Standard Motor Products Launches the SMP ‘Your Car. Your Data. Sweepstakes’

The Automotive Parts Services Group “APSG” (The Group) now made up of Federated, Pronto and Network members, held their 6th annual members meeting the week of April 25th at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, TX.

SMP announces the return of its Blue Streak® ‘Better Then, Better Now’ Automotive Scholarship.

SMP announces the start of its third annual Standard® ‘Bigger, Better Diesel’ Automotive Scholarship Contest.

SMP announces the launch of its SMP® 'Standing Together' Promotion to recognize shop owners whose shops and employees are helping their local communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.

SMP's Temperature Control Division has delivered heat exchangers suitable for oxygen concentrators and oxygen generators, key components used in the production of medical ventilators. 

SMP announces the launch of its SMP Cares website, a new site dedicated to highlighting the company’s efforts supporting local communities through service, volunteerism and donations. 

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) announces that its Standard^® Brand YouTube channel has surpassed 10,000 subscribers.

Standard Motor Products, Inc. announces that it was named ‘2018 Supplier of the Year’ by O’Reilly Auto Parts.

Standard Motor Products announced today that it is celebrating its 100-year anniversary. The company was founded by Elias Fife on April 19, 1919.

SMP and its employees are committed to contributing to the health and wellbeing of the communities in which we live and work.

To celebrate two of our flagship brands, Standard® and Blue Streak®, we ran the ‘WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED' giveaway, which recently concluded.

Standard Motor Products, Inc. is pleased to announce our 2021 SMP® Scholarship Program recipients.

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP®) today announced it was named the 2021 Outstanding Vendor of the Year Award by the Automotive Parts Services Group (“The Group”). 

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) announces the winners of its fourth annual Standard® ‘Bigger, Better Diesel’ Automotive Scholarship Contest: Nathan Hannan, of New Underwood, SD, Jean-Claude Pierret, of Pasco, WA, MacKenzie Odonnal, of Mesa, AZ, and Benjamin Bressel, of Happy Valley, OR.

Standard Motor Products (SMP) expressed our support and gratitude to each healthcare worker for the work they are doing every day to combat COVID-19 in our local Long Island City neighborhood.

Congratulations to our sales team in St. Cloud, MN, for receiving the 2019 Outstanding Training Support from Automotive Parts Headquarters!  The award was received at AP’s Winter Sales conference in February.

Standard Motor Products, Inc. announces its new SMP 'Women in Auto Care' Scholarship.

Standard Motor Products (SMP) was presented with the Best Product Line Electronic Catalog Award for Import Product and Marketing for its Intermotor® brand at the 2019 AAPEX Show.

Standard Motor Products has received the ‘Outstanding Training Support’ award from Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc. (APH).

During the recent Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance winter shareholder meeting, Standard Motor Products was presented with a ‘2018 Supplier Award’ for outstanding shipping performance throughout 2018.

Standard Motor Products was presented with the New Packaging Showcase Award for Marketing for its Standard® brand at the 2018 AAPEX Show. 

Standard Motor Products was recognized with two prestigious vendor awards at the Automotive Parts Services Group’s inaugural joint members meeting.

Standard Motor Products’ Bob Parker, a Key Account Sales Manager, was awarded Automotive Supplier of the Year at Automotive Supply Associates Inc.’s second annual awards banquet.

Standard Motor Products was recognized twice during the channel partners award banquet at the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance's recent winter shareholder's meeting.

We're proud to announce that Ken Wendling, Vice President, Warehouse Distribution Sales, SMP, has been recognized with Northwood University’s Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award.

We're proud to announce that we're the recipient of the National Pronto Association’s Manpower of the Year Award.

For the second year in a row, we’re happy to report that we’ve received the 2016 Outstanding Training Support Award from UCI/Hahn Automotive.

Each year, the Telly Awards recognize outstanding achievement for productions in areas such as TV, streaming, and non-broadcast events. 

It's never been easier to find Standard parts, now that we've released our new and improved SMP Parts App 2.0.

It’s official.  A week after announcing the acquisition of General Cable’s automotive ignition wire business, Standard Motor Products announces the closing of the acquisition for approximately $71 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.

A few months after naming Eric Sills President and CEO, Standard Motor Products has made another move for the future. SMP announced the acquisition of General Cable Corporation’s automotive ignition wire business.

Standard Motor Products recently received two prestigious awards during Federated Auto Parts Distributors’ National Members Meeting. 

Parts Warehouse, Inc. held its 2016 "Bridge to Excellence" event on April 7–9.

Standard Motor Products was recently named Vendor of the Year by Warehouse Inc. at its 30th annual Open House and Selling Show. 

The Oscars weren’t the only awards handed out this February. At the recent Parts Plus warehouse distributor’s Annual Sales and Marketing Summit, The Parts House honored Standard Motor Products with its 2015 Vendor of the Year Award.

For more than 50 years, Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) has been sponsoring competitions like the American Package Design Awards, which recognizes graphics that advance brand promise and strengthen emotional connections with buyers. 

National Performance Warehouse (NPW), a member of the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, recently hosted its seventh annual FAST Expo Trade and Car Show in Miami, FL. The night before the show, the NPW organized an appreciation dinner to recognize the achievements of its Bumper to Bumper Jobber customers and vendor partners.

Earlier this month, SMP Chairman and CEO Larry Sills received the AWDA’s prestigious "Jack Creamer Leader of the Year" award, renamed in honor of the late Jack Creamer.

Each year, Standard Motor Products trains over 60,000 technicians on the latest technologies, diagnostic strategies, and equipment required to diagnose and repair today’s vehicles. 

This spring the applause at Citi Field has been directed at the New York Mets. But when Parts Authority—a high-profile auto parts distributor with 68 locations around the country—held its awards gala at the ballpark on April 28 the cheers were aimed at members of the automotive installer community.

Standard Motor Products has launched its new and completely redesigned Standard eCatalog.

Standard Motor Products has released Version 1.0 of the company's SMP Parts Mobile APP available for Android and Apple devices.

On September 18, 2014, Standard Motor Products was the recipient of the National Pronto Association's 2014 Manpower of the Year Award.

It was a three-peat for Standard Motor Products as SMP was selected as Outstanding Vendor of the Year by the Federated Auto Parts membership for the third consecutive year.

Standard Motor Products was the recipient of design honors from the American Web Design Awards in three categories; Social Media, Social Media Promotion and Rich Media Advertising.

Standard Motor Products was the recipient of design honors from the American Package Design Awards for the Standard TPMS Sensor "If it's not a perfect clone" Plush Toy Sheep & Hang Tag Premium.

Standard Motor Products was recently honored with Hahn Automotive's "2013 Outstanding Training Support" Award.

Standard Motor Products, Inc, was presented with both the "Million Dollar Vendor" and the "Vendor of the Year" Awards at the National Performance Warehouse Second Annual Million Dollar Vendor dinner, fast expo, and customer awards held in Miami, Florida on January 10.

The Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc. recently honored Standard Motor Products, Inc. by receiving five awards during their annual shareholders' winter meeting at the Turnberry Isle Resort in Aventura, Florida.

Standard Motor Products has received the 2017 Exceptional Training Award from the Automotive Distribution Network.

At this year's AWDA Opening Session, Standard Motor Products was presented with the Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship Award.

Following the recent honor of being named a U.S. News and World Report Best Company to Work For in June, Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP), a leading automotive parts manufacturer and distributor, has been certified as a Most Loved Workplace® by the Best Practice Institute.

SMP is proud to share that it has again been recognized as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2025 by Newsweek and Statista.

The Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) Show was held in Las Vegas in October. We are proud to announce that SMP received coveted industry awards, recognizing us as a well-rounded industry leader.

SMP was thrilled to accept the 2024 National Automotive Quality Award in the Mexican automotive aftermarket in recognition of our Standard® Ignition Coils.