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Ford Is First to Launch Spotify in the Car; Streaming Music Service Soon Available for SYNC AppLink
•Ford drivers with vehicles equipped with SYNC® AppLink™ can soon access Spotify’s industry-leading catalog of more than 20 million tracks on the go •Playlists, the music library, similar music, starred songs, recently played music genres an
Feb 25, 2013
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Generation Y’s Latest Temptation: The Entry-Level Luxe Automobile
According to The Detroit News, more luxury car brands are tapping into Generation Y consumers by presenting an entry-level luxury car to initiate young Millenials into the brand, by marketing to an audience that is easily enticed by the lure of luxur
Feb 25, 2013
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Automotive Spotlight: Audi Engineers Raise the Bar with Advanced Lighting Technology
Sources at Digital Trends analyze the elegant engineering of Audi’s LED and OLED light technology: from head(light) to tail, new makes and models come with a new brand of adaptive headlight, and have re-engineered every aspect of lighting from
Feb 25, 2013
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Feds arrest criminals in fake car parts scam
The Times Ledger highlights the arrest of 3 men who are being indicted in for counterfeiting OEM parts of Ford, GM, and Federal Mogul in Long Island City. Details of the import-export and smuggling operations, as well as the parts being distribute
Feb 25, 2013
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Taking control of ride control sales
Education on preventive maintenance paves the way for smooth transactions How often do people buy shocks and struts when they are buying replacement tires? “Never,” says Danny Rosinsky, a partner at Ocean Tire & Service in Hermosa Beach, Cali
Feb 25, 2013
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Volvo’s New Exterior Airbags Protect Pedestrians
An automatic pedestrian-detection system can warn drivers when people are likely to step out onto the road, and cushion a collision. Volvo, the Swedish carmaker known for its safety engineering (a Volvo engineer invented the modern 3-point seat belt)
Feb 25, 2013
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Assume nothing, test everything: Cutting corners and assuming results only wastes time and money.
Follow the diagnosis process from a professor and professional on a Dodge pickup: We have a 2011 Dodge pickup truck on loan so one of my students can perform research on Active Regeneration of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and the NOx absorbing
Feb 25, 2013
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Air bag defects inflate auto safety recalls
Air bags may save lives in car crashes, but increasingly, they’re becoming safety problems themselves — at least when it comes to an increasing frequency of recalls. Already this year, Honda and Toyota have launched air bag-related recall
Feb 25, 2013
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OEM vs Aftermarket: The Choice is Simple
For many years, dealer parts managers have had to play a “juggling” act when comes to choices between stocking only Original Equipment Manufacturers parts, (O.E.M.) to mixing in some aftermarket parts into their inventories. There are many reason
Feb 25, 2013