Walk up to any auto parts counter, and they’ll ask you the usual question—”year, make, and model?” If you’re driving a 2022 Ford F-150, or a 2007 Honda Civic, you’d expect those to be in the database.

It all began innocently enough. A quick phone call was made. A simple advertisement was placed. And, seemingly overnight, an empire was created. Roy Warshawsky, a gritty, bespectacled business-savvy ...

ProQuest Co., a publisher of information software for education and automotive markets, is shedding its automotive electronic parts-catalog business. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company has signed an ...

Jegs, the mail-order auto parts behemoth that has been firmly embedded in the American aftermarket scene since its formation in 1960, has been purchased by a private-equity firm. This is the first ...

As part of its centennial celebration, JC Whitney, the gigantic auto parts and accessories company, has searched the archives of its catalogs to find the 10 oddest auto accessories it ever has ever ...

Back in our car-crazed youth, one of our great fascinations was perusing the annual JC Whitney auto parts catalog to help fuel our premium-grade vehicular fantasies (those growing up in or near ...

Modern cars have become high-tech, and insurance conditions for repairs are demanding, so only professionals in the business — auto repair shops or service centers, as well as online stores — are ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Ann Arbor-based ProQuest Co., a publisher of information ...

RICHFIELD, Ohio (Oct. 24, 2006) – Automotive tools and diagnostic equipment supplier Snap-on Inc. has agreed to buy ProQuest Co.'s automotive electronic parts-catalog business for about $500 million, ...

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 12, 2009) — ASA Tire Systems has added an electronic auto parts catalog and repair-estimating function to its TireMaster business management software to help customers improve their ...