Old World Industries, LLC has hired Bryan Emrich as vice president of marketing. In his new position, Old World says Emrich will shape the company’s strategic marketing direction as it focuses its time and resources on expanding the Peak family of products in the automotive and heavy-duty marketplaces worldwide. “As Old World ...

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SKF has appointed Katie Noga to director, automotive communications for the SKF Vehicle Service Market USA, effective immediately. In her new role, SKF says Noga will continue to support the vehicle service market and motorsports program, and also will support SKF’s automotive OE business based in Plymouth, Mich. Noga has worked ...

Interstate Batteries announces it will release a new extreme absorbed glass-mat (AGM) battery later this month. Interstate says the battery, 31-AGM7, is the product of years of technology experimentation, testing and validation. According to Interstate, the AGM battery with Pure Matrix Power will produce 400 cycles at 80 percent depth of discharge, which the company says is unique in the battery ...