Fender Bender

JULY 23, 2025

Even though the demand of incoming wrecked cars has slowed, “grabbing the keys” may get us the job, but it can wreak havoc on our system! Some also continue to bring cars in on Monday and Tuesday with hopes of delivery by the end of the week. The two cars that were dropped off Tuesday will sit until Wednesday, and so on.

Collision Repair

Tomorrow's Technician

JUNE 30, 2025

This conversation was held recently at Babcox Media’s headquarters and can help explain the calibration challenges and opportunities to instructors and students. You go to calibrate a car and you have an issue, and you ask to see their pre-scan. And the guy says, ‘Bobby, did we pre-scan this car?’ It’s unbelievable to me.”

Collision Repair

Jalopnik

JULY 16, 2025

All Rights Reserved What Is The Worst Thing About Modern Cars? All Rights Reserved What Is The Worst Thing About Modern Cars? Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise QOTD What Is The Worst Thing About Modern Cars? By Logan K.

Car

Brake & Front End

MAY 13, 2025

In partnership with NAPA, ShopOwner, the Babcox Media brand serving professional independent automotive shop owners, is seeking to recognize and celebrate the vital role of mentorship in the automotive service industry.

Apprenticeship

Jalopnik

JUNE 10, 2025

The MX-5 s dynamic stability control system has a potential fault in over 12,000 cars which prevents the traction and stability control dashboard lights from illuminating, reports Car and Driver. Customers wont be charged for the replacement, but Mazda does say that it could be a while before your car is fixed.

Entertainment

Brake & Front End

JULY 28, 2025

In partnership with NAPA, ShopOwner, the Babcox Media brand serving professional independent automotive shop owners, is seeking to recognize and celebrate the vital role of mentorship in the automotive service industry.

Automotive

Jalopnik

JULY 3, 2025

All Rights Reserved Ariel Is Making 25 Totally Bonkers Atom 4RRs With A 525-HP Honda Turbo Four Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise News Ariel Is Making 25 Totally Bonkers Atom 4RRs With A 525-HP Honda Turbo Four By Logan K.

Technical

Fender Bender

JUNE 29, 2025

Some customers walk into a shop because they want to their car to be something special. For Car Enthusiasts and Customization Clients Some customers walk into a shop because they want their car to be something special. These aren’t just for track cars anymore - daily drivers are looking to enhance their ride.

Collision Repair

Brake & Front End

JUNE 26, 2025

In partnership with NAPA, ShopOwner, the Babcox Media brand serving professional independent automotive shop owners, is recognizing and celebrating the vital role of mentorship in the automotive service industry. Beyond technical training, Niemi is investing in the well-being of his team.

Body Repair

Tomorrow's Technician

JULY 25, 2025

In partnership with NAPA, ShopOwner, the Babcox Media brand serving professional independent automotive shop owners, is seeking to recognize and celebrate the vital role of mentorship in the automotive service industry.

Automotive

Jalopnik

JULY 1, 2025

Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Culture Jalopnik Explains What Are The Pros And Cons Of A W12 Engine? The W family was based on the VR6, a technical marvel that let VW put a six-cylinder where a four-cylinder originally lived in the Corrado.

Engineering

Jalopnik

JUNE 24, 2025

That means the production version of the Iconic SP wont replace the Miata in Mazdas lineup, and instead, well get two Mazda sports cars. You can expect Iconic SP will be a good successor for RX-7," Mazda Chief Technical Officer Ryuichi Umeshita said. Maybe it would actually happen? Eventually?

Engineering

Tomorrow's Technician

JUNE 25, 2025

In partnership with NAPA, ShopOwner, the Babcox Media brand serving professional independent automotive shop owners, is seeking to recognize and celebrate the vital role of mentorship in the automotive service industry. Beyond technical training, Niemi is investing in the well-being of his team.

Body Repair

Jalopnik

JULY 3, 2025

Members of Americas actual greatest generation were born during a time of some wonderful cars, though. I asked you what your favorite 1980s cars were earlier this week , and you delivered all sorts of weird vehicles from that glitzy decade. besides its technically a 70s car. The car that screams: "Hella 80s!"

Car

Jalopnik

JUNE 23, 2025

Just because something is technically legal doesnt mean its always advisable. Surely, renting a car hauler from U-Haul would have been a better option. Weve even covered other home-brew car haulers that are far more reasonable than this dudes setup. Maybe the desert air is cooking peoples brains in Phoenix.

Car

Fender Bender

JULY 22, 2025

Within just a few months, however, it became obvious the one-man operation wasn’t sustainable — after spending all day running the front office, writing estimates, and ordering parts, he’d spend all night working on the cars. Together, Chris and Kena Dacus make the perfect team. Something had to give. Thats how we started.”

Collision Repair

Jalopnik

JUNE 30, 2025

So which part on the car is failing? Technically, none. This is a software issue, where the on-board computer becomes unable to determine whether or not the cars high-voltage systems are in a double-isolation or single-isolation state. over an issue that can cause the motors to shut down while youre on the move. Too much work?

Software

Jalopnik

JUNE 26, 2025

All Rights Reserved Teslas Robotaxis Are Going Poorly Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Culture The Morning Shift Teslas Robotaxis Are Going Poorly By Amber DaSilva June 26, 2025 10:32 am EST Tesla Happy Thursday! Those should not be easy to deploy.

Automotive

Miracle Body and Paint

JUNE 29, 2025

When your car is involved in an accident, getting it back on the road safely and efficiently is a top priority. By choosing a certified repair service, like Miracle Body and Paint with its two locations in San Antonio, you can trust that your car is in good hands. One crucial aspect of this process is certified collision repair.

Collision Repair

Fender Bender

JULY 21, 2025

“As modern cars continue to become more complex, and the required skills become more technology-focused, this industry demands more highly skilled workers,” Vaccaro says. Shops need to have the ability to work on 30-year-old cars as well as cars that just rolled off the lot yesterday. You need both.”

Collision Repair

Tire Review Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

At Best-One of Indy, we strive to not only know your car, but we also want to know our customers and their family, says Nick Howe, vice president of retail at Best-One of Indy. Social media is really huge for us, and we try to produce content that is not just sales- or promotion-based. Each tag features referral bonuses and coupons.

IT

Jalopnik

JULY 26, 2025

Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Culture Wrenching Are Porsches PSCB Brakes Just A Compromise Or A Clever Middle Ground? Klusive/Cars&Bids So what exactly is this magical middle-ground that promises the world? It seems like the perfect compromise.

Banking

Jalopnik

JUNE 25, 2025

Volvo offers the car in both mild and plug-in hybrid flavors. Though itll technically be a different model, Volvo did just recently tease a new all-electric EX60 thatll serve as an EV alternative to the XC60. Growing up in Sweden in the 1980s, the Volvo 240 was the iconic family car – you could spot one in almost every driveway.

Car

Jalopnik

JULY 17, 2025

Ubiquitous for decades and federally required on new cars, these mirrors are the rare safety feature that still allow for some interesting designs. The two tone combination of colored mirror on a black support fits the rad 90s aesthetic of these cars.

Car

Jalopnik

JUNE 23, 2025

Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Buying Advice Should You Be Using A Torque Wrench On Oil Drain Plugs? You can find handy charts listing oil drain plug torque specs for most cars built between 1992 and 2011. Why is this important?

Entertainment

Jalopnik

JULY 8, 2025

But just because you dont need a particular car doesnt mean you wont still want it, and after spending a few hours with the quad-motor R1T and R1S, I promise you its the kind of EV that will have you trying to convince yourself that maybe a 96-month loan wouldnt be so bad. Turns out, thats not the case, at least not yet.

Trucking

Fender Bender

JULY 30, 2025

Cassaundra Croel Related To: DRIVE July 30, 2025 6 min read Adobe Stock 381465979 When your car gets into an accident, it goes through a whole journey - from the crash site to a collision repair shop and back to you in pre-collision condition. You are Not Alone. Collision Repair Associations Have Your Back.

Collision Repair

Jalopnik

JUNE 21, 2025

Of late, that quarrel has extended to the enthusiast realm: Are cars getting too fast even for those who love them and presumably can handle the speed? Its technically able to accelerate quicker than an F1 car. Its not a gigantic step down from a top-fuel dragster or funny car. before you can say "Mississippi" twice.

Software

Jalopnik

JULY 16, 2025

Those aspirational vehicles are meant to drag our current everyday car design into the future. Riding on a new electric-first platform, its a dream car made manifest in the real world. If any car can make a luddite a believer in EVs, it might be this one. The first batch of CLAs coming to the U.S. CLAs brought to the U.S.

Engineering

Jalopnik

JULY 15, 2025

Unlike Formula 1, every event for stock car racings most prestigious championship happens in North America. NASCAR experience some technical difficulties The drive itself isnt quite digital yule log material. The NASCAR Cup Series wrapped up its annual visit to Sonoma Raceway in Californias Wine Country last weekend.

Trucking

Jalopnik

JULY 13, 2025

All of which is to get to the point that F1 takes its rules pretty seriously, and that extends to its rules about the cars tires. For example, not only do all cars have to follow rules about everyone using the same tires, but theyre also limited to starting each typical race weekend with 20 sets of them.

Car

Jalopnik

JULY 10, 2025

It debuted the car at Goodwood in this striking AI Aqua Rainbow, yet another inappropriate use of the term " AI " for something completely unrelated to artificial intelligence. These changes are not just aesthetic, but improve aerodynamics thanks to a collaboration with race car manufacturer Dallara. Besides the name, whats different?

Car

Jalopnik

JULY 17, 2025

VW basically drew up a retro-inspired design and then told its engineers to figure out how to fit a car underneath. Of course, theres a lot more to this build than just a twin-turbo engine swap, but this is the Car Internet, and the rules of the Car Internet say the people want to hear about power before you tell them about anything else.

Car

Jalopnik

JULY 11, 2025

The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker has recorded more safety recalls in the first six months of 2025 than any other car company has in an entire calendar year. The company has more than doubled its team of safety and technical experts and expanded testing on critical systems, such as vehicle powertrains, steering and braking.

IT

Jalopnik

JULY 15, 2025

Its a question that got quite a lot of you riled up, wishing that these cars got the motors they otherwise deserved. Head on down below and check out what cars your fellow Jalops say were saddled with terrible engines. If your car is on the list, I do apologize, but the group has spoken. except for the engine.

Engineering

Jalopnik

JUNE 10, 2025

Mazda Connect, as the automaker called it, promised to help owners "stay connected without taking your hands off the wheel" with "seamless connectivity between your car and your smart phone." If you buy something expensive, like a whole new car, you expect it to work as advertised. roads back in 2018.

Software

Jalopnik

JULY 9, 2025

Ford, RBRs engine partner for 2026, has been vocal about displeasure with Horners actions , legendary technical director Adrian Newey left the team for Aston Martin, and sporting director Jonathan Wheatley left in 2024 to run Sauber.

Entertainment