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Parts company bankruptcy 01/31/26(Sat)15:16:14 No.28827809 Looks like the parts brands cardone, autolite spark plugs, and the parent group of raybestos and centric are in bankruptcy. I hate autolites but I always have sworn by raybestos and cardone has saved my ass more than once. Bummer
Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260126446855/en/First-Brands-Group-Commences-Wind-Down-of-North-American-Brake-Parts-Inc.-Cardone-and-Autolite-Business-Units
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)15:19:14 No.28827814 It's not looking good for enthusiasts. Kikes want this, btw.
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)15:25:43 No.28827825 >>28827809
oh dang, centric makes the best non faggy street pads and excellent cryo treated rotors.
SAD!
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)16:23:12 No.28827870 Total Resto-cuck death
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)16:28:25 No.28827877 the CEO and his brother were indicted a couple days ago on a bunch of fraud charges. looks like they also milked the company out of billions of dollars. probably has a lot to do with the bankruptcy.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/first-brands-founder-patrick-james-his-brother-indicted-fraud-2026-01-29/
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)16:58:48 No.28827913 >>28827877
>founder-patrick-james
Two first names
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)17:23:34 No.28827936 Fuck I just discovered their element3 pads. Guess I'll have to grab a couple sets while I still can.
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)19:59:37 No.28828155 >>28827913
As you well know, they're jeets.
And you'd almost think Google scrubbed his pics from their results and they give far more results for the menswear supplier despite the First Brands term being used. But nah, they'd never do that.
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)20:06:42 No.28828160 do not redeem the brake pads!! do not redeem the rotors!!
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)20:47:30 No.28828207 Damn I used raybestos for my C4 auto clutch packs
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)21:46:46 No.28828275 >>28827809
Eh. It'll mostly just be a restructuring. Those closed divisions will get bought by someone else if there's anything there.
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)22:51:28 No.28828342 >>28828155
>As you well know, they're jeets.
Having Indian leadership is basically a dead giveaway the company is about to be looted and pilfered of anything good it ever did.
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Anonymous
01/31/26(Sat)23:05:41 No.28828359 >>28828275
This, there's always gonna need rebuilding of cores, so many Hondas alone need PS pump because the seals are shot, or the starter is making noise or dead, or the alternator is dead.
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Anonymous
02/01/26(Sun)00:02:48 No.28828416 >>28827809
The outsourced everything.
Then the Tariffs meant their shitty China parts were too expensive to sell.
Good riddance to treacherous outsourcing pieces of garbage
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Anonymous
02/03/26(Tue)06:13:55 No.28831042 >>28827809
Sucks. But alot of those companies fail bc they don't run lean enough.
t. knower
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Anonymous
02/03/26(Tue)20:11:19 No.28831578 >>28827809
Fuck. These companies are the only way to get all kinds of parts for older cars.
I wonder what will happen with them.
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