...

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Harold Winberg set to retire

After 33 years in the automotive aftermarket industry Harold Winberg is calling it a day and will be retiring in early 2021. His start in this industry began with Master Wash selling parts washers and Vinoco Oil. He spent 11 years with Pennzoil, starting as their...

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Bestbuy Distributors’ January 2021 Flyer is up

Bestbuy Distributors’ January 2021 flyer is now available. The January 2021 Bestbuy flyer highlights Supplier of the Month NGK Spark Plugs of Canada. The flyer also includes a selection parts and supplies from Sea Foam, Cliplight, Mobil 1, Kleen-Flo, CRC, Grote, Pico,...

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Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance plans 2022 AAPEX event

Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance plans 2022 AAPEX event

“The 2015 and 2018 Jackpot Conventions were both huge successes, and we are thrilled to be returning for round three in 2022,” said JC Washbish, vice president of sales & marketing at the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance. The Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc....

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CRA Standard Rate on 2021 auto expenses largely unchanged

The Department of Finance Canada announced the CRA Standard Rate automobile income tax deduction limits and expense benefit rates that will apply in 2021, but with one proposed shift to address COVID-19 impact. Most of the limits and rates that applied in...

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SEMA presents digital marketing webinar

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is presenting a webinar on digital marketing for the aftermarket. SEMA asks: What are the winners in digital marketing doing? Are they using a secret “growth hack” to scale? Most likely no. Winners are doing the “hard...

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Shad’s R&R Looks to Return in 2021

Shad's R&R industry charity event is asking Canada's aftermarket to remember the cornerstone event in their budgeting and to mark their calendars for June 10, 2021. Cancelled for the first time in 46 years in 2020, the event is planning for a return in 2021. The...

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