Ford is trying to reduce its carbon footprint by recycling plastic bottles and using them to make vehicle parts.

The new benefits and offerings include insurance and affinity benefits, enhancements to the nationwide warranty, digital menu boards, a TireAmerica.com partnership and a TechNet-branded Virtual Vehicle tool.

TruckPro, one of the nation’s largest independent distributors of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, acquired the assets of Austin Brake & Clutch Supply Inc.

Tenneco’s aggressive expansion of the Monroe Quick-Strut line of premium replacement strut assemblies continues with the announcement of 31 new part numbers, expanding coverage to more than 2.6 million additional foreign and domestic nameplate vehicles.

Last week, Hedges & Co. published its annual automotive parts and accessories forecast for online retailing. President Jon Hedges spoke with Ratchet+Wrench to discuss how online retailers can build trust with shops going forward, and the major trends that should contribute to growth in online parts sales.

A new forecast from Hedges & Co. shows online auto parts sales in 2018 will be more than $10 billion. Here are the trends they found are driving that market.

Sanel Auto Parts announced that the company is joining NAPA Auto Parts. Sanel NAPA will now be a single source for more than 525,000 parts, sourcing products and services from over 1,600 manufacturers.

The latest expansion adds coverage for six domestic and 53 import applications, including popular late-model vehicles from Acura, Ford, Honda, Mazda and Suzuki.

Depending on how fast Ford can find backup parts to replace those lost in a recent factory fire, the financial damage to the automaker could be significant, according to industry analysis.

Now GM, FCA, and BMW are enduring similar parts-shortage headaches to what Ford has recently experienced.