Over-the-air (OTA) microtransactions could be seen as a benefit to customers, but lack of communication thus far is not creating that perception.

Despite being obviously ill-suited for use in vehicles, I still want to find a workable solution for installing a record player in my car.
New report from IMR Inc. measures household perception of trade professions to help the automotive industry attract more skilled workers.
For decades, VW served its workers a unique German dish that I had to try for myself: currywurst.
Auto care news and advice you can use.
Don’t waste your time with codebreaking. Just grab a paint pen.
We curated all the best songs about cars and driving, creating the definitive playlist for when you’re working on automobiles or driving in them.
An auto repair shop in Georgia went viral for paying a former employee in hundreds of oily pennies. Then the Department of Labor stepped in.
If you’re using needle-nose pliers like I did for years, there’s a better way.
The in-dash cup holder on certain late ’90s to early 2000s F-150s, Expeditions and Navigators tends to break, but it’s easy to repair.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
The Rust Belt and the Salt Belt may sound similar, and you might even hear them used interchangeably, but they are distinct names that any automotive professional or enthusiast should know. Take a few seconds to get the real story on these terms.
Not every Phillips head fastener is a Phillips head fastener. If you don’t know about Japanese Industrial Standard, now you’ll know.
Beam-types have a few advantages that keep them relevant. If your arsenal doesn’t include one, you might want to think about acquiring one.
I learned a trick from an old racer that works real well to bleed that rarely leaves me repeating my work.
Bleeding brakes is one of those jobs most of us know how to do, but when a hard-to-bleed system pops up, experienced techs have a few additional tricks up their sleeves to help get the job done.
Here are a few things consider before taking on work that falls beyond the scope of repair or maintenance.
Door striker bolts became known as Nader pins after “Unsafe at Any Speed” caused a national uproar and led to the first FMVSS rules.
Several speed records were once set on the beach of Cape May, New Jersey