PG&E and Ford Collaborate on Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Technology in Customers’ Homes
Pilot Will Test How Ford F-150 Lightning EV Can Interact with Grid, Support Electric Reliability SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Ford Motor Company announced a collaboration exploring how Ford’s new F-150 Lightning electric vehicle (EV)—the first commercially available light-duty truck with bidirectional charging technology—can interact with the electric grid and […]
Digital Air Strike Reveals In-Depth 9th Annual Automotive Customer Experience Trends Study Results at NADA 2022
Industry’s longest-running and most extensive study of 5,000 consumers uncovers new trends in vehicle pre-orders, vehicle purchasing/servicing, financing, streaming habits, and more. LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cxtech—Digital Air Strike, the leading consumer engagement (CX) technology company, today revealed the findings of its comprehensive 9th Annual Automotive Customer Experience Trends Study at the NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) […]
Romeo Power and Wrightspeed Announce “Powertrain in a Crate™” to Safely Repower School Buses, Transit Buses and Certain Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks Into Zero Emission Electric Vehicles
LOS ANGELES & ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Romeo Power and Wrightspeed, today announced that they are working together to leverage Romeo Power’s high-capacity battery packing and module technology along with Wrightspeed’s high torque, high-efficiency powertrain system to accelerate electrification in the bus, and medium and heavy duty truck market. There are over one million existing buses and […]
CDK Global Drives Connections Through Technology at NADA Show 2022
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CDK Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDK), a leading automotive retail technology company, today opened its exhibit at the 2022 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in Las Vegas. For the next three days, CDK will meet with dealers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other industry partners to show off its latest solutions that […]
Trendsetting Dealers Embrace Pandemic-Era Changes
Mobile and remote services, new technology adoption and OEM relationships are key focus areas for dealers through 2024 HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inventory shortages and staffing challenges continue to be primary areas of focus for the automotive industry. However, trendsetting dealers are also looking at mobile and remote services, new technology adoption and original equipment manufacturer […]
Glass Acts: UniglassPlus/Ziebart Carleton Place owners named Franchisee of the Year by IFA
Carleton Place, Ontario — An Ottawa-area glass repair shop is getting high praise after being named International Franchise Association’s (IFA) Franchisees of the Year at the organization’s 62nd Annual Convention in San Diego, Calif. Owners of UniglassPlus/Ziebart Carleton Place, Claire Lamarche and Jean-Francois Joyal were recognized for the outstanding operation of their facility in Carleton […]
Stand Up Speak Out: Apprenticeship onboarding in 2022
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Winds of Progress: North Carolina woman fights to keep ‘FART’ license plate
Asheville, North Carolina — When you’re young, you dream about what cause you might end up dedicating your life to—fighting fires, rescuing animals, traveling to outer space—or the fight to keep a vanity license plate that says “FART.” Karly Sindy of Asheville, N.C. is proudly carrying the torch for toilet humour after the DMV told […]
Food Waste 101: Nanaimo man knocked out by flying egg
Nanaimo, British Columbia – In a prank gone wrong, a Nanaimo man was knocked unconscious when he was hit by an egg thrown by a passing vehicle, according to an RCMP news release. He was taken to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and is currently dealing with “difficulty in his thought process” and memory challenges, said […]
Catalytic Attack: B.C. woman pepper sprayed during catalytic converter theft
New Westminster, British Columbia – A woman in B.C. says she was pepper-sprayed after two suspects allegedly stole the catalytic converter from her vehicle, according to a report by the New Westminster Police Department. “As the value of the precious metals contained within the catalytic converters continues to increase, so do the number of thefts […]
