Mercedes S-Class to Keep Gas Engines Well into the 2030s
An electric S-Class is coming, but conventional engines are sticking around for the long haul....
Kinetic teams with Young Automotive Group to open digital repair hub in Salt Lake City area
Kinetic, which offers precision digital sensor recalibration for advanced driver-assistance systems, has partnered with Young Automotive Group to open a new hub in suburban Salt Lake City....
Homegrown technicians bolster teams
When Jeremy Reardon was hired as the service adviser at Westside Lexus in Houston about 11 years ago, he soon realized he had to do more than simply repair luxury vehicles. Reardon, who joined the Lexus dealership after working for Honda for 14 years and was soon promoted to service production manager at Westside, needed a robust number of technicians to staff the service department's 112 service bays. There were 36 technicians when he started; there are now 61. Of those 61, 42 joined the dealership's service department by way of Reardon's recruiting programs that focus on high schools and colleges in the Houston area. Reardon also...
Column: EV ecosystem continues to thrive, despite slowing growth
An industry has been spawned. An ecosystem around the electric motor and battery is teeming with life. And whether Americans can be lured into an EV with the promise of a $7,500 tax credit is not going to put the brakes on electrification....
Gen Z, millennials prefer a new generation of collectible cars
Gen Z and millennials have the passion for collecting cars, but what they want to drive is very different from the Mustangs, Camaros, MGBs, TR6s and Porsche 914s their parents loved....
Nissan revives stair-step plan to drive sales of 3 key models
Nissan dealerships that achieve October sales goals will get bonuses of $200 to $750 on each Rogue, Pathfinder and Frontier sold....
Guest commentary: For safe jobs, EV battery workers need a union contract
The UAW is aware of the grave dangers of an ill-equipped and unrepresented workforce....
Ken Ganley gets inventory assist from Orlando Kia dealership following Hurricane Helene
The sale of about 125 new and used Kias will help Ken Ganley Kia New Port Richey in Florida recover after Hurricane Helene totaled 672 vehicles....
Georgia Mercedes dealership sues commercial vehicle customizer for nearly $5 million
A Georgia dealership sued a South Carolina company for nearly $5 million for failing to pay for 83 Mercedes-Benz vehicles it bought in 2023, according to a federal court suit....
Florida dealerships battening down for 2nd major hurricane in 2 weeks
Dealerships along Florida's Gulf Coast began preparing early in the week for Milton, the second major hurricane to threaten the region in less than two weeks....