When creating a safety culture, our efforts are often focused on the people on the shop floor, those individuals that interact daily with obvious hazards such as electric shock and oil slicks. What many people don’t realize is that one of the most

2014 top shops is underway, from Search Auto Parts. Back again, the annual Motor Age Top Shops contest is here for you to show off how great of a shop you operate or work in. Every year, the contest searches for the 10 best shops in the country, high

TimeHighway.com, a premier real-time, online service appointment scheduling tool for auto dealerships, announced today a partnership with ownership marketing leader CIMA Systems. This strategic partnership will bring the best of both companies’ pro

Valet crashes Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, according to Huffington Post. A hotel valet got a crash course in how not to park a pricey sports car last Thursday when he banged around a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder in a scene that was caught on video. Th

Your Facebook page’s organic reach is about to plummet, according to Social Media Today.  Your Facebook page’s organic reach is about to plummet — even more so than it has in the past six months, down to a lowly 1-2%, actually. That means

Inefficient auto dealerships can leave customers waiting too long for deals to be completed. But it is getting better. According to Edmunds’ Senior Editor Matt Jones, 10 years ago car buyers used to visit five dealerships per purchase before si

While a variety of factors can affect vehicle conversion rates at auction, Manheim revealed in a recent study that the presence of a physical title at the time of sale can potentially double vehicle conversion rates. The research also revealed that v

4 reasons Americans aren’t buying Volkswagens anymore, according to Business Insider. Volkswagen recently announced that its U.S. auto sales dropped by a staggering 22% in June. This will mark the fourth time in the last six months that the bra

How different generations use smartphones, from Marketing Profs. Millennial smartphone owners spend 14.5 hours a week—more than two hours a day—on average using their phones, according to a recent report from Experian Marketing Services. In fact,