Eastern forms joint venture with Dorman

Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. has just entered into a partnership with Dorman Products, Inc. to develop, manufacture, and distribute an integrated exhaust manifold and converter product line.

Dorman Products, Inc. supplies OE automotive replacement parts, automotive hardware, brake products and household hardware to the automotive aftermarket and mass merchandisers.

Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, Eastern and Dorman will mutually develop and market a line of integrated exhaust manifold/catalytic converters for the traditional, retail and export automotive channels. In addition, the arrangement will also enable Dorman to offer Eastern’s full line of direct-fit catalytic converters to the U.S. and Canadian automotive aftermarket.

Dorman products are marketed under the OE Solutions™, HELP!®, AutoGrade™, First Stop™, ConductTite®, Symmetry® and Scan-Tech® brand names.