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Honda dealer's fleeting perk is now a long-haul benefit

Building a service brand around three generations of treating customers like family has paid off for Silko Honda, but the long-term effect has forced Adam Silverleib to go back to the drawing board to adjust a very successful service program.
Shared mobility pilot helps with school traffic congestion

A Michigan program, running through the 2019-20 school year, helps parents set up and manage carpools with other families within each pilot school community.
Five projects aimed at meeting mobility needs in the Motor City

The Detroit Mobility Innovation Initiative identified four key areas — neighborhood mobility, downtown accessibility, traffic safety and electric vehicle use and education — to develop five pilot programs to tackle transportation challenges.
Data from vehicles traveling on multiple roads enables Tactile Mobility to create constantly updated maps that can be used by customers such as municipalities, fleet managers and insurers.
Sensing the road ahead

Tactile Mobility has developed software to expand the sensory capability of AVs beyond what they can see.
Phil Stevens, left, president of CKGP, and Jan Schulte, CEO of EDAG USA, 
at their new offices in Troy, Mich.
EDAG sees wave of U.S. 4.0 plants

Vehicle and plant engineers at EDAG report growing North American interest in switching auto plants over to Industry 4.0 processes.
Getting past 'no'

F&I experts say overcoming customer objections is just a matter of identifying each one's needs.
Dana deepens role in electrified commercial truck market

Dana has bought a small Montreal firm that converts commercial trucks to EVs. It's another step in Dana's larger electrification strategy.
Dealers will replace the defective front passenger airbag for free and owners will receive first-class mail notification by the end of October, Toyota said.
Toyota recalls defective airbags that replaced Takata units

The recall involves airbags installed in certain Corolla and Matrix cars that replaced faulty Takata airbags linked to at least 24 fatalities and about 290 injuries worldwide.
Dana
Dana completes acquisition of electric powertrain supplier Nordresa Motors

The acquisition by Dana, a supplier of axles and transmissions, is the latest move in the company's plan to grow its electric drivetrain capabilities.
The 2020 Bolt EV will arrive in dealerships this year with a base price of $37,495, including shipping.
2020 Chevy Bolt EV extends driving range by 21 miles

General Motors said its battery engineering team extended the Bolt EV's range 21 miles by improving the energy of the cell electrodes through small but impactful chemistry changes.
Two men face prison for $1.7M auto financing scam

A federal judge in Georgia sentenced two conspirators to prison for their roles in an auto financing fraud scheme with seven defendants that cost $1.7 million in bank and credit union losses.
Audi offers shoppers 7 days of free car rentals

Customers who buy or lease a 2019 or newer vehicle will receive seven complimentary days of rental service via SilverCar by Audi.
Ford recalls more than 108K midsize cars over seat belt defect

The glitch, which may lead to inadequate restraint in an accident, affects certain 2015 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ cars.
UAW
Former UAW official becomes 9th person charged in corruption probe

Michael Grimes is the first former union official not connected to either the UAW-Chrysler National Training Center or the union's FCA department to be charged in the widening federal investigation.
VW Credit, Citizens One Auto Finance, top J.D. Power dealer study of financing appeal

J.D. Power's latest U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction study found experienced and empowered credit and sales personnel at lenders are becoming key to the success of an automotive finance operation. Volkswagen Credit repeated as top mass-market captive in the annual study.