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SPOTLIGHT: 15 questions with Corey Smith

SPOTLIGHT: 15 questions with Corey Smith

Corey Smith is the national fixed operations training manager at National Auto Care.

First car: Eagle Summit

First concert you attended: Joan Jett

Name a pet peeve: Chewing sounds

Most thrilling/adventurous thing you’ve done: Ziplining in Mexico

your personal heroes: My stepfather Craig A. Smith

First job: Raking blueberries in Maine

One thing you learned on the job you never forgot: Pay attention to small details

If you could pick up a new skill, what would it be? Being able to fix cars

3 people you’d invite to dinner, living or dead: Steve Jobs, Shaq, Ed Roberts

What did you

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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,

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Nikola Electric Trucks Catch Fire, and Company Suspects Foul Play

Nikola Electric Trucks Catch Fire, and Company Suspects Foul Play
nikola motors phoenix headquarters

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

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Canadian Black Book names Yolanda Biswah its first president

Canadian Black Book names Yolanda Biswah its first president

Canadian Black Book has a new president.

The data and analytics that specializes in used-vehicle analysis promoted Yolanda Biswah to the newly created position July 1.

Biswah was most recently senior vice-president and general manager of Canadian Black Book, which is owned by the US-based Black Book company.

“This is a proud, historic Canadian brand, and I am excited to lead it at such an exciting time in the industry,” said Biswah of Canadian Black Book. “We are committed to helping the Canadian automotive industry with our industry-leading data and analytics.”

Biswah will report to Jared Kalfus, who serves as

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Panasonic eyes 3rd NA EV battery plant

Panasonic eyes 3rd NA EV battery plant

Speaking Thursday during Panasonic Holdings Corp.’s annual business strategy briefing, Tadanobu said his company also planned next-generation improvements to its cells.

Energy density of Panasonic’s lithium ion batteries should increase to 1,000 watts per liter in 2030 from 800 watts per liter in 2022, he said. Improvements will be applied to a next-generation version of its 2170 cylindrical battery and the upcoming high-density 4680 cylindrical battery.

Both batteries are used by Tesla, although Panasonic has also agreed to supply Lucid Motors.

Regarding the new North American battery production site, Tadanobu said there were several candidates in mind, though he declined

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Braking defect prompts Tesla’s big recall in China

Braking defect prompts Tesla’s big recall in China

Tesla eventually issued a public apology after facing criticism from local authorities and state-run media, without acknowledging any defect. The company later released data logs of the vehicle showing it was traveling at 118.5 kilometers per hour (74 miles per hour) just before impact.

A separate incident in November 2022 involved a fatal crash with a Model Y crossover. Tesla again said the incident wasn’t caused by a malfunction, pointing to data taken from the car showing no proof the brake pedal had been applied before the crash, and a video that showed the brake lights remained off. The accelerator

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Tesla deliveries to measure the effectiveness of price cuts

Tesla deliveries to measure the effectiveness of price cuts

Tesla Inc. shares are set to mark their best-ever start to a year, buoyed by price cuts across the electric-vehicle maker’s lineup in a bid to boost sales. Investors will soon discover if all the enthusiasm was justified.

the Elon Musk-led carmaker is expected to announce quarterly delivery and production figures in early April, providing an initial glimpse into how well the company’s strategy of chasing volume over profit margins worked.

Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect the Austin, Texas-based company to deliver a record 421,164 cars globally in the first quarter of 2023, up from the 405,278 it delivered

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Guide to Windshield Replacement in Arizona

Guide to Windshield Replacement in Arizona

Many drivers think they will be perfectly safe driving around with a crack or chip in their windshield, this often isn’t the case. Any obstruction in the windshield can result in unsafe driving conditions and could ultimately cause an accident. Because chips and cracks are prone to spreading over time, especially when exposed to the extreme weather conditions typically found in Arizona, it’s essential to consider windshield replacement, especially if the situation cannot be resolved with an auto glass repair. While this is a simple process, many people wonder if they really need to replace their windshield at all. The

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