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Short-term highway bill passes House panel amid partisan sniping

Short-term highway bill passes House panel amid partisan sniping The House Ways and Means Committee has passed a bill that would fund the Highway Trust Fund until May. If Congress doesnêt pass a funding bill before it leaves on its summer recess in early August, the Fund will go bankrupt. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said […]

Tesla five-store cap in Pennsylvania wins dealers endorsement

Tesla five-store cap in Pennsylvania wins dealersê endorsement A bill that passed both the Pennsylvania house and senate and caps the number of factory stores has won the state dealer associationês endorsement. Governor Tom Corbett is expected to sign the bill. Features the Pennsylvania Automotive Association can live with: The wording of the bill ensures […]

Small business app coming for DC HealthLink

Small business app coming for DC HealthLink DC HealthLink, the Cityês site for its health insurance exchange under Obamacare, is having problems. An insurance company filed a lawsuit to block the tax that funds it, while some brokers say they havenêt been paid because of an IT problem. But assuming everything is fixed, some improvements […]

Mercedes-Benz ranks highest in prospect satisfaction index

Mercedes-Benz ranks highest in prospect satisfaction index Mercedes-Benz dealerships ranked highest in the newly released Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study. The 2014 research measured treatment of shoppers who visited 5,671 dealerships nationwide. Infiniti and Lexus came in second and third. The ranking ties mystery shopping with industry sales success. Tesla, […]

Fords face recognition software could improve privacy controls

Fordês face recognition software could improve privacy controls Ford is exploring the use of face recognition technology to improve privacy controls or to enable owners to look into their car remotely using their smartphone. The effort is a joint research project with Intel, called Mobile Interior Imaging, or Project Mobii. Facial recognition software can identify […]

Rise in fuel efficiency should offset more miles traveled by 2040

Rise in fuel efficiency should offset more miles traveled by 2040 The projected improved fuel economy mandated by law should more than offset an expected increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by 2040, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administrationês Annual Energy Outlook. The result: a decline in U.S. gasoline consumption. The National Highway Traffic […]

Yellow cars depreciate less than black ones, says new study

Yellow cars depreciate less than black ones, says new study Less popular car colors such as yellow and orange depreciate less than the most popular colors like silver and black, finds a new study by iSeeCars.com. Yellow cars depreciate the least in five years, at an average of 26 percent from the MSRP (adjusted for […]

We know cell phone use while driving is unsafe, but still do it

We know cell phone use while driving is unsafe, but still do it Who doesnêt know that using a hand held device, such as cell phone, while drving is unsafe and illegal in many juristdictions? Just the same, Americans in large number talk on cell phones while driving even though they know itês dangerous. The […]

Position Wanted

Position Wanted Controller. A seasoned, full-charge finance and administrative professional with CFO experience who has been engaged in a variety of business organizations over the past 20 years, in and around the Capital Beltway, is seeking a position in a related capacity. The applicant holds a bachelorês degree in accounting and lives in Davidsonville, Md. […]

ODonnell officially becomes WANADA CEO this week

OêDonnell officially becomes WANADA CEO this week For the first time in 32 years, WANADA has a new chief of staff. Effective Tuesday of this week, July 1, 2014, John P. OêDonnell officially became president & CEO of the Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association, taking over from Gerard N. Murphy, who held the post […]