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A Shop Press ode to the unsung heroes taking calls, keys, and credit cards.
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Stop telling your customers otherwise—modern fuel systems don’t care.
Engine oil is a lubricant, but that’s not what the task’s title is referencing.
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You don’t need to do anything—but if you do, there are only a few things worth doing.
Every tech has a story. What’s yours?
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.
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Torquing accurately without a torque wrench is harder than it sounds, as you can see we learned in this contest in the Dorman Proving Grounds.
One of the most noticeable changes we’ll experience with more electric vehicles will be the noises from their acoustic vehicle alert systems, or AVAS.