Innova intros new diag tools

Innova intros new diag tools

Innova Electronics Corporation has launched its OE-level professional Smart Diagnostic System (SDS) Tablets and RepairSolutionsPRO app.

The smart tablet tools and apps are part of Innova’s new line of professional automotive solutions to deliver pro-level features and functions that maximize the diagnostic process, save automotive technician time and improve shops’ communication with their customers.

This is the first Innova line designed specifically for professional automotive repair use. It was created with input from ASE Certified technicians, automotive repair students, long time Innova customers and insight from shop visits with a goal to revolutionize the diagnostic process.

“Today’s entry-level techs have

Leasing’s lost luster: Will it really rebound?

Leasing’s lost luster: Will it really rebound?

The allure of leasing over traditional financing has historically been that a customer can drive a more expensive car for a lower payment.

That’s because, for leasing, the amount being financed is not the total price of the vehicle, but the difference between the price and the value at the end of the lease. Let’s say a $50,000 vehicle is worth 40 per cent of the original price after four years. The customer is financing the difference — 60 per cent — over the four-year lease period. Perhaps more significantly, sales tax is paid only on that 60 per cent,

Nikola Electric Trucks Catch Fire, and Company Suspects Foul Play

Nikola Electric Trucks Catch Fire, and Company Suspects Foul Play
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Nikola Electric Truck Reignites after Fire in JuneNikola

  • Nikola, the electric truck manufacturer on Friday, reported a fire around its global headquarters in Phoenix.

  • Five electric trucks were burned in the incident, the company confirmed, though no injuries have been reported.

  • The company took to Twitter to announce that it suspects foul play was involved in starting the fire.

UPDATES 7/24/23: One of the previously damaged trucks reignited on Sunday at Nikola’s headquarters, according to Reuters. In a statement to Car and Driver, Nikola confirmed that there were no injuries and that the fire was quickly extinguished

Having Problems with Your Car’s Windows Sliding Down?

Having Problems with Your Car’s Windows Sliding Down?

Are you frustrated because your car windows won’t stay up? Many vehicle owners in Tampa have problems with sliding car windows. Keep reading to learn more about why this happens and how expert repair services can keep your door windows in place.

3 Reasons for Windows that Won’t Stay Up

Sometimes, your vehicle’s windows won’t stay up because the child safety switch is engaged or the ignition switch position needs to be in the accessory mode. When these simple fixes are the cause of your sliding window problem, you likely have one of the following issues that service technicians need

How Project Arrow was a real-world education for some automotive students

How Project Arrow was a real-world education for some automotive students

But while Cossarin was splitting her time between class and Project Arrow, Genovese focused on the project full time beginning last summer as part of the university’s co-op program. With the CES deadline looming, that often meant 12-hour days.

“Bay 3, that’s my home,” he said.

Genovese grew up in Burlington, west of Toronto, and was passionate about cars from a young age. Project Arrow was the “greatest opportunity” an auto-engineering student could hope to get, he said.

But as parts began filtering in, it became clear that Project Arrow was no “Lego set,” he said.

“There’s no instruction manual.

Ford seeks a ‘blueprint’ contract with Unifor amid transition to electric vehicles

Ford seeks a ‘blueprint’ contract with Unifor amid transition to electric vehicles

“It’s been a tough environment in recent years between COVID, between the economic pressures with inflation, with housing prices, and that’s something the entire industry is having to reconcile.”

A counterbalance to high levels of inflation is “something that’s going to be on the table through these negotiations,” the official added.

Income security for workers in Oakville when Ford’s assembly plant shuts down for retooling next year, is also likely to be among the key issues the company will “need to address together with Unifor,” as part of the talks, the official said.

From the automaker’s side, the official pointed

How to Increase the Public Profile of Your Business

How to Increase the Public Profile of Your Business

It is vital to the success of your business that you invest time, money and effort to increase the public profile of your business. This, unfortunately, is not a ‘one-and-done’ job, and it will take continuous effort to put and keep your business in front of as many people as possible. However, there are a few shortcuts that you can take which will inevitably draw attention to your business while also increasing its reputation within your local area.

#1 Your website

Your website is one of the most important parts of your business, and you should, therefore, make it look

Used-Car Prices On A Steady Decline As Inflation Cools

Used-Car Prices On A Steady Decline As Inflation Cools

  • The Manheim used-car price index, owned by Cox Automotive, has dropped 11.1% from July 2022 to 213.1, its lowest level since August 2021.
  • All major market segments have seen declines in the first half of July, with compact cars seeing the largest drop at 15%, indicating a return to normalcy in the used and new car markets.
  • Despite this drop, used vehicle prices are still notably higher than pre-Covid levels, which is good news for consumers but bad for those who bought vehicles during the Covid boom and