Consider the Technical Side to Reprogramming ROI
from AutoInc.
 Do you find yourself looking for a new profit center with a manageable startup cost? Wouldn't it be great if you bought a tool that could pay for itself in weeks or months rather than years? And what if this tool made it possible to diagnose cars quicker and solve problems that would otherwise be impossible? Sound too good to be true? Many shop owners look at me with skepticism in their eyes when I tell them that they need to bring reprogramming into their shop as a new profit center.
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DOE Loans Fisker Automotive $530 Million to Build Plug-in Hybrids
from Los Angeles Times
In its latest bid to help finance the car of tomorrow, the Obama administration said it would lend more than $500 million to Irvine, Calif.,-based Fisker Automotive to develop a pair of plug-in hybrids. The loans, come from a $25-billion Department of Energy program to fund development of alternative vehicles. According to the administration, the loans will help create or save 5,000 jobs at Fisker and at suppliers to the vehicles.
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ASA is Giving You One Last Chance
 Complete ASA's annual business survey by Sunday, Sept. 27 and you can be entered to win a $250 VISA Gift Card. In addition, ALL regular ASA members in good standing who complete the survey will receive a free copy of "AutoInc.'s 2009 Economic Survival Guide," a collection of four articles and other tips geared toward running a successful service and repair business in today's economy.
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Auto Dealers Hunt for Used Cars
from Automotive News via Crain's Detroit Business
For the first time in decades, new-car dealers are pounding the pavement in search of used cars to sell. They're critically short of stock at a time when used-car customers have begun to stream onto their lots.
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Health Care Reform Bills: Do You Understand the Differences?
from Automotive Service Association
Three bills have currently been introduced in Congress that address health care insurance reform. Visit the TakingTheHill.com Web site for links to the full text of each bill, as well as a one-page document summarizing the main features of each piece of legislation, compiled by the ASA Washington, D.C., staff.
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I-CAR Introduces New Damage Analysis and GM Vehicle-Specific Courses to the Industry
from I-CAR
I-CAR, The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair has announced that it will introduce two new classes at NACE in Las Vegas. On Nov. 4, I-CAR will launch Damage Analysis of Advanced Automotive Systems and Collision Repair for General Motors Vehicles. Both programs are offered as classroom training programs.
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Dealers Get Paid for Clunkers Ahead of Schedule
from the Boston Herald
Ka-ching. That’s the sound of serious coin rolling in to automotive dealers from the Cash for Clunkers program. Despite early skepticism, an onslaught of voucher rejections, and the fear they were fronting money they would never see again, several dealers in New London County said they have either been paid in full or are close to it -- a week ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline.
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Diagnosing and Repairing NVLD Systems Can Present Unique Challenges
from MotorAge
Chrysler's NVLD, or Natural Vacuum Leak Detection, system was first introduced in 2002 as an alternative to its Leak Detection Pump (LDP) method for the onboard testing of the evaporative emissions system. This method of leak detection is based on the "Ideal Gas" law that states, in part, that the pressure in a sealed vessel will change linearly as a function of the temperature of the gas in that vessel. Any loss of seal will allow the internal pressure to equalize with the atmospheric pressure outside the container.
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Product Showcase:
URG Offers Quality Recycled Parts Search Engine
 United Recyclers offers body shops and mechanical repair shops the ability to search used parts for cars and trucks. Each URG member provides quality assurance to the product. The result is a nationwide label that delivers consistently high quality parts and maximizes consumers, collision center, and estimator confidence. More info
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GM to Add Shifts at Three Plants, Restore 2,400 Jobs
from Bloomberg
General Motors Co. will add a third shift at three U.S. plants that are taking on additional production from factories slated to close or be idled. The facilities getting the new shifts are in Fairfax, Kan.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Delta Township, Mich., GM said in a statement. The changes will restore 2,400 jobs, the Detroit-based company said.
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Fuel Pump Technology Inside Ford Mustang
from Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords Magazine
The advent of the fuel-injected, 5.0 Mustang back in 1986 ushered in a whole new era of Ford performance. The 5.0 H.O. created an entire industry, one continued to this day since the introduction of the Modular-powered fast Fords.
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Chrysler Moves Manuals Into Digital Age
from The Detroit Free Press
Buyers of 2010 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles will receive a digitized owners manual on a DVD, eliminating the bulky paper version, a move the company estimates will save 930 tons of paper and up to 20,000 trees annually. There will still be some printed matter, but a full-color guide running between 60 and 80 pages will replace the conventional book that can run more than 500 pages and weigh three to four pounds. That guide will highlight information customers say they frequently use.
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Ford to Make Low Cost Compact Car in India
from The Associated Press via Google News
Ford Motor Co. unveiled a made-in-India compact car and flagged expanded production in China as it seeks to boost sales in Asia, a region the U.S. automaker has hardly dented but is counting on to drive growth. The four-door "Figo", which is Italian slang for 'cool', will go on sale in India during the first quarter of next year, Ford executives told a press conference. There are also plans to export the low-cost car to other Asian countries.
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