Turning all jobs into team efforts promotes knowledge transfer to the less-experienced techs, who pay tuition in physical labor.
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What the first federal right-to-repair law could mean for auto service shops
If passed, the proposed REPAIR Act in U.S. Congress would give vehicle owners and independent repair services full access to vehicle data, parts, and more.
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DRLs can have the strange, unintended effect of hurting visibility overall.
Turbochargers saved the world long before they saved automakers fuel
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