Newsletter - 4th Quarter, 2023
We are pleased to provide you with our latest Petra Impact Newsletter. Get the latest Company updates, input from our distributors, and automotive information.
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by Dante Curry
We are pleased to provide you with our latest Petra Impact Newsletter. Get the latest Company updates, input from our distributors, and automotive information.
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by Melea Nieto
The company is honored for its program, Petra-Cares which provides job training and placement for at-risk youth
CYPRESS, TX, Oct. 3, 2023 — Petra Automotive Products, the fastest-growing premium automotive products manufacturer in the world, has been named a Champions of Charity honoree by AutoSuccess, a Babcox Media brand.
The Champions of Charity program recognizes automotive industry companies that are making a difference in their communities, businesses, and beyond with their charitable acts and donations.
Petra Automotive was selected as an honoree for its work through Petra Cares, its charitable arm dedicated to helping young adults aging out of foster care and at-risk youth by providing job training and placement in the auto repair industry.
“We’re very honored by this recognition but what’s more fulfilling is seeing the first class of foster students in the Petra Cares training program graduate and earn jobs as service technicians at Houston area dealerships this past August,” said Arnold Gacita, president of Petra Automotive Products. “We couldn’t be more proud of this group and have high hopes for them and future classes.”
Every year, hundreds of youth age out of the foster care system in the Houston area. The statistical outcomes for many of these young adults are bleak, with homelessness, incarceration, and extreme poverty in many of those emancipated from state oversight and care.
Petra Cares intends to change these outcomes by providing free auto mechanic training and job placement for up to 20% of those youth. Petra Cares’ eight-week program provides transportation, course materials, tools, childcare, technical training, and life skills to students. Upon completion, students are matched with employers via the Petra Automotive Products, Inc. car dealership and repair shops business network.
Petra Automotive Products is family-owned and headquartered in Cypress, Texas, just outside Houston. Since 2010, the company’s mission has been to create automotive maintenance products and services that facilitate superior vehicle performance and provide world-class customer service through automotive dealers, auto chains, and independent vehicle repair facilities. To date, Petra has created over 360 offerings and is the fastest-growing premium automotive products manufacturer in the world, delivering Petra-branded products to 37 countries worldwide. Since its inception, Petra has continued to build product strength and value by offering innovative warranty programs and vehicle maintenance training. To learn more, visit www.petraautoproducts.com or call 1-888-Petra-61.
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by Melea Nieto
CYPRESS, Texas - (September 6, 2023) - Petra Automotive Products, the fastest growing premium automotive products manufacturer in the world, is proud to announce 11 of their best-in-class products will be launched under the Mopar® brand for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram and FIAT® dealerships in the US, Canada and Mexico.
The goal of the Mopar chemical program is to increase Fixed Ops profits and success for participating dealerships by offering premium products. Petra will provide a suite of Mopar products, including chemicals to help maintain the fuel system, diesel fuel system and A/C systems of the vehicles serviced.
“If a vehicle owner is experiencing common performance problems, like sluggish or delayed acceleration, the results provided by the Mopar Premium Fuel System Cleaning Kit is an easy solution that dealers can perform quickly in their service bays,” says Benjamin Nash, Mopar Product Manager. “The Premium Fuel System Cleaning Kit service will dissolve varnish and carbon in injectors, valves and combustion chambers, improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and restore power.”
To support Stellantis dealerships in selling these maintenance services to their service customers, Petra will provide training to instruct technicians on how to use the application tools and cleaning products properly, train advisors on how to best offer these services to the customer, as well as provide any Point-of-Service (POS) materials needed. In addition, Stellantis dealers that qualify will also receive factory rebates and loyalty benefits. Dealerships new to the program can receive free equipment with their initial qualifying purchase.
“We are honored to have 11 of our products selected to be a part of the Mopar chemical program. Our aim at Petra is to always perform and partner at a level above expectations to bring about the best success for our dealer partners. Our premium products, combined with proper training and promotional support, will be giving these Fixed Ops departments all the tools needed to provide an excellent experience for their customers,” said Arnold Gacita Sr, CEO of Petra Automotive Products.
Petra Automotive offers a complete lineup of over 360 premium automotive service and car-care products available through over 3,000 automotive dealerships in the U.S. and distributes to 38 countries worldwide.
For more information on Petra Automotive and its award-winning vehicle performance products, please visit www.petraautoproducts.com.
About Petra Automotive Products:
Petra Automotive Products is family-owned and headquartered in Cypress, Texas, just outside Houston. Since 2010, the company’s mission has been to create automotive maintenance products and services that facilitate superior vehicle performance and provide world-class customer service through automotive dealers, auto chains, and independent vehicle repair facilities. To date, Petra has created over 360 offerings and is the fastest growing premium automotive products manufacturer in the world, delivering Petra branded products to 38 countries worldwide. Since its inception, Petra has continued to build product strength and value by offering innovative warranty programs and vehicle maintenance training. To learn more, visit www.petraautoproducts.com or call 1-888-Petra-61.
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by Melea Nieto
We are pleased to provide you with our latest Petra Impact Newsletter. Get the latest Company updates, input from our distributors, and automotive information.
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by Melea Nieto
We are pleased to provide you with our latest Petra Impact Newsletter. Get the latest Company updates, input from our distributors, and automotive information.
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by Melea Nieto
Cypress, Texas – Petra Automotive Products, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of Petra Cares, our new non-profit organization dedicated to helping young adults aging out of foster care by providing job training and placement in the auto repair industry.
Every year, hundreds of youth age out of the foster care system in the Houston area. The statistical outcomes for many of these young adults are bleak, with homelessness, incarceration, and extreme poverty in many of those emancipated from state oversight and care.
Petra Cares intends to change these outcomes by providing free auto mechanic training and job placement for up to 20% of those youth, starting with our inaugural class in January 2023. Our eight-week course will provide transportation, course materials, tools, childcare, technical training, and life skills to ten students at a time. Upon completion, students are matched with employers via the Petra Automotive Products, Inc. car dealership and repair shops business network. “Education breaks the cycle of poverty. Petra Cares wants to be a conduit of quality education and meaningful employment to this marginalized group of young people,” says Arnold Gacita, President of Petra Automotive Products and Petra Cares board member.
THE BACKSTORY
I have always believed that we need to give back. When I was a young child, I saw a TV special with Bob Hope. It was Christmas time, and Bob Hope was entertaining the troops and was asked why he did this? He responded that he had to do it and felt that he had been blessed so much throughout his life that giving back was the least he could do. That resonated with me - even as a child. I have been blessed throughout my professional career; I believe we're distributors of God's wealth. I think that it's essential to give back. So, throughout my career, I have always given in some way. I was heavily involved (and still am) with Giving Hope out of New Orleans; in fact, in 2019, we built an orphanage together in Brazil. My intent was to duplicate that. To build an orphanage around the world every year. However, when we put our Petra Cares board together, God led us in another direction. We were shown a need here in Houston that nobody was attending to or, in our case, even knew existed – help for foster kids aging out of the system. These kids have never been adopted and have hopped from house to house; they feel they have no purpose. They feel unwanted. We know they are God's children and have a purpose. Of the kids that exit the foster care program, 80% of those that do not attend college will be dead, in jail, or homeless within three years. This is unacceptable! Staggering!
These young people have been dealt an awful hand. They need somebody to hold them and show them that they have a purpose, to teach them how to live a fulfilled life and be good citizens of our society. Petra Cares will change generations. Lord willing, and with your help, we will revise the statistics. We will not allow 80% of foster kids exiting the program to die, be homeless or end up in jail. We are not!
We will take 60 of these kids next year and bring them to Petra's Headquarters in Cypress, Texas. We will teach them how to be a Level 1 Mechanic. This eight-week program also includes two weeks of life skills training. After graduation, we will work with local dealerships to get them job placement, earn a substantial income, and begin their life’s purpose. If needed, we will provide transportation and daycare through partnerships with many foster care housing charities like the Tejano Center.
Nobody is doing what we’re doing. Great charities counsel foster kids, house them, transport them, and encourage them. But, as far as we know, no organization will take them, love them, move every excuse out of the way to train them, and help them find their career path and purpose as Petra Cares does. – Arnold J. Gacita
ABOUT
Established in 2021, Petra Cares is the charitable arm of Petra Automotive Products, Inc. Our mission is “unlocking purpose for the vulnerable,” and is achieved by removing barriers to educate and empower parentless and parenting young adults. For more information, contact Arnold J. Gacita or visit petra-cares.org.