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Dealer Gifting From Manufacturer -NADA Wants Equality Without Small Print

Dealer Gifting From Manufacturer -NADA Wants Equality Without Small Print

If high-volume Dealer A gets the maximum incentive package based on previously higher sales numbers and expected incentive-boosted quotas rather than a less generous portion for Dealer B, with a more mom-and-pop clientele and a previously lower sales volume for example, there can be some unexpected fallout. ... Continue reading

Leading Car Detailing Brand 3M Launches its 100th Car Care Store

Leading Car Detailing Brand 3M Launches its 100th Car Care Store

AHMEDABAD, India, October 12, 2017 -- - This new store is Ahmedabad's third store; offers a wide range of innovative exterior and interior car detailing services  - Over 300,000 cars detailed since 2011 through franchisees and brand owned centres  3M Car Care, India's single largest organized player in the car detail ... Continue reading

American NAFTA auto proposals deliberately untenable: Unifor

American NAFTA auto proposals deliberately untenable: Unifor

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2017 /CNW/ - Unifor, representing 41,000 Canadians in auto and auto parts manufacturing, says that the newly tabled U.S. proposals on rules of original are deliberately untenable.  "Frankly, I think this is a bully move by the American government," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. ... Continue reading

AutoCanada Acquires its First Mazda Dealership; Continues to Expand Montréal Presence

AutoCanada Acquires its First Mazda Dealership; Continues to Expand Montréal Presence

EDMONTON, Oct. 13, 2017 /CNW/ - AutoCanada Inc. (TSX: ACQ), one of Canada's largest multi-location automobile dealership groups, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of Planète Mazda, which has operated in the greater Montréal region for close to 3 ... Continue reading

Capps, NAPA on cusp of season's first pole; Schumacher, Brown lead DSR dragsters

Capps, NAPA on cusp of season's first pole; Schumacher, Brown lead DSR dragsters

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This year's Charity Challenge series between Leah Pritchett and John Schnatter ended Friday with a win for Papa John. See story below. ... Continue reading

EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Volkswagen AG - VLKPY, VLKAY

EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Volkswagen AG - VLKPY, VLKAY

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2017 -- Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Volkswagen AG (OTC: VLKPY, VLKAY) from March 14, 2013 through July 26, 2017, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit seeks to recover ... Continue reading

Growing Demand for Algae Oil-based Biofuel to Drive Sales | Technavio

Growing Demand for Algae Oil-based Biofuel to Drive Sales | Technavio

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Technavio has published a new report on the global algae oil market from 2017-2021. (Graphic: Business Wire) Technavio has published a new report on the global algae oil market from 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Sitting No 5 in Dallas, Brittany Force wants more from Monster Energy dragster

Sitting No 5 in Dallas, Brittany Force wants more from Monster Energy dragster

Sitting No 5 in Dallas, Brittany Force wants more from Monster Energy dragster Robert Hight (Photo credit: Ron Lewis Photography) ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 13) – Brittany Force sits in the No. ... Continue reading

Summit Motorsports Park and Cometic Gasket Partner for Sponsorship

Summit Motorsports Park and Cometic Gasket Partner for Sponsorship

Summit Motorsports Park and Cometic Gasket Partner for Sponsorship Summit Motorsports Park is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Cometic Gasket, Inc., for a multi-year and multi-level sponsorship program. Cometic Gasket is a leading worldwide supplier of gaskets and engine sealing solutions for the automoti ... Continue reading

Wildfire Relief: U-Haul Extends 30 Days Free Self-Storage to California Evacuees

Wildfire Relief: U-Haul Extends 30 Days Free Self-Storage to California Evacuees

YUBA CITY, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017 -- Five U-Haul Companies across California are offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage to residents who have been or will be impacted by the devastating wildfires. ... Continue reading

10 Best New-Car Deals For October 2017 By KBB.com

10 Best New-Car Deals For October 2017 By KBB.com

As automakers begin introducing new 2018 models, you can snag a great deal on their 2017 counterparts. ... Continue reading

2017 Hyundai Ioniq and Hybrid Review By Thom Cannell

2017 Hyundai Ioniq and Hybrid Review By Thom Cannell

Are you a Millennial? If so, Hyundai has three Ioniq-branded, technologically advanced electrified vehicles designed for an age category predicted to be primary buyers in 2020. That’s just two and a half years from today. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM October 14, 2017

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM October 14, 2017

Auto Lab is about Repairs, second opinions, the automotive industry, its history, and its culture, presenting the ideas and advice of leading college faculty, authors, and automotive practitioners in a relaxed, conversational interactive format. ... Continue reading

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