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SMP Awards $20,000 Across Two Scholarships Programs
August 2022SMP is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 scholarships: The Blue Streak® ‘Better Then, Better Now’ Scholarship and the SMP ‘Women in Auto Care’ Scholarship. Four students pursuing educations in automotive technology and repair are awarded scholarships to apply toward their education at an automotive technical school or college.
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SMP Releases 832 New Part Numbers in First Half of 2022
July 2022SMP has released a total 832 new part numbers during the first half of 2022 for its Standard® and Standard® Import brands. SMP continues to help distribution partners capture additional business, as 286 of these numbers were aftermarket exclusives, meaning they were not available in the aftermarket before SMP’s release. To date this year, SMP has released parts covering 180 different categories and over 200 part numbers for 2021 and 2022 model-year vehicles.
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SMP Expands GDI Program Offering
July 2022SMP continues to expand its aftermarket-leading Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) program. GDI technology has been an integral part of helping to improve fuel economy while reducing emissions, and can be found on more than half of the U.S. fleet. In fact, the use of GDI engines has grown by over 600% since 2010.
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SMP Introduces 119 New Part Numbers
June 2022SMP is pleased to announce the addition of 119 new part numbers to its Standard® and Standard® Import lines. This release covers 53 product categories and includes 44 part numbers for 2021 and 2022 model-year vehicles.
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SMP Introduces New Blue Streak Products
June 2022MP announces the expansion of its Blue Streak® line. SMP’s latest Blue Streak® product release includes 23 new part numbers in the Direct Ignition and Variable Valve Timing categories.
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SMP Introduces 146 New Part Numbers
May 2022SMP announces the addition of 146 new part numbers to its Standard®, Blue Streak®, and Standard Import® lines. SMP’s new part number release for May 2022 spans 55 different product categories and includes 38 part numbers for 2021 and 2022 model year vehicles.
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Deadline Approaching for SMP Automotive Scholarships
May 2022Earlier this year, SMP announced its 2022 scholarship programs: The Blue Streak ‘Better Then, Better Now’ Scholarship and the Women in Auto Care Scholarship. Grants of $5,000 will be awarded to two students in each category. Submissions will be accepted through May 31, 2022.
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SMP Releases 138 New Part Numbers
May 2022SMP announces the addition of 138 new part numbers to its Standard® and Standard® Import lines. SMP’s April new part number release spans 83 product categories and expands coverage for import and domestic applications by 100 million vehicles. The recent release includes 32 part numbers for 2021 and 2022 model year vehicles along with 66 aftermarket-exclusives.
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APSG “The Group” Awards
May 2022SMP receives 2022 “Outstanding Vendor of the Year” and “Service Level Award” from the Automotive Parts Service Group (ASPG) at 6th annual members meeting held in Grapevine, Texas.
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SMP Expands Electronic Throttle Body Offering
April 2022The most recent expansion to Standard’s ETB offering features applications for popular import nameplates including Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Hyundai and Kia. Standard’s ETB line-up now includes more than 200 part numbers, and covers 190 million vehicles. Providing industry-leading, late model coverage for domestic and import vehicles, Standard® offers ETBs for 2021 and 2022 model years.
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