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Dangerous Holiday Driving, Be Careful! Driving Tips
The holiday season can be a very dangerous time to be on the road for many reasons, the colder driving conditions, increase in vehicular traffic, and the increase in alcohol consumption due to the holiday cheer. According to a post by BacTrack.com: The U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reports that 40%…
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2016 Holiday Car Deals
The end of the year and the holiday season can be a great time to look for a new car. RealCarTips.com has assembled a list of the best deals from around the different manufacturers. Vehicle Special Deal 2016 Kia Optima Lease for $159/month for 39 months ($1,999 due at signing) 2017 Toyota Camry 0% financing for…
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Young Auto Care Network Group Membership Surpasses 1,000
“Growing the Young Auto Care Network Group to 1,000 members during 2016 was one of my goals as chair of YANG, and I could not be more proud to see it come to fruition. This milestone could not have been accomplished without the support of our valued sponsors as well as our tremendous staff and…
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Strange Facts about Driver’s Licenses All Over the World
by Ed Attanasio Did you know that there’s no universal standard for getting a driver’s license? It’s true.Testing procedures and driving requisites vary greatly from country to country, and some of them are extraordinary! We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite fun facts about driver’s licenses from around the world. Check them…
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Report from Sema – ‘Madam X’ by Chip Foose Revealed
The latest Sema show wrapped up last Thursday. One of the cars that caught many eyes was “Madam X”, a car designed and built by Chip Foose. Here’s a video of the car: From CarScoops.com: Foose’s Madam X has been inspired by a concept sketch from 1935 created by GM designer Art Ross that was originally…
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Top 5 Women in Automotive History
by Ed Attanasio You probably already know the names of the world’s most famous women of all time, such as Sojourner Truth (abolitionist), Amelia Earhart (pilot), Lucille Ball (actress) and Billie Jean King (tennis), for example. In honor of Mother’s Day, we thought we’d clue you in on some of the greatest women in automotive…
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A Day in the Life of a Body Shop in 2035
by Ed Attanasio If you work in the collision repair industry, you know that this is an incredible time to be in the body shop business. With aluminum vehicles now part of your daily lives and innovative tools that can allow you to do more work faster than ever before, this is a prime time…
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Volvo’s Self-Driving Car Project, Real People and Real Roads
Source: Autoguide.com In a continuation of our last post, Volvo has recently started it’s ‘Drive Me’ project. Volvo is calling it: “world’s most ambitious and advanced public autonomous driving experiment.” The new XC90 builds upon Volvo’s current semi-autonomous technologies, which they already deploy in their production vehicles. In special autonomous driving zones around Gothenburg, Sweden…
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Automated Vehicle Technology
The next greatest leap in vehicle technology is becoming more and more mainstream every day. It won’t be long until you see one of these in your neighborhoods, a fully automated vehicle. It was once a dream, pictured in movies and the imagination of Americans for generations. Ever since the rise of the ‘horseless-carriage’ itself,…
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Monterey Car Week
Every year in Monterey, California some of the most amazing, beautiful, and most expensive cars on the planet show their faces. High end and performance cars from all over the planet assemble and engage in a multitude of automobile events this week, August 15-21. Maxim magazine has shared their top 6 supercars up for auction,…
