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How Canadians are feeling towards EVs today

Auto Service World

Canadians need more education around everything related to electric vehicles, a new report suggested. That includes more details about ownership, infrastructure and insurance. BrokerLink, a property and casualty insurance brokerage, commissioned a survey of Canadians and found that availability of … The post How Canadians are feeling towards EVs today appeared first on Auto Service World.

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8 SMS Marketing Best Practices for Auto & Tire Shops

BayIQ

There is no shortage of individuals and businesses selling marketing services to auto and tire shops. However, many overlook one of the most critical aspects of marketing - reaching your target audience where they are most engaged. Today, more than ever, the best place to reach customers is on their smartphones via text. In fact, the average person checks their texts more than any other app on their phone.

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2024 World Battery & Energy Storage Industry Expo (WBE)

Auto Service World

2024 World Hydrogen Energy Industry Expo (WH2E) Date: August 8th-10th, 2024 Venue: 1st and 2nd Floor, Area A, China Import and Export Fair Complex Address: No.380, Yuejiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou, China Website: [link] Review of WBE 2023 Organized by Guangzhou … The post 2024 World Battery & Energy Storage Industry Expo (WBE) appeared first on Auto Service World.

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Is It Better to Buy or Lease Electric Vehicles? The Answer for Those Starting Auto Sales and Leasing Training

Automotive Training Centre

Despite their burgeoning popularity, electric vehicles (EVs) still need to be more pricey, which puts them firmly out of the reach of many customers. While there is a tax incentive attached to the purchase of EVs, claiming this incentive can pose challenges for car buyers. The vehicle must be manufactured in North America, and its battery components and minerals must adhere to specific sourcing requirements.

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From the Magazine: Investing in yourself

Auto Service World

Don’t forget to take care of you, the shop owner The post <span style=color:#ff0000>From the Magazine:</span> Investing in yourself appeared first on Auto Service World.

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Evaluation

AutoShopOwner

Hello all. I've been researching a lot recently and I i found this site last night. After reading some of the other posts I still haven't found an answer to my most pressing question. How do you forecast the first year of revenue for a new to me but "kind of" existing business? I'll try to keep this short and to the point, if I miss something, I'll address the comment and edit the original post.

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ASW Conversations: The cost gap in EV repair

Auto Service World

Teslas are far more expensive to repair than their EV counterparts and even internal combustion engines. Why? Kevin FitzPatrick, a senior vice president at OPUS IVS explains. “The scarcity of talent, which means that you can charge a premium, and … The post ASW Conversations: The cost gap in EV repair appeared first on Auto Service World.

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Pato O'Ward Says IndyCar Can Stop Competing With F1

Jalopnik

It’s no secret that Mexican racer Pato O’Ward is one of the hottest commodities in motorsport right now. As an official member of the McLaren Driver Program, O’Ward will be taking a Formula 1 car out for practice ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix later in November, but during the racing season here in America, O’Ward… Read more.

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Private Aerial Refueling Tankers Are Now Gassing Up USAF Fighters

The Drive

U.S. Air Force A privately-owned KDC-10 aerial refueling tanker has performed the first contractor mid-air refueling of U.S. Air Force fighters. It also marks the first time a KC-10 derivative has done so. That particular tanker, which is owned by the Virginia-based company Omega Air Refueling , has remained dormant for several years. For some time now, the Air Force has looked to utilize privately-owned aerial tankers to ease the burden on its tanker fleet, freeing them up for combat and other

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Horse Gets Loose On Airplane, Forces It To Return To Airport

Jalopnik

A flight from New York’s JFK airport to Belgium had to turn around after a horse got loose in the Boeing 747 ’s cargo hold shortly after takeoff. The incident was reconstructed on the aviation YouTube channel “You can see ATC ,” and claims it happened shortly after 6 p.m. EST on November 9. Read more.

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GMC Syclone Community Rewards Stolen Truck Savior By Finding Him a Pickup

The Drive

Jake Rowe Last month, the buyer of a cheap GMC Syclone discovered his new classic pickup was in fact stolen. Rather than try to cover his tracks, he found the original owner and got the truck home —even though it ended up costing him thousands of dollars. But not every deed goes unrewarded, because the GMC Syclone community rallied to repay him for his kindness.

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The $1 Billion Southeast Asian Formula 1 Team Bid That Failed: Where LKYSUNZ Goes From Here

Jalopnik

When the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), Formula 1 's sanctioning body, opened an expression of interest for prospective new teams to join the series, many of us assumed we knew who that application was designed for. Andretti Global , helmed by Michael Andretti of the American motorsport empire and… Read more.

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Sentinel ICBM “Struggling,” Keeping On Track Will Come At A Cost

The Drive

Northrop Grumman Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Frank Kendall says that the development of the future LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, is “struggling” and that additional costs are emerging. Kendall also said that he viewed the Sentinel program, which is set to include massive infrastructure improvements and other work beyond the LGM-35As themselves, as one of the biggest and most complex efforts his service has ever undertaken and one wher

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Wider Streets Are Significantly More Dangerous Than Narrow Ones: Study

Jalopnik

Narrower streets in urban areas reduce fatalities, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found in a recent study. The findings go against conventional wisdom that suggests that wider lanes are safer because they leave drivers with more room for error. Based on an analysis of 1,117 streets… Read more.

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Computer Glitch Can’t Stop Winners From Winning

Tomorrow's Technician

For all of you gamers out there who gave (perhaps many) valiant attempts at completing this week’s Crossword Puzzle for Tomorrow’s Technician’s MindGames, we appreciate your patience. It might have felt like Friday the 13th but in reality, we had a fantastic amount of entries and we thank you for playing. We’re thankful for the winners of the November MindGames Crossword Puzzle.

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In Space, No One Can Smell Your Many, Many Farts

Jalopnik

Becoming an astronaut is a fairly romanticized career path, but there are a lot of less-than-romantic aspects to working 50 miles or more above the Earth’s surface. Case in point: just being in zero G makes the human body do all sorts of embarrassing things. Read more.

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2025 Toyota Camry Goes Hybrid-Only and Looks Good Doing It

The Drive

Jerry Perez The 2025 Toyota Camry made its debut Tuesday night, showing off its new, sleek shape largely borrowed from the charming new Prius. And much like the Prius, the venerable sedan is also going all in on electrification, as the ninth-generation Camry will be exclusively offered with a hybrid engine. Penned at Toyota’s Calty Design studios in California and Michigan and manufactured in various plants across the U.S., the Camry shines as a handsome and modern car tailormade for the f

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This 1998 Nissan Stagea 260RS Autech Is The Skyline GT-R Station Wagon That Nissan Refused To Build

Jalopnik

The R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R may not be available in left-hand drive, but it’s still a legendary sports car that has American buyers obsessed even decades later. It’s still plenty quick, handles well and can reliably make much more power than the 276 hp it officially came with from the factory. Still, a sports coupe is… Read more.

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Porsche Goes to Great Lengths to Reinvent Gray for Turbonite Trim

The Drive

Porsche Porsche is the king of subtle, evolutionary changes. The most obvious example is, of course, the 911 , but there are others. Like when Porsche changed its iconic badge a few months ago, most people (including us) couldn’t really tell the difference. Now, Porsche has gone out and attempted to redefine what gray should be with its new Turbo-exclusive Turbonite trim.

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What Car Makes You Automatically Lose Respect For The Driver?

Jalopnik

Earlier today, I went for a short walk during my lunch break and passed a guy driving a Honda Fit. Immediately, “That’s a good dude right there,” popped into my head, which makes sense because I’ve never met a Honda Fit owner who I didn’t like. They’re just good people. That got me thinking, though. What are the cars… Read more.

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For Fleets, AI is No Longer a Buzz Acronym

Automotive Fleet

Generative AI and its implications were weaved through multiple seminars at the 2023 Fleet Forward Conference. But does it deserve to be added to the ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electric, and Shared) acronym?

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South Carolina Is Cracking Down On The Carolina Squat

Jalopnik

South Carolina is banning the “ Carolina Squat ,” which is when people raise the front of their trucks and SUVs several inches higher than the rear end. The ban comes after legislation was introduced months ago, but drivers will now receive warnings through the next 180 days. After that time, South Carolina police will… Read more.

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One-of-One 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W30 Looks Fabulous in Plum Crazy Purple

autoevolution

Introduced for the 1964 model year, the Pontiac GTO became an unexpected success and kickstarted the muscle car wars. Over the next few months, other GM brands jumped on the high-performance midsize bandwagon. Chevrolet created the Chevelle SS, Buick launched the Gran Sport, while Oldsmobile beefed up the. ( continue reading.

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It Looks Like Formula 1 Placed The Wrong Bet On Las Vegas

Jalopnik

Earlier this week, I was speaking to Magnus Greaves of RACEWKND magazine about his perception of the Las Vegas Grand Prix , and he pointed out something fascinating about the event: Somehow, the event has managed to p**s off the ultra-rich, the poor, and plenty of the folks in between. It’s the perfect summation of an… Read more.

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Executive Spotlight with Shane Born of ProMax

AutoSuccess

In this Executive Spotlight interview, Shane Born, the COO of ProMax speaks with AutoSuccess’ Brian Ankney. Tune in to the video above to learn about the key ingredients to a long-term career in automotive, the importance of women in the industry, and the opportunities and challenges of electric vehicles. Also hear what books Shane recommends for refining leadership skills.

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The Sun-Scorched Parking Lot That Hosted F1’s First Las Vegas Grand Prix

Jalopnik

Las Vegas is set to host the FIA Formula 1 World Championship later this week. This impending half-billion-dollar gamble isn’t the first time that the Grand Prix circus has visited the Entertainment Capital of the World. Unlike the state-of-the-art facility awaiting today’s teams, F1’s original two-year foray to the… Read more.

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BMW X5 M CS Is a Premium Super Crossover Dressed in More Exotic CGI Attire

autoevolution

The 2024 BMW X5 M is one of the best-looking supercrossovers in the executive segment. It is also better than its predecessors in every aspect and needs only a slight power boost to take a swing at the exotic establishment dominated by the Ferrari Purosangue and Lamborghini Urus. Without any modifications, it can sprint to 60 mph (97 kph. ( continue reading.

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Florida Man With 'All Gas, No Brakes' Tattoo Arrested After Losing Control Of Car

Jalopnik

A man and woman in Polk County, Florida were arrested early Monday morning after running from police and crashing their car , ClickOrlando reports. Timothy Allen Hogue and Rebecca Kozub are suspects in a string of car burglaries and were spotted in a small residential neighborhood trying to break into several cars at… Read more.

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Tesla Engineering Gives Three More Worrying Signs of How It Ignores Proper Testing

autoevolution

Any reader who follows Tesla more closely knows the company follows the motto "deliver now, fix later." This strategy led Tesla Service Centers to get crowded, and it is all due to the company's aversion to proper testing. The battery electric vehicle (BEV) maker even released pictures of pretense tests in the desert or cold weather – with vehicles that just got out of a car wash.

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Spot The World’s Most Expensive Toolkit As It Floats Free From The ISS

Jalopnik

Amateur astronomers have a new wonder of the cosmos to spot from their back yard after a pair of astronauts dropped a toolkit from the International Space Station while completing a space walk. The crew lock bag was dropped from the ISS earlier this month and is now visible from Earth with nothing more than a pair of… Read more.

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Q3 marked ‘return to normalcy’ for used-car retail prices

Auto Remarketing

When it comes to used-car retail prices, the third quarter pointed to a “return to normalcy,” a trend that was particularly evident by this metric: late-model used cars have prices that are “notably below” those of new vehicles. That’s according to the latest Used Vehicle Report from Edmunds, which detailed, among other trends, the move toward “stability” in the used-car market.

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These Are The Cars That Defined Your Generation

Jalopnik

We all like to argue about things being better back in our day , but is that true for cars as much as it is for top 40 hits and soda flavors? Well, to see which generation of Jalopnik readers might be in with a chance of claiming the title of best cars, we thought we should start by finding out what models you most… Read more.

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Oldsmobile Rallye 350: Too Yellow for 1970, Too Cool and Affordable Today

autoevolution

The upscale GM division's take on an affordable muscle car, the Rallye 350's all-yellow appearance, was too much for most potential buyers in 1970, but today, it's a gorgeous classic that can be had for used Toyota Camry money. Founded as Olds Motor Vehicle Company by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, ( continue reading.

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Tall American-Market Cars Are Uniquely Dangerous And Pedestrians Are Paying The Price

Jalopnik

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 14, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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BMW Recalls 155K Vehicles Equipped With N52 Engine Over Loose VANOS Housing Bolts

autoevolution

BMW's variable valve timing system entered the scene in 1992. VANOS evolved into Double VANOS in 1996 with the S50B32 engine of the E36-gen M3, double VANOS meaning continuously variable adjustment for both the intake and exhaust camshafts. Recall number 23V-707 doesn't concern said engine, though, but the N52B30 that powers 155K vehicles produced for the 2010 – 2012 model years.

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Los Angeles Freeway Fire Was Set Intentionally

Jalopnik

Investigators discovered signs of arson Monday in the remains of the eight-acre blaze that torched and indefinitely closed a heavily trafficked section of the I-10 freeway in Downtown Los Angeles over the weekend. Read more.

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Science Fuses with Passion for Bridgestone Motorsports’ Cara Krstolic

Tire Review Magazine

You know someone loves what they do when they speak about it with passion and excitement. With an engineering background and a passion for racing, Cara Krstolic, executive director, race tire engineering and manufacturing and chief engineer, motorsports, at Bridgestone Americas , is one of those people. A native of Akron, Ohio, Cara started her career at Bridgestone as a vehicle dynamics engineer.