Las Vegas, NV, Nov. 4 -- Solid Keys USA's Universal Car Keys were voted “Best New Product” at the 2015 Automotive Aftermarket Product Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. AAPEX is North America's largest international aftermarket trade fair.
“We’re glad we did as well as we had hoped. There were hundreds of great products competing, but the Universal Car Key is such a unique and special product that we knew it would be a hit. We’re glad the AAPEX panel of buyers recognized our unique value proposition. The world's first Universal Car Keys and Universal Car Remotes bring automotive key replacement back into the hands of retailers and repair professionals, something that’s been absent for decades,” said Mark Lanwehr, President, Solid Keys USA.
Decades ago, car owners easily replaced keys at hardware stores and other retailers. In the 1980s, car makers began using high security keys, resulting in key replacement business being shifted to car dealerships’ parts departments. In the 2000s, car manufacturers moved to “remotehead” keys, combining keyless entry remote functions and key blade into a single, integrated device. Aftermarket manufacturers of traditional high security keys suffered because keyless remote technology was unfamiliar to them.
Keyless remote technology is Solid Keys’ core competency, culminating in the 2014 release of its Universal Car Remote keyless entry remote covering 20 car brands. Solid Keys leveraged this expertise in remote technology to meet the emergence of “remote head” keys, and entered the replacement key industry. Their efforts have culminated today in its most recent offering, Universal Car Keys. With Universal Car Keys, hundreds of “remotehead” keys are combined into just a few keys. Stocking a few keys to cover millions of vehicles results in a dramatic reduction of inventory, helping shift lucrative automotive key replacement business
back to retailers and repair professionals.
Solid Keys USA is a division of iKeyless LLC. Established in 2002, iKeyless is a privately held technology company based in Louisville, KY. iKeyless specializes in the
design, development, and distribution of automotive keys, keyless entry remotes, and related technologies.
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