STOW, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 11, 2026--
Today Matco Tools launched the next generation of its professional power tool line with the introduction of the REX 2.0 1/2-inch Impact Wrench, featuring increased power, Matco’s latest ergonomic grip technology and an updated design.
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The company will also transform Antron Brown’s Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster at the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) season finale in Pomona, California, with a custom wrap celebrating the REX 2.0 1/2-inch Impact Wrench, its innovative textured grip and iconic Matco eagle design, bringing the latest Matco innovation to life for distributors, customers and race fans.
More Power. More Control. The Next Generation of Matco Tools REX.
Building on the original Matco Tools REX Pneumatic Impact Wrench, the next generation delivers more power and features Matco's latest ergonomic grip technology, combining optimized grip geometry with enhanced textures designed to improve comfort and control during use.
The Matco Tools REX 2.0 raises the bar for 1/2-inch air impact wrenches, boasting 1,900 ft-lbs of breakaway torque – more than any other mobile tool competitor on the market.
“Matco Tools REX 2.0 1/2-inch Impact Wrench represents exactly what we're focused on at Matco: advancing the tools professionals depend on every day,” said Cameron Richardson, Group President of Matco Tools. “We took the power technicians expect from their Impact Wrench and paired it with our latest thinking in ergonomics, control and design. And when you're launching a tool built to deliver this kind of performance, putting it on a Top Fuel dragster feels right at home.”
Built for Demanding Work
Matco Tools REX 2.0 1/2-inch Pneumatic Impact Wrench combines heavy-duty air-tool performance with features engineered around the professional technician:
Taking Matco Tools REX 2.0 From the Shop to the Strip
The product will be launched at the NHRA race weekend as Matco brings hundreds of distributors and customers together at the track. The custom dragster will serve as the centerpiece for Matco Tools REX 2.0 launch, highlighting the performance, control and durability that define Matco’s latest innovation.
“This is much bigger than putting a new product on a race car,” added Richardson. “We're putting Matco’s REX 2.0 in the hands of the professionals it was designed for. The dragster gets people's attention. The experience of using the tool is what tells the real story.”
Throughout the event, distributors will have the opportunity to see Matco Tools REX 2.0 in real shop environments, experiencing its increased power and improved grip in demanding, heavy-duty applications while capturing firsthand feedback from professionals on comfort, control and overall user experience.
The Matco Tools REX 2.0 Top Fuel dragster is planned to make its on-track debut during the NHRA season finale at Pomona, Nov. 13-15, 2026.
About Matco Tools
Since 1979, the mission of Matco Tools has been to provide professional mechanics and auto enthusiasts with all the premium tools, storage and equipment they need to get the job done, while also offering best-in-class service and customer support. The company's network of over 1,900 premier independent mobile distributors is focused on developing and maintaining trust-based relationships with its customers. Ranked among the top 50 in Entrepreneur magazine's 2025 Franchise 500®, the company continues to expand throughout the United States and Canada, adding several hundred mobile stores each year. For more information, please visit www.MatcoTools.com. Matco Tools is a subsidiary of Vontier Corporation. Vontier is a global industrial technology company focused on smarter transportation and mobility.
New Matco Tools REX 2.0 Impact Wrench delivers up to 1,900 ft-lbs. of breakaway torque, enhanced ergonomics and a bold new Matco look
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation case against the BBC remains on track, for the moment.
A federal judge in Florida ruled late Tuesday that Trump’s defamation claim could go forward, though he did not rule on the merits. The publicly funded British broadcaster had sought to dismiss the case.
Judge Jeffrey Kuntz did dismiss part of the lawsuit, tossing out a Trump claim that the BBC’s actions violated a Florida law concerning unfair business practices.
Trump filed his lawsuit against the BBC in December. The Republican president accused the BBC of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices related to a documentary, “Trump: A Second Chance?” The 33-page lawsuit accused the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump,” calling it “a brazen attempt to interfere in and influence” the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The BBC acknowledged that filmmakers had spliced together quotes from different sections of the speech Trump delivered to his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, before the storming of the U.S. Capitol, to make it seem that Trump was directly urging violence.
The broadcaster apologized over the editing, and that was something the judge made note of in his ruling Wednesday allowing the case to go forward. The head of the BBC and its top news executive both resigned. But the broadcaster denies Trump’s claims that it defamed him.
In October, a different judge in Florida ordered Trump to sit for a deposition in the case by Dec. 11. Lawyers for the BBC had complained that Trump was delaying his appearance in his own lawsuit. Charles Tobin, an attorney for the BBC, said that with two months left in the discovery period, “we still haven’t been able to depose the plaintiff.”
The BBC said in a statement after Tuesday's ruling that it was “surprised by this decision but respect the court’s authority and note the case will now proceed to the next stage."
“We remain confident in our position and will continue to respond through the proper legal process," the broadcaster said.
Trump called Kuntz’s latest ruling a major victory.
“A Huge Victory against Fake News BBC, a terrible abuser of the truth, just handed down by highly respected District Court Judge, Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of the Southern District of Florida,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
“We will continue fighting against, and defeating, all of those who try to deceive the American People!” Trump wrote Tuesday evening.
In his ruling, Kuntz described the editing done in the documentary, splicing together two parts of the speech, as more egregious than mere routine editing.
“Editing is often required,” the judge wrote. “However, given the time disparity between the two statements, the distance itself tends toward a plausible inference that BBC knew or should have known that the segment they were creating would not and could not have been a truthful statement. This was not trimming around the edges but creating something different than what was stated in the speech. BBC also had the entire speech available to them for nearly three years by the time of the documentary.”
The judge also wrote that Trump might have a plausible argument to demonstrate malice — whether or not he can ultimately prove this at trial — given past BBC reporting about him.
“Trump paints a picture that demonstrates the BBC has a record of allowing the publication of false statements in their portrayal of Trump,” the ruling said. “BBC asks the Court to put on blinders and treat the Panorama team as if they were blocked off from the rest of the organization, ignorant of everything else going on at BBC.”
The lawsuit is one of several skirmishes between Trump and the news media during his second term. Through administrative and executive action and sometimes through lawsuits, he has chosen to take a more aggressive approach toward the press and toward coverage he dislikes.
President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
