Alex's Autohaus

JANUARY 31, 2025

The newest models (2018-2023) show improved reliability across all systems, but still require diligent maintenance. Water intrusion into the battery tray area from faulty seals causing corrosion and electrical issues. Model Year Specifics: 2003-2005: 4.4L BMW V8 engines prone to valve cover gasket leaks 2006-2009: 4.2L

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Tomorrow's Technician

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

2018 was an important year for BMW telematics. The new Remote Software Upgrade feature enabled vehicles to be automatically supplied with the latest software “over the air” at any time. Also in 2018, Digital Key was introduced, which used the Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna on smartphones.

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RepairSmith

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

They operate based on a combination of software and hardware, which allows them to process real-time information about their environment. Creating an autonomous vehicle requires a combination of advanced hardware and sophisticated software. Software : The software integrates all data inputs and controls the vehicle’s actions.

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Tomorrow's Technician

MAY 20, 2024

For instance, when I discovered bulletin number PIT5546G on a 2018 Chevy Silverado, it would have taken some extra time to connect the relationship of water being in the headlight causing a battery drain, along with the engine wanting to stay running intermittently with ignition off.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

After an ambitious and expensive bet on an unproven director in 2018 , the deal had gone sour, the director allegedly lost his senses, and he’d… Read more. Netflix essentially took a $62 million television contract out to the shed and shot it in the head, according to an ongoing arbitration case against director Carl Erik Rinsch.

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Tomorrow's Technician

AUGUST 13, 2024

Certified Transmission has tested the Consult III+ RTR (Right to Repair) software and found that this process works like regular Consult III+. There is a lack of information about what the RTR software can or can’t do. We have been told that the “Diagnostics” portion was only functional in 2018-up models.

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AutoSuccess

OCTOBER 23, 2023

TradePending , a sales enablement and consumer experience software platform for car dealerships, announced in a recent press release that it has acquired Fixed Ops Digital, a marketing and technology company supporting automotive dealerships’ fixed operations departments. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Tire Review Magazine

APRIL 4, 2024

But as with all Autel products, it is the tablet’s powerful software that drives its extensive capabilities and makes the TS900 an exceptional value. TPMS software coverage updates are free for the life of the tool. It’s larger, faster, and offers double the storage space of the TS608. TPMS Let’s talk about TPMS.

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AutoSuccess

APRIL 22, 2024

In December 2023, Privacy4Cars secured a multi-million dollar debt facility with SaaS Capital, the leading provider of growth debt to software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, to provide additional non-dilutive growth capital. The news of the expanded patent portfolio comes on the heels of Privacy4Cars’ recent successful financing round.

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Auto Remarketing

MAY 31, 2024

times what they were making in 2018. Still, The Presidio Group said in its latest “Presidio Perspectives: A Quarterly Outlook on Auto Retail and M&A Trends” report that the average franchised dealer was still pulling in net pretax profits in Q1 that were approximately 1.8 The declines aren’t extreme. For instance, the recent $19.7

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Alex's Autohaus

AUGUST 27, 2024

When this happens, a software update or reprogramming will often solve the problem Electrical Issues Electrical issues are not uncommon on the first generation X3. Given the age of these cars, it’s likely the ignition coils have been replaced by more reliable units, but failures are still possible.

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Auto Remarketing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

If possible, leverage your email software to create a short journey thanking your guests for coming, reminding them about any new announcements, creating a sense of urgency around the show promo deadline, and setting follow up appointments with your staff. The best results, however, were in new business.

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