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Three ADEI techs are winners in Skills USA competition

Three ADEI techs are winners in Skills USA competition Three students from WANADAês Automobile Dealer Education Institute were honored with awards from the Skills USA competition recently in Fredericksburg, Va. ADEI is WANADAês nationally recognized dealership training arm that systematically administers an earn while you learn scholarship program that combines NATEF Certified classroom instruction in […]

Supreme Court hears case on overtime for service advisors

Supreme Court hears case on overtime for service advisors The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in Encino Motorcars v. Navarro, an appeal of a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the west coast as to whether overtime rules apply to service advisors. The Ninth Circuit decision deferred to a 2011 […]

Senate passes bill to increase fuel efficiency

Senate passes bill to increase fuel efficiency The U.S. Senate has voted to reauthorize a $1.6 billion Energy Department program for research and development of more fuel-efficient vehicles and of vehicle-to-vehicle communication connected cars. The bill passed despite objections from conservatives who pointed to the failure of past programs such as a loan to Fisker […]

EV, hybrid loyalty falls with gas prices

EV, hybrid loyalty falls with gas prices Only 27.5 percent of all hybrid and electric vehicle trade-ins in 2016 have been applied to the purchase of another hybrid or EV, says a new analysis by Edmunds.com. Thatês a big drop from the 39.5 percent of hybrid and EV trade-ins in 2015, confirming a trend noted […]

Most car buyers satisfied with dealership experience

Most car buyers satisfied with dealership experience Eight out of 10 new car buyers were satisfied overall with their most recent dealership experience, reports a new study by Foresight Research. The remaining 20 percent have some suggestions that could be useful for dealers. Most of the 1,500 less-than-satisfied buyers are Millennials and Gen X buyers […]

Toyota/Clemson partnership produces uBox for Gen Z

Toyota/Clemson partnership produces uBox for Gen Z And now a car for the youngest buyers of all, Gen Z those born from 1995 onward. A partnership between Toyota and Clemson Universityês International Center for Automotive Research has produced the uBox, designed, engineered and hand-built by the Centerês graduate students. The concept car is intended to […]

Ten fuel-sipping cars for eco-conscious buyers

Ten fuel-sipping cars for eco-conscious buyers Despite overall trends, some Washington area buyers especially the younger ones want to buy cars that use as little fuel as possible. In honor of the recently celebrated Earth Day, Kelley Blue Book named its 10 favorite fuel sippers in a variety of price ranges, including all-electric cars, hybrids […]

Maryland Joins Virginia in passing fair recall legislation

Maryland Joins Virginia in passing fair recall legislation As all were made aware from here and elsewhere, the Maryland General Assembly last week passed a comprehensive bill on motor vehicle recalls that will be helpful to consumers, dealers and automakers, but most especially the motoring public. Maryland lawmakers enacted the legislation in closing hours of […]

85 million Takata air bags could still be recalled

85 million Takata air bags could still be recalled NHTSA has said that 85 million Takata air bags may still need to be recalled, according to media reports. So far, 28.8 million air bag inflators have been recalled. NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind was called before the House Energy and Commerce Committee as part of its […]

How can dealers avoid problems with recalls?

How can dealers avoid problems with recalls? Attorney Michael Charapp of Charapp & Weiss, LLP, says dealers should be proactive on recalls. His recommendations: « Dealers should ground new cars with an open recall. « On used vehicles, dealers should repair any open recalls they can. If the car is not of the dealerês brand, […]