NHTSA Announces Follow-Up Airbag Recall of 2.12M Vehicles; Chrysler’s Ignition Switch Defect Still at Large, from Autobody News. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on January 31 the recall of more than 2.12 million Acura, Dodge, J

Integrity remaking Chattanooga dealership, from Times Free Press. Six years ago, General Motors was on its heels, roiled by the Great Recession and forced into bankruptcy. But last year, the new GM sold nearly 3 million vehicles in the United States,

Madison, Ind. (Jan. 14, 2015) – Dealers will find the structural repair equipment they need to properly repair collision damage on modern vehicles in the Chief Automotive Technologies and Elektron booth #2419S at the NADA Expo Jan. 23-25 in

Pohanka body shops sold to repair chain, from Automotive News. A major body shop chain has acquired Pohanka Collision Centers, a 12-store auto body shop group in Maryland and Virginia affiliated with Pohanka Automotive Group. With auto body repairs b

What does 2015 hold for the crazy auto industry?, from Detroit Free Press. Foreseeing that gas prices would fall below $2 a gallon was a much more difficult prediction. Fueled by the strongest job growth in the U.S. since 1999, the auto industry is w

Google may bring auto insurance shopping service to US, from CNET. An entity called Google Compare Auto Insurance Services is now licensed to do business in more than half the US, an analyst finds. Google may finally be ready to launch its auto insur

Tampa auto dealer looks to spark industry’s need for female mechanics, from Tampa Bay Times. When Rob Elder laid out the plans for his new state-of-the-art Ford dealership on N Florida Avenue, he had one very important request: a separate restr

Own the Tire – Own the Customer, from Dealer Marketing Magazine. The key to the ever elusive customer retention has been rolling in your service drive all along…literally! For years car dealers have viewed selling tires as a low margin pain in th

Ford F-150 standards drive industry to equip for aluminum body repair work, including dedicated dust extraction system to handle airborne aluminum dust With Ford’s 2015 F-150 pickups’ high-strength, military grade, aluminum alloy body and bed sav