Import Insights: Jaguar XF
The all-new Jaguar XF made a splash with several debut appearances, including its global motor show debut in New York.
The Changing Maintenance Market: New Technologies Mean More Opportunities
Most of us wake up each morning, not realizing that our professional world has changed even as we slept. Our first job of the day is to service a vehicle equipped with an oil life monitor. Not only do we discover that modern oil life monitors can indeed accurately predict oil life, we also discover
Steering Systems Under Stress: Ball Joints, Bushings and Alignment
Prior to the Daytona 500 in February, I watched Matt Kenseth blaze his way to victory in the Sprint Unlimited driving a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. During the race, one of the commentators referred to the “laser-precision steering” apparent in the winning car. Since driving at 200 mph on pavement is akin to driving 70
Import Insights: Mazda (March 2015)
Mazda Sales Off To Big Start In 2015 Mazda North American Operations kicked off 2015 with 20,271 vehicles sold in the U.S. in January, representing an increase of 7.7% versus last year. “Coming off our best sales year in 20 years, Mazda vehicle sales have continued the positive momentum into 2015,” said Ron Stettner, vice president of sales, MNAO.
2002 Lexus Evaporative Emissions Diagnostics (Codes P0440, P0441 and P0446)
While old-school cooling system service often focused on coolant leaks and overheating engines, let’s begin thinking “new-school” by looking at modern cooling systems through the eyes of the engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor. Coolant temperature is important because torque converter clutch engagement, idle speed control, variable valve timing, engine cooling fan operation and various other
Import Insights: Audi Q7 (February 2015)
Turning heads for its design and advanced consumer technology At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January, the world’s most important electronics exhibition, Audi debuted a host of new technologies including: A four-core processor capable of processing 8 billion operations per second. A virtual tachometer with a needle that is rendered anew
A Look at Next Generation Import Start/Stop Systems
Although stop/start idle systems have been used on hybrid vehicles for many years, a growing number of non-hybrid late model import models are also being equipped with this fuel-saving technology. For 2015, almost every major automaker offers one or more models with stop/start idle control. Many experts predict that within the next two years, over
Import Insights: Lexus (January 2015)
Lexus Sets November Sales Record Lexus reported November sales of 27,472 units, a 7.3 percent increase on a raw volume basis year-over-year. Lexus RX leads the luxury segment, with sales of more than 9,500 units. Lexus GX is up about 20 percent, and Lexus GS sales are up 15.5 percent. “Lexus set an all-time November
