While the adoption of tire pressure monitoring systems in all vehicle models has resulted in an increase in the reported number of slow tire leaks, owner acceptance of the problem also has increased.
Ashland Inc., parent company to Ashland Consumer Markets and Valvoline, has expanded the Valvoline Engine Guarantee program. Originally available only to vehicles with 75,000 miles or less, the mileage threshold has been increased to 125,000 miles. To participate, consumers must register their vehicle at valvoline.com and use Valvoline motor oil regularly.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based AutoNation, which bills itself as America’s largest auto retailer, reported that its parts and service business increased 0.9 percent to $539.80 million in the first quarter of 2010.
BP Lubricants USA (Wayne, NJ) has selected Warrantech Automotive, an independent provider of vehicle service contracts and aftermarket warranties based in Bedford, TX, to handle Castrol Oil Club and Extended Care program registration and administration.
Thomasville, NC-based Old Dominion Freight Line has been recognized as an ASE training provider, making it the first less-than-truckload carrier to earn such an honor for its instructor-led training program. The voluntary ASE certification program is offered by Continuing Automotive Service Education (CASE) and administered by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF).
Jaguar North America (Mahwah, NJ) has announced a new warranty and scheduled maintenance program that is standard for all 2011 models sold in the United States and Canada. The new Jaguar Platinum Coverage features a five-year/50,000-mile new vehicle limited warranty and complimentary scheduled maintenance for the duration of the warranty period, including no-cost replacement of [...]
The American Public Gas Association, Natural Gas Vehicles for America and Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corp. are working together to promote the mass production and sale of natural gas-powered hybrid passenger vehicles. HK Motors plans to begin producing light-duty natural gas hybrid-electric passenger vehicles at its plant in Alabama starting in 2013. Natural gas hybrids will [...]
According to The Detroit News, Chryslers wants 80 percent of its dealers to have express oil change lanes by 2014. Thus far, roughly 150 of its 3,200 dealers have them. … U.S. traffic volume fell 2.9 percent, or 6.3 billion vehicle miles, in February 2010 when compared to the same month in 2009, according to [...]
Living in western Pennsylvania when I purchased my first car back in the late 1970s — a used Volkswagen Beetle — I took a little grief from my father and others in the neighborhood for purchasing a foreign car. And, about 15 years later, when I bought my first new car — a Nissan Sentra [...]
Rochester Hills, MI-based Trico Products is the 2010 Monro Muffler Brake vendor of the year. Trico has been working with Monro since 2004. … The Car Care Council has created a Spanish language version of its digital Car Care Guide. The publication can be found at www.carcare.org/car-care-guide by selecting the Spanish option. … Precision Collision [...]
