The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has announced that the on-time graduation rate for Frederick County Public Schools’ Class of 2011 was 84.8 percent. The rate is for students who entered the ninth grade for the first time during the 2007-08 school year. The on-time graduation rate for the Class of 2011 at James Wood [...]
Santa Monica, CA – June 3, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Coda Automotive, formed and developed under the stewardship of entrepreneur Miles Rubin (known for his marketing and sales of low-speed, electric fleet vehicles under the Miles Electric Vehicles brand), today announced that it will be introducing an affordable, full performance all-electric sedan to the mainstream California [...]
In this tough economy more drivers are putting their money into maintenance instead of purchasing brand new vehicles. While a few hundred dollars here and there can add up, drivers are saving money now in hopes of keeping their cars longer. Read full article here : News Now. ___________________________________________________________________ European Auto Repair Experts EuroZone Automotive [...]
Some auto repair companies are thriving these days while others are struggling. But the reason is the same – the weak economy. Older cars are receiving extra TLC as their owners try to keep them operating, rather than buying new ones, mechanics say. But other cars are being neglected because their owners can’t afford maintenance. [...]
With economic factors challenging, many consumers are making tough financial decisions, including postponing or canceling plans to buy a new vehicle. But, because money is tight, many motorists today may be reluctant to spend on services or maintenance that they think can be put off at least for the short term. Read full article The [...]
Lang Marketing estimates most of the more than $7 billion in 2009 parts and service sales abandoned by closing dealers (at user-price) will be captured by independent (non-dealer) service outlets and auto parts stores, as well as independent (non-OE) auto parts distributors. Read full story here: msnbc.com.
As the scaled-down financial markets continue to lack signs of life, it’s tempting to cut corners to save a few bucks, especially when it comes to car maintenance. But foregoing an oil change or coaxing a few more miles out of an old air filter is not how Johnson racked up 281,000 miles on her [...]
Consumers are keeping their cars longer, bad news for OEMs, but good for the auto-maintenance sector of the aftermarket business, which are shifting toward durability messages. Shell recently reformulated its gasoline products with nitrogen and is touting the fuel’s salubrious effects on powertrain durability. Read full article : MediaPost
Auto repair falls into three basic categories: maintenance, urgent repairs, and preventative or performance enhancing repairs. Maintenance, while very important, can be deferred for a while if the dollars are tight, and there’s plenty of competition for this work, keeping the prices in line. Urgent repairs are fairly easy to categorize an engine that fails [...]
As the recession forces many people to hang onto older cars rather than buying new ones, it means more trips to the service center to keep those older cars running, said Kyle Hoss, manager at Hoss’s Automotive and Tire in Marion. “People now are getting cars fixed instead of buying new ones,” Hoss said. Read [...]