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Northern Ontario father-son team named Fountain Tire MVPs

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Since opening in 2012, their Val Caron store has steadily expanded doubling its physical footprint and growing from a five-person team to 20 staff members. Robin, who previously managed a tire retread plant in Sudbury for two decades, became a Fountain Tire partner in 2012. This has been an incredible moment, added Cory.

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All Cybertrucks Are Already Recalled in 2024 for Issues Affecting All Teslas Since 2012

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However, that is an issue that has been affecting Teslas since 2012, and the carmaker failed to notice. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall for over 2 million Teslas manufactured between 2012 and 2024, and the ( continue reading. ) It’s got undersized warning lights.

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ASW Conversations: Global Uncertainty and Resilience, with Bill Hanvey

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“One of the education points that we make when we’re talking to the [federal] administration is that there’s not a lot of domestic suppliers that want to produce a run of 1500 brake rotors that fit a 2012 Dodge Caravan. So we are a global industry and we rely upon manufacturing around the world to to fulfill our supply chain.”

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The Longest-Range Tesla Will Do 402 Miles, But These EVs Have It Beat

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Launched in 2012, the Model S remains the longest-range Tesla vehicle despite being the oldest still in production, but other EVs will go farther.

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ASW Conversations: The aftermarket’s generational divides

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You have the Baby Boomers, (born from 1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1980), Generation Y, or Millennials (1981-1996) and Generation Z (1997-2012), many of whom are just getting their feet wet in the working world but making big impacts. O’Hara said on the podcast.

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EV World: A learning experience

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Eccles Auto Service has grown its EV service offerings. Here’s what they’ve learned during the experience — and what they find customers are learning along the way Despite all the noise, the negative talk, the pullback from automakers and global trends, Canadians are still turning out to buy electric vehicles. We probably work on 2,500 cars a year.

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Someone Bought a Rare Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca in 2012 and Is Now Selling It

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It is estimated that only 767 copies of the Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca saw the light of day, and we just came across one that is for sale. Pictured above is car #422, and it is an interesting one, as it has been with the same person since new. The seller is the owner&#039. continue reading. )

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