David Mortlock, service director at Sheppard Motors in Eugene, Ore., talked about reasons behind the technician shortage on the "Beyond the Wrench with Jay Goninen" podcast.
The costs to repair collision damage to electric vehicles and how long those fixes take is more than repairing damage to non-EVs, according to a report from CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc.
A technician who fatally struck a pedestrian while taking a service customer's vehicle for a test drive after an oil change failed to get his conviction for "careless driving involving unintentional death" overturned by a Pennsylvania court.
Lithia Motors' plan to purchase the dealership and fleet businesses of Pendragon in the U.K. is a sizable deal. But the other component, giving Lithia an ownership stake in a dealership management system company, could have the biggest impact for the rest of the U.S. auto retail industry.
Brembo wants its new artificial intelligence-based braking system, Sensify, to set a new industry standard just as antilock braking did decades ago by bringing high-performance, all-electric, independent four-wheel braking to mass-market brands.