Standard Motor Products, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of automotive parts. The company was founded in 1919 as a partnership by Elias Fife and Ralph Van Allen and incorporated by Fife in 1926. It is headquartered in Long Island City, New York, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange. SMP includes four operational segments: Vehicle Control, Temperature Control, Engineered Solutions and Nissens. SMP’s Vehicle Control and Temperature Control divisions supply automotive aftermarket components to retailers and distributors across North America. Engineered Solutions offers custom-designed products to vehicle and equipment manufacturers, including both on-highway and off-highway. Nissens is a European aftermarket supplier of air conditioning, engine cooling and emission control components, serving on- and off-highway vehicles. SMP is a supplier to NAPA, AutoZone, O’Reilly, Federated and others, selling its products to warehouse distributors and auto parts retail chains under its own brand names such as Standard, Blue Streak, Echlin, BWD, and Four Seasons, as well as under private label brands for key customers. Wikipedia