About Standard

WHO ARE STANDARD COMPANY?
  • Standard® is the leader in the automotive aftermarket. Backed by more than 100 years of experience, they design, engineer, manufacture and distribute over 50,000 of the highest quality engine management products in some of the most advanced-technology categories. Their ignition and fuel-system components, sensors, switches, computerized engine controls, and all of their other advanced engine systems parts all have one thing in common – they won’t let them leave their facilities until they meet their strict quality standards. That’s how they know that they’ll meet your high standards.

  • Standard® is the premier professional engine management brand in the automotive aftermarket today. Standard® leads the way in advanced automotive technology with more than 50,000 products and along with Intermotor® provides complete coverage for domestic and import vehicles.

  • Company manufacture and distribute a full line of high-technology critical components for the vehicle’s ignition, electrical, emission and fuel systems. Key categories include ignition coil-on-plugs, ignition wire, EGR valves and solenoids, fuel injectors and related components, airbag clock springs, power door lock actuators; switches, featuring multi-function, combination, cruise control, fog lamp, power seat memory, steering wheel audio, and more. Their evolving line of sensors includes camshaft and crankshaft, clone-able TPMS sensors, ABS speed, brake pad wear, brake fluid pressure, turbocharger boost, vehicle speed, YAW rate sensors and more.

  • In fact, Standard® has taken a leadership role in TPMS technology providing real clarity in this key growth category featuring the industrys best blended TPMS program with 99% coverage. 2 Universal Sensors cover PAL, WAL, and Auto-Locate technologies. Their OE-Match sensors are direct-fit and ready-to-install right out of the box. And both programs are the only 3rd-party tested TPMS in the industry.

  • That’s one reason that Standard® brand enjoys tremendous recognition at the installer level – Standard® is the automotive standard!
ENGINEERING
  • Of course with 40,000 parts in the line, they can’t make everything. However, brand has the resources and experience to provide the engineering and quality control to ensure that all of the products that are placed in a Standard box still means high-quality. Standard Asian sourcing office includes a team in Hong Kong and Taiwan with sourcing and engineering expertise. This team receives significant LIC support with a dedicated Director of International Sourcing, a 20,000 sq. ft. laboratory and test facility, and a dedicated staff of engineers and engineering technicians to ensure excellent quality control.

SMPs engineering and design capabilities are second to none. Brand has a large, dedicated, professional engineering team utilizing the following processes and methodology.


  • 3D design modeling of product componentry, tooling, and complete manufacturing process
  • CAD Electronic Circuit design
  • Stress analysis modeling
  • Magnetic FEA modeling
  • Finite elemental analysis
  • Fast Prototyping – SLA Stereolithography Analysis
  • Digital Performance analysis
  • Prototyping and extensive testing
  • Custom circuit development
  • 100% validation process
  • 100% consistent product reliability

Extensive testing regimen and product validation that all of Standard products go through:


  • Vehicle Dynamometer

  • Engine Dynamometer

  • 5 Gas Analysis

  • Vehicle Cold Chamber

  • Vehicle Test Fleet

  • Thermal Cycling

  • Digital Output Analysis

  • Durability

  • Vibration

  • Salt Spray / humidity

  • Spray Pattern Analysis

  • Air / Fluid Leakage

  • Flow Test Stands (Multiple Fuels)

  • Hot Injector Flow

PROGRAMS
  • Company put a great emphasis on building and supporting their brands and key categories. Their goal is to help their customers by maximizing brand reach, identification, and awareness through both traditional and non-traditional platforms. Their strategic communications campaigns include national print and digital advertising, an extensive press release program, and a strong presence in the social space.

Blue Streak® by Standard®


  • Made to stand the test of time, Blue Streak® by Standard® has always been known for quality and durability. Their Blue Streak® brand was first introduced in 1934 and continues to resonate with today’s professional automotive technicians. As SMP looks forward to their 100th anniversary in 2019, Blue Streak® will also be celebrating 85 years as the benchmark for premium quality automotive products. In fact, we’re so confident in their expanded Blue Streak® program that every Blue Streak® product is backed by their limited lifetime warranty. To learn more, click here.

Bigger, Better Diesel


  • To account for the burgeoning diesel market, Standard® has fully invested in diesel. Today, Standard® Diesel offers thousands of diesel parts in hundreds of unique diesel categories, and we’re a basic manufacturer in most of them. Standard® Diesel is committed to supplying professional technicians with comprehensive coverage for genuine diesel parts, which is evident from their extensive offering of new and quality-remanufactured products. To learn more, click here.

NSF® Registered TPMS Sensors


  • Standard® is proud to offer the industry’s best blended TPMS program with 99% coverage. Their two-sensor Universal program covers advanced technologies such as PAL, WAL, and Auto-Locate. Their OE-match direct-fit TPMS program features TPMS sensors that are ready to install right out of the box. And both programs are registered with NSF International, making them the first and only 3rd-party tested TPMS programs in the industry. To learn more, click here.

Variable Valve Timing (VVT)


  • Standard® and Intermotor® are proud to offer a line of premium-quality Variable Valve Timing (VVT) components. With hundreds of VVT Solenoids and VVT Sprockets in the total line, were able to provide comprehensive coverage for this high-tech, high-failure category. To learn more, click here.

100% NEW MAF Sensors


  • To ensure accurate airflow, precise performance, and longer service life, Standard and Intermotor offer a line of 100% NEW, never remanufactured, MAF Sensors. All SMP-manufactured MAF Sensors are engineered and built in their vertically integrated TS16949-certified facility in Orlando, FL. SMP-manufactured sensors are designed with improvements such as thicker walls, upgraded components, and a custom-designed platinum RTD sensor. The result is a line of 100% NEW MAF Sensors that provide highly accurate readings and precise airflow output under all operating conditions. To learn more, click here.

Intermotor: The Import Leader By Design


  • "Designed to stand out from the crowd." The Intermotor brand is known for engineering, manufacturing, and distributing a full line of genuine import parts – parts that are unrivaled for quality, original look, fit, form and function. With manufacturing locations around the world, they are truly a global leader in import parts. They achieve excellence by focusing on the extra details that elevate their products above the rest and ensure complete satisfaction for technicians and motorists alike.

  • Their new program focuses on one Intermotor part from each of 5 key categories, highlighting the design features that take it from good to great. Because when it comes to quality import parts, the details make all the difference.