Maintenance

SAN CLEMENTE, CA - Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket announced that the Audi of America After Sales team has endorsed DealerSocket's ServiceDriver 2.0 product to provide automated Online Service Scheduling.

Tags: Audi, DealerSocket, scheduling, ServiceDriver 2.0

DETROIT - The investment includes facility renovation, new machinery, equipment, and special tooling to support the engine program at three plants.

Tags: engine, General Motors

MT. L AUREL, NJ - Automotive Resources International (ARI) employees Douglas Bastow, David Broadwater, Frank McGovern, and Ron Stewart recently achieved World Class Technician status issued by the Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).

Tags: ARI, ASE

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO - The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) has been working with OEMs to write the telematics data standard. Participating OEMs could begin supporting delivery of data using the standard format by October 2010.

Tags: AEMP, Telematics

DETROIT - Nearly 100 percent of the 1.8 million Chevrolet vehicles enrolled in OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics reported no issues with the key components of their engine and transmission systems for the month of January.

Tags: Chevrolet, OnStar, vehicle maintenance

CHARLOTTE, NC - Continental Tire North America (CTNA) has changed its name to Continental Tire the Americas LLC.

Tags: CTNA

PALM SPRINGS, CA - Four medium truck tires will be introduced by Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. in 2010, one of which is the KMA02, a wide-base, on-/off-road mixed service tire.

Tags: Kumho Tire, Tire

ORLANDO, FL - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. recently introduced several medium truck tires for a wide variety of applications, including a line of SmartWay-approved Dunlop long-haul tires.

Tags: Goodyear, Tire

FULLERTON, CA - Yokohama Tire Corporation announced it will increase prices on its light and medium commercial truck tires by up to 7 percent, effective March 1.

Tags: price increases, Tire, Yokohama

QUINCY, IL - Titan Tire Corporation will implement a price increase on Titan-branded OTR (off-the-road) construction tires, and Titan-manufactured, Goodyear-branded farm tires effective March 1.

Tags: price increases, Tire, Titan

AUBURN HILLS, MI - Chrysler Group LLC is revamping its powertrain lineup with technology that will contribute to an overall fuel-efficiency improvement of more than 25 percent during the 2010-2014 period.

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, fuel, powertrain

WASHINGTON - The new rates for business, medical, and moving purposes are slightly lower than last year's, reflecting generally lower transportation costs compared to a year ago.

Tags: IRS, mileage, reimbursement

AKRON, OHIO - For most of the year, raw material prices were down. Only near the end of 2009 did they start to go up again. And as they did, tiremakers started raising prices.

Tags: raw material, Tire

CYPRESS, CA - Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will increase prices on its commercial truck tires by up to 7 percent, effective Feb. 1.

Tags: Tire, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA – J.D. Power and Associates' recently released 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) ranks both Buick and Jaguar highest in vehicle dependability in a tie. Buick improves from a sixth-place ranking in 2008, while Jaguar improves from 10th place. Following in the top five rankings this year are Lexus, Toyota, and Mercury.

Tags: Buick, Dependability, J.D. Power & Associates, Jaguar, Top 2009 News

GREENVILLE, SC - Michelin North America Inc. will raise domestic prices on replacement consumer and commercial tires effective Feb. 1, 2010.

Tags: Michelin, Tire

MAGNA, UT - The company was able to find a solution to track equipment utilization in order to improve efficiency and vehicle availability, contributing to a savings of more than $1 million in fuel costs.

Tags: engine idling, fuel savings, GPS Insight, Kennecott Utah Copper

NOGALES, AZ - An embezzlement scheme is the latest controversy brought to light under scrutiny of fleet at the Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services.

Tags: embezzlement, nonprofit agency, Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services

DETROIT - The Ecotec 2.4L four-cylinder joins the lineup in the first quarter of 2010 as the standard engine in the LaCrosse CX.

Tags: four-cylinder engine, LaCrosse CX

WILKES BARRE, PA - Cutting idling time has reduced the fleet's fuel consumption by 8,000 gallons and greenhouse gas emissions by about 77 tons per year.

Tags: emissions, idling, Poland Spring, truck fleet

COLCHESTER, VT - Nokian Tyres Inc. will raise prices on all of its products from 3 to 6 percent, effective Jan. 11, 2010.

Tags: Nokian Tyres, Tire

AKRON, OH - Truck tire prices will continue to increase going into 2010. Tiremakers raising fees include Pirelli, Kumho, Yokohama, Bridgestone, Continental, Nexen, and Goodyear.

Tags: CTNA, Goodyear, Hankook Tire America Corp., Kumho Tire U.S.A., Nexen Tire America Inc., Pirelli Tire LLC, Tire, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.

FULLERTON, CA - Yokohama Tire Corporation is increasing prices on passenger and light truck tires by up to 6 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2010.

Tags: Tire, Yokohama Tire

GEORGETOWN, TX - CleanFUEL USA announced the debut of its latest liquid propane injection (LPI) system for the General Motors 6.0L engine.

Tags: alt-fuel, CleanFUEL USA, engine, Propane