When service personnel at automotive retailer Momentum BMW found that customers were refusing auto repairs at an excessive rate, they asked each customer why: price, convenience, value? “Often it had a lot to do with financing options – they didn’t have the money at the time,” Shawn Sharpdirector of fixed operations at BMW momentum in […]
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A 75-year-old company closed its doors for the last time. Landlords said it was the high rent that doomed them. Since 1947, Lucenta Tire has sold tires and provided tire alignments, oil changes, front suspension and brake work to customers in the Joliet area, said Christine Lucenta, who was office manager for the ‘family business. […]
Small free libraries— public shelves where visitors are encouraged to “pick up a book, share a book” — have become a familiar sight in cities across the country and around the world. Small wooden depots often display bright colors, whimsical patterns, and designs as unique as the people who own them. Since the creation of […]
WESTLAND, MI – A handful of race cars stolen earlier this week from a Westland auto shop have been recovered and returned to their owners after being found in Toledo, Ohio. According to Fox 2 Detroit, one of the owners of the vehicles, Mark Blaha says he never thought he would see the cars again […]
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May 26, 2022 – A proposed auto repair shop in Saugerties, New York is facing opposition from people who live in the neighborhood near its potential location. According to Hudson Valley One, Ryley O’Connor proposed a 60-foot-wide by 125-foot-long building with a 20-by-30-foot extension to serve as offices. O’Connor currently leases the building where he […]
The body of a man was found Wednesday on the property of a business owned by a Delaware County man who has been missing for more than a week, Marple Township Police said. The body was found at Broomall Auto Body on Media Line Road. The business is owned by George Hughes, the 57-year-old whose […]
A Madison Heights used car dealership has received support from the Amherst County Planning Commission to expand its business by licensing an auto repair garage. The commission voted unanimously on May 19 to approve a special exception request for Motor World to operate the garage on the property just off the intersection of US 29 […]
But auto mechanics have warned that while most operating and maintenance costs are lower for electric vehicles, some parts can be more expensive to replace. Rojas also said electric car owners may run into issues down the line that they haven’t thought of yet. Electric vehicles tend to weigh more than conventional cars, which means […]
Ryley O’Connor’s plans to build an auto repair shop on High Falls Road drew opposition, but also some defense during a public hearing at the Saugerties Town Planning Council meeting on Tuesday May 17 . O’Connor planned to build an auto repair shop on the High Falls Road and moved his business there from the […]
If you want to know who actually controls China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Limited (HKG:1728), then you will need to look at the composition of its share register. The group holding the largest number of shares in the company, around 48% to be precise, are made up of individual investors. In other words, the group […]
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John Villa, owner of Villa Automotive and Autobody of San Luis Obispo, was sentenced to federal prison after failing to pay nearly half a million dollars in taxes to the IRS. mackenzie schuman [email protected] A San Luis Obispo man who owns a major auto repair shop, Villa Automotive and Autobody, was sentenced to federal prison […]
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The 1930s Auto Repair Garage, complete with vintage car, joins the list of sets entering the second LEGO Ideas review of 2022. Auto Repair Garage 1930s, an ivy-covered, slightly run-down auto repair shop model just broke the magic 10,000 supporters mark, meaning it will join Indiana Jones and Lilo & Stitch in the upcoming review […]
Content of the article One person was taken to hospital in critical condition after a “serious” assault in Chinatown on Wednesday. Content of the article Edmonton police were dispatched to a body shop in the area of 106th Avenue and 98th Street shortly after 4 p.m. They found an individual in need of “immediate medical […]
Graduates Ryzaiah-Jahko’b Botelho, Chase Fernandez, Kamrin Kam, Xander Loyola, David Malapit, Glen “John” Nakata, Daymon Pertubal, Titon Riveira and Ken Takeishi Eight Hawaii community college Automotive mechanic technology students took the fast track to graduating May 14 as members of an innovative pilot program, the first of its kind in the state of Hawaii. Just […]
The Dion Mechanical Services workshop. By Matthew Pearce The place to go for all things mechanical and off-grid, mechanical services and TCT solutions from Dion have come a long way since their beginnings as a small one-man business over six years ago. Located at 45 Derby St, Rockhampton, Dion’s Mechanical Services offers a range of […]
TULSA, Okla. – For people in need of major auto repair, the road can be tough. Auto repair shops across the country are struggling to get parts to complete repairs in a timely manner. This comes as used car prices have skyrocketed across the country over the past year. Rising used car prices are forcing […]
I’m not ashamed to admit that I have a crush on my mechanic, Sayyid. Or at least I would have a crush on him, if he didn’t yell at me every time my car breaks down. It’s like a handcrafted crush mixed with a healthy dose of respectful terror. About a month ago my car […]
Washington, D.C.—A report published today by the Stop The Debt Trap coalition reveals auto repair shops across the country are offering predatory loans through EasyPay Finance and Transportation Alliance Bank (TAB Bank) that promise no interest if paid in 90 days but end up carrying annual interest rates as high as 189% – even in […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – A consignment shop with roots across the country has found a home in Des Moines. For nine decades, Merrill Axle and Wheel Service has been a downtown staple. It has been a family business for five years. Marcellus Merrill opened the Des Moines site in 1932 and Richard Hays ran it. […]
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An update to a story we brought to you in January about a Stroudsburg auto body shop overwhelmed with supply chain issues. In January, Tim’s body shop was filled with undriveable vehicles due to a lack of parts and staff. Fast forward nearly four months, the front parking lot was […]
According to a recent report, high gasoline prices will affect how consumers perceive auto repair needs in several ways. A iReport in the secondary market of Lang Marketing listed the mode of repair, how auto repairs are purchased, and where repairs to do for me (DIFM) are performed as facing the most significant impacts of […]
May 9, 2022 – Samir and Ghada Sharabatee are facing backlash from a local homeowners association regarding their proposed Hinsdale Discount Tires and Automotive store in Hinsdale, Illinois. According to PatchJMS Auto Service was previously located at the proposed site, but that business closed in 2019. The Hinsdale Planning Commission recommended a permit for Sharabatee’s […]
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New Jersey, United States – Comprehensive analyzes of the fastest growing companies automotive repair tools market provide information that helps stakeholders identify opportunities and challenges. The 2022 markets could be another big year for auto repair tools. This report provides an overview of the company’s activities and financial situation (a company profile is required if […]
HINSDALE, IL — A planned auto repair shop for southwest Hinsdale has involved a neighboring homeowners association. Samir and Ghada Sharabatee ask the village to allow Hinsdale Discount Tires and Automotive to open at 5837 S. Madison St. JMS Auto Service was on site for years, but closed in 2019. In February, the village plan […]
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May 5, 2022 – The Farris family of Farris Auto in Lebanon, Indiana recently retired after 50 years in business. According to the Lebanon Reporter, after generations of hard work, the family made the decision to sell the BP gas station they owned. They kept the car service business next door until recently when they […]
MURRAY, KY – From days to weeks, auto repair shops are now taking longer to get vehicles back in working order for several reasons. Like many other industries, the auto repair industry is experiencing supply chain issues and labor shortages. Both have a direct impact on how quickly you can repair your car. Eastside Collision […]
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Hespeler High School students repair the bikes and then give them back to the community Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, Cambridge (JHSS) is once again seeking bicycle donations for its annual community bicycle program. Students from JHSS’s Auto Shop program repair bikes for the program, led by auto shop teacher John Ottama. The bikes are then […]
X-Pert Auto Care in Stockbridge, GA is an authorized auto repair shop that offers a full range of vehicle repair and maintenance services. When it comes to customer service, X-Pert Certified Technicians care about the quality of their work, as well as how they treat customers and their vehicles. More information about X-Pert Auto Care […]
MADISON, Wis. – Dutch’s Auto Service Inc. is packed with all the sounds and sights of a typical auto repair shop. “We do a lot of regular maintenance, oil changes, brakes, suspension, tune-ups,” said co-owner Crystal Rossman. Except that’s not so typical; at Dutch’s Auto Service, women are the majority, not the minority. “It’s not […]