Auto Service World
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
It may be well ingrained in automotive repair shops but the practise of moving customers’ vehicles in and out of the bays is one that needs to end, a shop coach urged. Automotive coach Alan Beech told attendees of the Automotive Aftermarket Retailers of Ontario’s recent Trade Show & Training Event that it’s time to rethink the “quick turnaround” approach.
Automotive Fleet
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
When weighing the choices, fleet managers must decide to integrate clean technologies into existing operations or invest in entirely new vehicles built with sustainability in mind.
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Tire Review Magazine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Surrounded by dozens of custom vehicles sporting Toyo-branded tires and hundreds of people strolling by, turning heads and capturing content, the company’s marketing leadership was beaming in the Toyo Tires Treadpass area of this year’s SEMA Show. “2024 has been a good year for Toyo in a challenging market,” said Tim Chaney, Toyo Tires vice president of marketing.
AutoSuccess
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Nick Askew from Space Auto recently returned to the Babcox Media studios to discuss revolutionary advancements in automotive sales during an AutoSuccess Executive Spotlight interview. He discusses how these innovations can transform dealership operations. He says AI-driven desking and customer data integration represent a paradigm shift, empowering dealers to create better buying experiences while enhancing profitability.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Tesla introduced its 4680 battery during a massive “Battery Day” event in late 2020 , with company CEO Elon Musk then saying the new battery would more than halve the cost to produce batteries for its cars. This was important for Tesla’s plan to build a $25,000 entry-level EV. The battery exists and has been used to… Read more.
Auto Service World
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The Canadian used vehicle market is facing a significant supply shortage of younger off-lease vehicles, expecting to negatively impact the used sales market. This trend is expected to persist through 2027, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. Off-lease vehicles are a key source of product for the used car market. They are influenced by three main factors: Historical new vehicle sales, the percentage of those sales made through leases and the rate at which consumers buy out their lease
Auto Service World
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
In part two of this three-part series exploring business expansion, we look at the ability for the shop to run with the owner away To be able to do the work of setting up another shop, you need to have the freedom to leave the first one. There are a multitude of things that will need to happen to get another shop up and running: building and training a new team, coordinating building renovations, ordering and installing equipment, paperwork, paperwork and more paperwork.
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Auto Service World
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Whether it’s cost of living, desire for more space or the slower pace, people moving out of cities and into suburban communities has benefits for the automotive aftermarket. However, those living in cities are still key clients for the industry, an industry expert observed. During the Three Dragons session at this year’s MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Conference in Detroit, Greg Melich, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, provided the Wall Street perspective of trends taking place in the
Automotive Fleet
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
How do gas prices in the U.S. compare to previous weeks? The average price of gas per gallon decreased in most across the nation. See what's contributing to the decline.
Automotive Fleet
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The report by Accenture covers the current state and future of the electric vehicle market, revealing important insights into fleet market trends and strategies for automakers.
Automotive Fleet
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Doucette, senior manager of EHS at Advance Auto Parts (AAP), has been instrumental in reducing collision frequency, severity, cost, and overall risk for the company.
Automotive Fleet
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
The 2025 Ioniq 5 lineup debuts with a longer range, ultra-fast charging, and a range of upgrades, marking its production start at Hyundai’s new U.S. Metaplant.
Automotive Fleet
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Discover what it takes to become a fleet champion through the real-world achievements of nominated and award-winning industry leaders.
Automotive Fleet
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The new luxury electric vehicle SUV features three rows, advanced tech, and a sustainable design starting at $78,790.
Automotive Fleet
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
During the conference's ride and drive and vehicle showcase, attendees will have three ways to win prizes.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Tesla has the deadliest cars on the road today. According to a new study from iSeeCars , Tesla vehicles have the highest fatal crash rate among all vehicle brands in the United States. The organization analyzed data from the U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Four people were killed in a fire after a Tesla Model Y lost control and hit a pillar in Toronto last month. The four people were reportedly unable to open the doors of the car after it caught fire and a fifth passenger only survived the crash after onlookers smashed a window and dragged them from the wreckage. Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
During a meeting with the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group, an internal NASA working crew dedicated to supporting missions to Mars included a pitch from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deploy Starlink satellites around the red planet to create “Marslink.” Having a thick layer of satellites around Mars would certainly… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The Tesla Cybertruck is not a good truck or even a good vehicle. Children point and laugh when they see it. Women leave their husbands and take the children when one shows up in their driveway. Friends stop talking to friends who think they’re cool. It’s the incEl Camino through and through, almost like it was… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
NASA is racing itself to the Moon in a new Space Race, pitting contractors against each other to produce the most cost-effective means of delivering astronauts to space. However, some of the agency’s partners simply aren’t delivering. NASA is now considering canceling the Space Launch System, the Artemis program’s… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The SS United States was originally scheduled to be towed to its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico last week after its sale to Okaloosa County, Florida. However, “a tropical disturbance” in the Gulf delayed the voyage. With this delay, a Brooklyn concrete magnate is making a last-gasp effort to… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
For an electric truck that’s been touted as the perfect vehicle for the apocalypse , the Tesla Cybertruck is proving to be a bit of a snowflake in the real world. Since deliveries of the electric pickup started, Tesla’s flagship has been damaged by water , slippery accelerator pedals and even an angsty YouTuber. Now,… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Despite the constant debunking of UFO sightings, skeptics and grifters claim that aliens have visited Earth in vehicles beyond human comprehension but decided not to implode the planet to build an interstellar bypass. These so-called experts were again given a platform in Congress at a House Oversight hearing on… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
You don’t have a fraction of the talent that Michael Schumacher held in his left pinky finger, but if you have enough money you can buy the car he used to win his final races. Fighting tooth-and-nail with eventual champion Fernando Alonso in 2006, Schumi used this chassis as a tool to win the San Marino, European,… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Since The Boring Company began operating in 2017 it has announced massive car tunnel projects all over the world, including Washington D.C., Los Angeles , San Jose, Chicago, San Bernardino and even Sydney, Australia. There have been discussions about hundreds more , but the Texas-based tunnel company has, so far, only… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Tesla’s Cybertruck is selling surprisingly well. It’s outselling other electric pickups like the Ford F-150 Lightning and was also the best-selling vehicle over $100,000 this summer. Given the notoriety and novelty of the truck’s design, some owners think they’re sitting on an art piece that will make them a quick… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Tesla reportedly scrapped its factory wrapping service for the Cybertruck after less than a year on sale this week. The wrapping service, which is designed to protect paintwork on cars from chips or rust that might be picked up in daily drives , has been removed from the Tesla site after being sold out since January. Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
For more than a decade, if you wanted the most practical family hauler you could buy that didn’t have sliding doors, it was hard to do better than the Ford Flex. Sure, it was basically a minivan, but it technically wasn’t a minivan, which made it perfect for people who knew they needed a minivan but couldn’t bring… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
As of right now, Jaguar only has one car on sale in the U.S. and none in its home country , as the brand is gearing up for a total overhaul that will see Jaguar go upmarket and fully electric. The first Jag of the new era will be a four-door luxury GT with a starting price of around $125,000, and this week the company… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The SS United States was once the fastest ocean liner on the planet, crossing the Atlantic Ocean eastbound in three hours and ten minutes in 1952. The rusting famed vessel will be heading to its final resting place next week, the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico after e fforts to save and restore the SS United States ran… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Wayne Enterprises is selling the Tumbler, the prototype military vehicle made famous by Batman in Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” movie trilogy. This iteration of the Batmobile will have a limited production run of 10 vehicles, each costing just under $3 million. A select number of wealthy superhero fans will be… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
In one of the most incredible Friday afternoon news dumps of all time, it sounds like Tom Cruise is finally starting to work on a “Days of Thunder” sequel. The story was broken by The Hollywood Reporter , which said Cruise is currently in talks with Paramount surrounding production of a sequel to the 1990 NASCAR film.… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
There aren’t any new models available under $20,000 in the for American car buyers anymore, but emerging auto markets like India have plenty of cheap cars to go around. One of these budget cars just proved that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to be safe. Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Hertz is in a heap of public relations trouble once again as a location manager threatened to have a customer arrested if he didn’t pay a $10,000 mileage overage charge for driving 25,000 miles in one month. That’s a ton of miles for a car to rack up in one month, basically doing around 1,000 miles per business day.… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Elon Musk will be in charge of the federal budget next year , from which he’s promised to cut a truly impossible amount of money. But you don’t find $2 trillion just by cutting your entire staff so nothing works except your burned-out employees — you need to take more drastic measures, like cutting the things that cost… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Whether we’re talking about Buc-ee’s , Wawa or QT, we here at Jalopnik love a good gas station chain. So it is with great sadness that we have to report the death of a beloved gas station name. Before you know it, the name Kum & Go will have kum and gone. Unfortunately for all of us, Maverik, which bought the company… Read more.
Jalopnik
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
For many, the telltale sign of a heavy-duty truck is a set of dual wheels mounted on the rear axle. Truck customizer Red’s Miami unveiled a unique dually Tesla Cybertruck. While I’m under no impression that Red’s produces shotty work, this project is the off-road equivalent of putting a time machine in a DeLorean. … Read more.
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