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August 2022

Shop View: Buck’s Family Auto

Shop name: Buck family automobileOwners): Rosie and Jeff BuckLocation (city, state): Carmichael, CaliforniaStaff size: 3Store size (in square feet): 5,000 square feetNumber of bays: 3 baysAverage monthly number of cars: 100Annual income…

10 sickest barn finds in America

Barn finds have almost become commonplace in the automotive world. It seems like every two weeks someone discover a vintage Ferrari or Lamborghini in their shed, which then sells for hundreds of thousands of dollars at classic car…

A business student [Audio]

Jamie Ward is a real tire guy. From an early age, he worked for his grandfather, a firefighter who ran an auto shop from his garage. There he learned the ropes and by age 15 had the skills equivalent to an ASE qualified master…

Dana Earnings: Q2 Earnings Drop

Auto supplier Dana Inc. said net profit fell nearly 85% in the second quarter, reflecting lower operating profit caused by the unfavorable impact of foreign currency values, soaring costs and challenges of the supply chain. Dana reported…

American Axle: Q2 earnings slips

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. suffered another supply chain blow in the second quarter, but offered a better-than-expected financial outlook through year-end. Gross profit fell 9% to $173.5 million in the quarter, with…

Why so many cars have rats now

For eight years, Libby Denault had taken her Prius to the same body shop in Brooklyn for tune-ups and other repairs, which she always handled promptly.But in January 2021, the mechanics at Urban Classics Auto Repair in Bedford-Stuyvesant…