Federal accident investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board believe the government should mandate the latest collision technology, usually only found on luxury vehicles, in every new car made. This announcement came this week as the NTSB released it’s yearly 10 Most Wanted List. What the agency is recommending is that these features become mandated …
Month: September 2014
Everyone struggles with being a little sad, or a little under the mental weather, and when you’re having a rough time, the hardest thing to do is figure out how to get out of it. There are tricks that some of us use to feel a bit better – chocolate and TV – but that’s …
While the headlines in the business section of your favorite news source are rarely uplifting and your service business is fluctuating from hot to cold on a daily and weekly basis, there is still an abundance of positive data to give you reason to be optimistic about the automotive aftermarket industry and your service and …
Kim Brant, an automotive technician at Joe’s Tire and Auto Service, St. Joseph, MO, has been named the 2012 Best Tech, sponsored by WIX Filters. WIX Filters, a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, in conjunction with Brake & Front End, ImportCar and Underhood Service magazines, named Brant the second-annual WIX Filters Best …
One thing that many people don’t realize is that you can frequently find different deals on new cars at different dealerships. Unlike shopping at a chain store, where one product is the same price no matter which of the stores you happen to be in, dealerships are actually independently owned franchises, and they can set …
Oil is the lifeblood of every engine, so it’s important to always use a high-quality motor oil that meets the vehicle manufacturers’ viscosity recommendations and performance specifications when servicing your customers’ vehicles. Just use a name-brand motor oil that meets the recommended SAE viscosity and current American Petroleum Institute (API) quality standards and you should …
Vancouver – The third-generation X5 sees BMW once again setting the benchmark for effective layout, interior spaciousness andversatility and luxury, traveling satisfaction, performance and progressive products features. The brand new BMW X5 delivers customers an certain all-round package prepared to fulfill one of the most exacting and assorted calls for. The BMW X5 – the …
Never mind “garages are not just for cars” – check out these stats: 82% of households in the United States have a twin car garage (many even larger) yet only 15% of them are used to park the car It’s not just here in the United States either . . . 53% of UK households …
Jeep is making a splash at this year’s Beijing auto show with four new concepts that draw from modern Chinese urban culture, design, and fashion. Jeep continues to grow into an ever more popular import brand for the Chinese market, and these four concepts—based on the Jeep Renegade, Cherokee, and Wrangler models—will test the consumer …
Fisker Vehicle will try to make great on its target of restarting Karma production in the next year, and supposedly plans to reintroduce the Fisker Karma in 2015. The Orange Region Register records that Fisker, adhering to its bankruptcy and succeeding investment by Oriental elements firm Wanxiang, will be to adhere to the Karma having …