Car Parts and Accessories

New Efficiency Line alternators from Bosch

Bosch recently started production of a new, enhanced-efficiency alternator series. An improved electrical configuration and optimised materials have enabled Bosch engineers to increase the efficiency of all variants to over 70 percent (according to VDA).

Vauxhall Accessories includes more infotainment products

Vauxhall’s Genuine Accessories range now includes an extensive selection of infotainment products to make your ride from A to B safer and more enjoyable.

Richbrook forged aluminium wheel nuts and locking nuts

Richbrook’s latest products offer security, lightness and superb engineering; Forged Aluminium Wheel Nuts and Locking Nuts. The benefits of locking wheel nuts have long been well documented. Put simply, they stop your wheels from being stolen! The benefits of lightweight aluminium wheel fixings have also long been proven.

Alcoa forged aluminium wheels selected for Ferrari 458 Italia

Alcoa Auto Wheels, a division of Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, supplies lightweight forged aluminium wheels for the new and critically acclaimed Ferrari 458 Italia.

Saint-Gobain parts transform powertrain components

Two small, highly engineered components from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics – RENCOL tolerance rings and NORGLIDE self-lubricating plain bearings – are significantly improving the performance of automotive powertrain components.

New pothole fear for road users

Motorists and cyclists are facing a new surge in pothole problems even before winter has begun.

How to prepare your car for winter

The cold-snap has arrived and with the clocks going back this month the gloomy winter days and dark evenings are well and truly looming. Mondial Assistance, a leading UK roadside assistance provider, reminds motorists to prepare their car for the winter months to minimise the risk of a breakdown.

Choose your garage carefully this winter

Car parts specialist XPart is advising motorists to investigate their choice of garage wisely when taking their car for a pre-winter service.

Michelin helps motorists cut carbon emissions

Michelin has helped nearly 5,000 motorists save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions this summer as part of its annual Fill Up With Air campaign.

Keep little ones safe for half the price with Halfords

Make sure your children are travelling safely in your car. There’ll be no excuse not to get them what they need with Halfords’ great deals.

Halfords deicer sales up 163%

Winter has arrived almost 4 weeks early, according to car accessories and car maintenance retailer Halfords.

Mystery of missing tyres

October sees the return of TyreSafe’s annual Tyre Safety month and independent motoring consumer website, honestjohn.co.uk, is drawing attention to what it believes is an important tyre-related issue: the replacement of spare tyres with ‘tyre foam kits’ on an increasing number of new cars.