ACDelco has expanded its Profes-sional aftermarket line of waterpumps for all makes with the intro-duction of 10 new SKUs. These units

represent more than 1500 additionalapplications for GM and non-GM ve-hicles. All pumps in the line are cov-ered by a 12-month/12,000-mile lim-ited warranty. For more information,contact your local distributor or visitwww.ACDelco.com.

Bartec USA has announced the“Trade Up” promotion, in which buy-ers of its Tech400pro TPMS diagnos-tic tool, upon trading in their oldTPMS tool, can receive more than$800 in value-added merchandise, in-cluding a $200 gift card, a mechanicaltool set, an additional year’s worth oftool software updates and a roll ofsupplemental placard labels. Furtherdetails, as well as terms and condi-tions of the promotion—which runsthrough June 30—can be found athttp://www.bartecusa.com/tpms-promotions.html.

Delphi Product & Service Solu-tions has launched its annual DelphiDream Shop Sweepstakes in the U.S.and Canada. The winning profession-al automotive technician will receive$10,000 to build his own DelphiDream Shop or to upgrade his exist-ing workspace. Hundreds of otherprizes will be awarded monthly,weekly and instantly. Technicians canregister at www.delphidreamshop.com (where the official rules are list-

ed) or through Delphi’s Facebookpage, at www.facebook.com/Delphi-AutoParts. The Delphi Dream Shopwebsite also features easy access totraining from Delphi experts with webinars, videos and other onlinelearning tools.

A new mobile app from the Interna-tional Automotive TechniciansNetwork (iATN) gives its membersthe opportunity to fully participate inall network discussions from theiriPhone or iPad. With iATN: Auto ProCommunity, members can reply toexisting discussions, start new ones

and attach photos and videos to theirmessages. Premium iATN subscriberscan use the app to search the iATNKnowledge Base, using traditionalkeyword searches or by scanning aVIN barcode for a vehicle in theirshop. Users with a basic iATN mem-bership can enable a Mobile Passwith an in-app purchase good for sev-en, 14 or 30 days of Knowledge Baseaccess. A version of the app for An-droid 4.4 and above is being devel-oped. For more information, visitwww.iatn.net.

The new “Safety You Can See” light-ing catalog from Philips Automotivefeatures the latest innovations in au-tomotive lighting technology for ap-plications on all types of domesticand import vehicles, SUVs, lighttrucks and vans from model years1999 to 2015. In addition to the com-plete line of Philips Vision LED inte-rior and exterior bulbs, the catalog in-cludes information about bulb re-placement safety, plus a complete

glossary of lighting technology termsand phrases. It’s presented in a trilin-gual format.

As part of the upcoming RepairAmerica Sweepstakes this spring,service dealers nationwide will havethe chance to win one of five grand-prize trips to Los Angeles to drive anarray of exotic vehicles during the Ul-timate Dream Car Weekend, hostedby Parts Plus Top Fuel driver ClayMillican. Other prizes include $2500certificates toward products in theAutomotive Distribution Net-work’s tool & equipment catalog, 60-in. flat-screen TVs, pressure washers,cooling fans and other shop tools. Formore information, contact BobBarstow at Network Headquarters at901-682-9090.

The Tech Extra Flyer from Snap-onTools showcases the products andequipment technicians “need for 21stcentury repairs,” according to thecompany. Information on tool stor-age, shop and tech tools, hand tools,

power tools, wheel equipment anddiagnostic tools is included. One toolhighlighted is the new Snap-on ADP-KIT Aluminum Panel Dent Pullerand Tool Kit, which includes tool es-

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current portfolio of gasoline direct in-jection (GDI) lines, diesel fuel linesand turbocharger cooling lines.

Beginning July 1, Phillips 66 Lubri-cants will consolidate its Lubricantsportfolio into two brands—Phillips 66and Kendall Motor Oil. As a result ofthe consolidation, Phillips 66 Lubri-cants will optimize its product mixand develop a full line of lubricantsproducts for every need under thePhillips 66 brand. The consolidationaffects only Phillips 66 Lubricantsbusiness; Phillips 66, Conoco and 76fuels brands will remain intact. Visitwww.Phillips66Lubricants.com formore information.

Gates recently expanded its exten-sive line of OE-quality automotiveproducts with 283 new part numbers.Accompanying a number of newCentury Series Stretch Fit belts inthe expansion is a new Stretch Fit in-

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stallation tool that permits the properinstallation of the belt on 2011-16Ford Fiestas with the 1.6L enginethat utilizes Stretch Fit belt technolo-gy on the a/c compressor drive. Formore information, visit www.Gates.com/automotive.

Robert Bosch recently augmentedits aftermarket product lineup with

34 new SKUs in the fol-lowing categories: brak-ing (QuietCast and BlueDisc brake pads); wide-band air/fuel oxygen sen-sors (heated O2 sensorshown); diesel commonrail injectors and injec-tion pumps; and rotatingmachines. The additionsapply to domestic, Asianand European vehicles invarious combinations.

For additional information, visitwww.boschautoparts.com.

Husky Corp. recently completed theasset acquisition of S.U.R.&R., a sup-plier of fuel, brake, air conditioningand transmission fluid line repair kits,along with specialty tools used withinthe automotive aftermarket industry.The acquisition is part of Husky’sstrategy as a leader in petroleum-dis-pensing nozzles and related equip-ment to serve customer needs in thebroader transportation sector.

The Elite RPM (Rewards ProgramMember) Club from Continental isreintroducing the company’s profes-sional repair technician rewards pro-gram with improved features. In ad-dition to being able to redeemproofs-of-purchase for ContinentalElite products, club members alsoget first crack at new products, enjoyquarterly program enhancements andspecial promotions and have access toa larger pool of gift card rewardchoices. In the coming months, ex-clusive training will be made avail-able, and members will be periodical-ly surveyed to offer their thoughts onindustry trends. For complete detailson the club, visit www.continental-eliterpmclub.com.

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sentials for repairing aluminum-bodyvehicles. For more information, con-tact your participating Snap-on fran-chisee, visit www.snapon.com or calltoll-free 877-SNAPON-4 (877-762-7664).

KYB Americas (www.kyb.com) re-cently partnered with ShowMeTheParts to add an all-new license platelookup feature to its mobile app. Theapp, available for both iPhone andAndroid devices, makes it easy for af-termarket professionals to find thecorrect shocks and struts among themore than 3300 items in the KYB cat-alog.

TI Automotive announced it has ac-quired powertrain supplier Millenni-um Industries. Millennium manufac-tures fuel rails and power steeringreservoirs for the automotive indus-try. According to TI Automotive, theacquisition strengthens the company’s

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