Dealer OPS & Leadership
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 lenses used to reflector...
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 distributed, are available...
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, Calif. “They’re too mad...
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), has turned their...
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 catalyst (NAC). I...
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 recalls covering 1.5 million...
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 reasons for both sides of...
Parts shortage halts production at Chrysler’s Windsor plant
A parts shortage brought Chrysler's Windsor Assembly Plant to a grinding halt on Wednesday. The Windsor plant builds the Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, Ram Cargo Van and Volkswagen Routan. The Windsor plant was closed all-day Wednesday and could be...
Recall notice from NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
The latest manufacturers to issue recalls are available in this week's update from the Department of Transportation. Current recalls include parts from the following: Spartan, Rolls-Royce, Chrysler/Dodge, and Fontaine. View specific makes and models below: Please...
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