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Is Your Shop Prepared for Severe Weather? Profitability, Tips, and Best Practices

Automotive Training Institute

ATI | Find out how your auto repair shop can profit from severe weather conditions and be a resource to the community. The post Is Your Shop Prepared for Severe Weather? Profitability, Tips, and Best Practices appeared first on ATI.

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Considering Automotive Training? Introducing The MG Comet EV

Automotive Training Centre

Are you passionate about the automotive industry and considering a career in automotive engineering or maintenance? The MG Comet EV represents a significant leap forward in electric vehicle (EV) technology, making it the perfect case study for anyone interested in automotive training. This cutting-edge vehicle combines innovation, sustainability, and advanced technology, offering many learning opportunities for aspiring automotive professionals.

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40 Million People Played Forza Horizon 5, So Why Is It Still Missing From PlayStation 5?

autoevolution

While Forza Motorsport is on life support, barely kicking, Forza Horizon 5 is doing better than ever, with over 40,000,000 people playing it at one point or another. Of course, this doesn't mean all 40 million are active, but that's how many were at least curious and tried the arcade-style racing game at least once. So if it's so successful. why isn't it on PlayStation yet?

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Fleet Meet: Ernie Garcia

Automotive Fleet

In the inaugural profile of a new series, Ernie Garcia of Gothic Landscape shares his experience in navigating ZEV mandates, managing TCO, and the strategic integration of technology to enhance fleet operations and safety.

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Love it, hate it? How about its maker? NYT dissects the cultural effect of the Cybertruck

Autoblog: Car News

Filed under: Design/Style , Read This , Weird Car News , Tesla , Truck , Electric Continue reading Love it, hate it? How about its maker? NYT dissects the cultural effect of the Cybertruck Love it, hate it? How about its maker? NYT dissects the cultural effect of the Cybertruck originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ten Minutes To Charge? New Battery Tech For Students In Hybrid Technology Training

Automotive Training Centre

One of the biggest challenges facing the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is the time it takes to recharge compared to filling up a conventional car at a gas station. This issue has been a significant deterrent for many potential EV owners. However, recent advancements in battery technology might soon change the landscape, particularly for those in hybrid technology training who are poised to enter the workforce at a pivotal time.

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Google Releases the Most Anticipated Google Maps Update on Android Auto

autoevolution

Google has just released one of the most anticipated feature updates for Google Maps on Android Auto, making Waze, the company's second mobile navigation offering, redundant in this space. If you've used Waze in your. ( continue reading.

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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side in Chicago highway crash

Autoblog: Car News

Filed under: Weird Car News Continue reading Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side in Chicago highway crash Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side in Chicago highway crash originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Smart Tire Technology for Light & Medium-Duty Fleets

Automotive Fleet

Automatically collecting richer, more accurate data from tires yields insights that reduce costs and improve safety. How does smart tire technology return an ROI for fleets without big tire budgets?

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1969 Plymouth Road Runner Flaunts Massive HEMI Under A12 Six-Barrel Hood

autoevolution

Introduced for the 1968 model year, the Plymouth Road Runner was basically a stripped-down GTX with a 383-cubic-inch (6.3-liter) V8 as standard. Naturally, it was significantly more affordable than the GTX, which made it popular with the muscle car crowd. The Road Runner moved 44,303 units in its first year on the market befo. ( continue reading.

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Engine Piston Rings – How Do They Work – How Can They Fail

Danny’s Engineportal

Danny's Engineportal - Helping Solve Automotive Engine Problems First, engine piston rings, have one of the most important jobs. Because, they seal the combustion chamber, while dissipating heat. And, they need to ensure that no oil reaches the combustion chamber, while keeping the [.

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Using Auto Repair Software to Set Customer Expectations

Bolt on Technology

The importance of setting expectations for your customers cannot be understated. The absence of good communication can often lead to customers feeling anxious because they are left out of the loop. By relaying information regularly, however, expectations can be managed, leading to a happier and more knowledgeable customer. Let's take a look at how using auto repair software can help set customer expectations throughout the entire repair process.

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K&M Tire Dealer Benefits: Kumho Tire’s 2024 Boost Program

Tire Review Magazine

Tire dealers are always looking for ways to differentiate their business and product offerings from their competitors. As a K&M Tire Mr. Tire / Big 3 Tire dealer, you can get in on the ground floor with one of the tire industry’s most exciting brands: Kumho! Kumho offers dealers and consumers tremendous quality, value for money, and cutting-edge technology in each tire they produce.

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The "World's Smallest Truck Camper" Is a Simple, Cute Tiny Home on Wheels

autoevolution

How small is too small when it comes to tiny homes on wheels? Well, it depends on who you ask. Today, I'm checking out what might very well be the world's smallest truck camper. I'm sure many people (me included) will find this rig way too small, but it's still a cool project that deserves some attention. A ( continue reading.

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Repo volume in wholesale climbs double digits in first half, but growth expected to slow

Auto Remarketing

There were 3.41 million units sold at auction in the first half of the year, which is an 8% hike, according to AuctionNet data from the National Auto Auction Association. But the oldest contingent of that group showed even steeper growth: Auction sales of vehicles 11 years and older climbed 11% in the first half of 2024, NAAA said. The reason? It’s repo.

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Stellantis' Free2move Launches Connect Fleet in the US

Automotive Fleet

A report from Frost and Sullivan shows the program can optimize fleets to reduce fuel consumption, severe collisions, TCO, and more.

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K&M Tire Dealer Benefits: Kumho Tire’s 2024 Boost Program

Tire Review Magazine

Tire dealers are always looking for ways to differentiate their business and product offerings from their competitors. As a K&M Tire Mr. Tire / Big 3 Tire dealer, you can get in on the ground floor with one of the tire industry’s most exciting brands: Kumho! Kumho offers dealers and consumers tremendous quality, value for money, and cutting-edge technology in each tire they produce.

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1968 Dodge HEMI Dart Is a One-of-80 L023 Super Stock Monster Looking for a New Home

autoevolution

Produced from 1960 to 1976, the Dodge Dart was marketed in three different segments. Introduced as a full-size car, the Dart was redesigned into an intermediate in 1962. One year later, it was downsized again to company duty. Like most compacts of the era, the Dart was eventually. ( continue reading.

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Elon Musk Wants To Use Billions From Tesla To Bail Out xAI

Jalopnik

Elon Musk loves pressing his luck when it comes to what he can get his Tesla shareholders to do. Just a few weeks after he got them to approve a $56 billion pay package, he’s apparently asking them to indirectly bail out the investors of his social media company, X (Twitter, baby). Read more.

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Call for Nominations: 2024 Global Fleet Manager of the Year

Automotive Fleet

Nominate a fleet manager or team today and recognize some of the best and brightest in the global fleet industry.

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CMA, Double Coin sponsor the National Truck Driver Appreciation Sweepstakes

Tire Review Magazine

CMA and Double Coin Tires are sponsoring the third annual National Truck Driver Appreciation Sweepstakes. The annual sweepstakes recognizes the contributions of professional truck drivers who deliver essential goods and transport freight each year. The sweepstakes will hold weekly drawings on July 28 and Aug. 4, 11, 18, and 25. Prizes include a $500 AMEX gift card, a $500 Sheetz gift card, a $100 ExxonMobil fuel card, a ZOA Energy Drink RTIC wireless Bluetooth speaker cooler, 12 months of Sirius

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Petrolhead Granny Owns the World's Oldest Road-Going Ferrari, Doesn't Care About Mileage

autoevolution

One day, Amanda got a phone call from her pharmacist. He told her that there were some Italians in the small town where she lived in New Zealand, and that she could blow their minds with her car. And so she did. She met the Ferrari crew, and they could not believe their eyes. The 1948 Ferrari, one of the 38 examples ever built, was standing right in front of them.

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Tesla Cybertruck Purchased By Edmunds Suffers ‘Critical Steering Error’ After Just 1,300 Miles

Jalopnik

Automotive testing website Edmunds took ownership of its long-term Tesla Cybertruck a little over a month ago and it’s already had a major fault. More specifically, the nearly brand new truck has suffered a “critical steering issue,” which doesn’t sound ideal. Read more.

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Hyundai Unveils 2025 Model Year Lineup Changes

Automotive Fleet

The Ioniq 5 and Santa Cruz will receive significant changes, while the rest of the lineup is all-new or refreshed for 2025.

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The perfect combination of quality and affordability makes RoadX tires shine with Western Tire Centers’ customers

Tire Review Magazine

When it comes to providing tires to the American Southwest that consistently deliver what is promised, Western Tire Centers Inc. has found the answer in Sailun Tire America ’s RoadX brand, exclusively distributed in the U.S. by the Independent Tire Dealers Group (ITDG). Western Tire Centers owner Sean Furrier says his company has been a shareholder with ITDG for nearly 25 years, as the group has been instrumental in helping him improve the company’s profitability through various programs, relati

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The Iveco-Based Deddle RV Is a 6-Person Mobile Home, With Everything You Need Inside

autoevolution

Never judge a book by its cover definitely applies here: just because a motorhome is small doesn't mean it can't fit the entire family and amenities galore. This is Deddle RV, unofficially running for the unofficial title of the most compact yet well-specced motorhome on the market right now. Deddle RV is not a name that RV-ers outside of China are ( continue reading.

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Tesla Q2 Profits Fall 45 Percent, But Elon's Gonna Turn That Around By Selling A Humanoid Robot To Every Single Person On Earth

Jalopnik

Tesla held its Q2 earnings call last night, and, well, it certainly was something. My brain matter may currently be leaking out of my ears after listening to Elon Musk talk for so long, but I did it for all of you, our valued readers. Was it worth it? Of course not. And yet, I did it anyway. You’ve got to tune in when … Read more.

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New Tech Helping Transform Vehicle Remarketing

Automotive Fleet

The latest advances are moving unevenly through many of the functions that span fleet management, resale, and turnover.

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Goodyear sells OTR tire business to Yokohama Rubber for $905M

Tire Review Magazine

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Off-the-Road (OTR) tire business to Yokohama Rubber for $905 million in cash. The transaction follows a previously announced strategic review of the OTR tire business in connection with the Goodyear Forward transformation plan, Goodyear said. Goodyear’s OTR tire business provides OTR tires around the world for surface and underground mining, construction and quarry, and port and industrial end markets.

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The 2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Is Coming From Fantasy Land, Too, and It's Quite Different

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A couple of pixel masters have decided to share their visions of the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. Their virtual design projects are quite different from the spied prototypes and the regular ideas of various CGI experts from across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. ( continue reading.

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Tesla Cybertruck Isn't The Only Car That Won't Be Crash-Tested, And That's A Problem

Jalopnik

The Tesla Cybertruck sucks. It’s been a reliability disaster , can’t even survive a simple car wash , is incredibly difficult to repair , has edges that are so sharp owners have ended up in the hospital from their injuries, and it looks like it was designed in a lab to crush pedestrians. It also hasn’t been crash-tested… Read more.

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Cadillac Reveals 2025 Escalade, Refreshed and Tech-Oriented

Automotive Fleet

The SUV receives a minor design refresh and new tech features, such as a 55-inch total diagonal dashboard display.

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As the UHP tire market grows, manufacturers adapt to new trends

Tire Review Magazine

The ultra high performance (UHP) tire segment experienced steady growth in recent years, which, according to Pirelli North America , is due to a consistent increase in both volume and value. As consumer demands evolve, Pirelli North America says it is focused on developing its UHP tire lines to meet consumer performance requirements and market trends.

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This Beautiful 28-Foot Tiny Home Is a Haven of Comfort and Elegance in a Small Footprint

autoevolution

The tiny house market is no longer saturated with models designed to accommodate just one or two residents. Nowadays, tiny houses come in all shapes and sizes, catering to different needs and preferences and allowing people from all walks of life to adopt a downsized lifestyle. Lately, however, the designs that garner the most attention are those that offer the most flexibility in terms of layout and functionality.

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Repairing A Totalled Cybertruck Is Much More Trouble Than It's Worth

Jalopnik

The Tesla Cybertruck has only been terrorizing America’s roads for a little over six months, but someone has already managed to get their massive electric pickup truck totalled. A plucky engineer bought the wrecked monstrosity and is attempting to bring it back to life, but it doesn’t sound like a fun task at all. Read more.

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2025 Jeep Compass: Safety Updates and Future Electrification

Automotive Fleet

The new MY offers 80 security and safety features, minor detail refreshes, and updates to integrated technology.

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1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Rocks 8k 'Original Miles' and a Fair Asking Price 

autoevolution

PC Classic Cars, a Sherman, Texas-based old-school dealership, has an interesting proposal for the enthusiasts of the G-body series: a Monte Carlo SS that has a few miles on the odometer, shiny looks, a few tasty mods, and a fair asking price. The Chevrolet Monte Carlo two-door coupe was born in 1969 as a personal luxury car, the first such mod. ( continue reading.

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