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Auto Aftermarket eCommerce is Exploding, Expected to Soon Hit $28 Billion
The trend of buying aftermarket products online is increasing at a growth rate of three times more than the total…
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GM Front Crash Prevention Systems Cut Police-Reported Crashes
An IIHS study of General Motors vehicles with optional front crash prevention systems adds to the evidence that forward collision…
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Colorado Adopts CARB Low Emissions Standards
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has approved new low emission vehicle (LEV) standards for new light-duty and medium-duty motor…
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MEMA Calls for Tariff Exemptions
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has urged the Trump administration to exempt Mexico and Canada from additional tariffs…
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USPS Is Underrated, According to Survey of Auto Parts and Accessories Retailers
How does USPS rate compared to Federal Express and UPS?
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Lease Credit Approval Rates Improve in October
Car lease credit applicants registered a 70.9-percent approval rate in October, a slight rise from the September rate of 69.8…
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Unemployment Rates Down in 79 percent of U.S. Metro Areas
In September, unemployment rates were lower than they were a year earlier in 308 of the 388 metropolitan areas, higher…
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How Auto Industry Towns Are Faring a Decade After Bailout
Let's go back a decade to November 2008. That month, 759,000 jobs disappeared from the U.S. economy; by April 2009,…
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U.S. Holds Off on Car Tariffs After Trade Meeting
The Trump administration will hold off for now on imposing new tariffs on automobile imports as top officials weigh revisions…
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U.S. Car-Import Probe Advances as Trump Plans Trade Team Meeting
The White House is circulating a draft report by the U.S. Commerce Department over whether to impose tariffs on automobile…
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Industry Plays Nice with CARB & EPA
SEMA, CARB, and the the EPA held a 90-minute educational session on Nov. 1, during the 2018 SEMA show in…
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AAA: New-Vehicle Technologies Double Repair Bills for Minor Collisions
Vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) can cost twice as much to repair following a collision due to…
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What’s with Creepy ‘Time Out’ Dolls at Car Shows?
Weaving among the 1958 Chevrolets, 1962 Cadillacs and 1975 Ford Thunderbirds at a classic car show in downtown Fort Myers,…
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U.S. Manufacturing Business Expansion Continues
Manufacturing expanded in October and the general U.S. economy grew for the 114th consecutive month, according to the nation's supply…
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National Gas Price Average Drops to Cheapest Level Since April
At $2.76, the national gas price average is at its cheapest in six months (end of April). On the week,…