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 on: July 02, 2010, 11:42:15 AM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
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U.S. auto sales slipped in June from the previous month and major automakers said there was no sign of the second-half recovery the battered industry had expected at the start of the year.

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The administration's stimulus program has failed. Growth is slow and unemployment remains high. The president, his friends and advisers talk endlessly about the circumstances they inherited as a way of avoiding responsibility for the 18 months for which they are responsible.

But they want new stimulus measures—which is convincing evidence that they too recognize that the earlier measures failed. And so the U.S. was odd-man out at the G-20 meeting over the weekend, continuing to call for more government spending in the face of European resistance.

No Recovery

Obamanomics

Obamanomics Disastrous

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 on: June 16, 2010, 05:05:49 PM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
GearWrench wants to see you in action, or at least their tools in action.

GearWrench @ Work Contest Rules and Guidelines:

    * Upload an up to five-minute video to www.gearwrench.com before August 13, 2010 showing your most extreme work environment, a tough challenge in the shop or how you tackle a difficult task using your favorite GearWrench tool
    * A panel of judges will select 10 finalists whose videos will be posted online on August 25, 2010
    * Voting will take place at www.gearwrench.com between August 25 and September 29, 2010 by GearWrench enthusiasts
    * The Grand Prize winner will join the GearWrench team in Las Vegas for the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association's (SEMA) annual conference November 2-5, 2010. SEMA is the premier industry event where thousands gather every year to see what's next in the automotive aftermarket and heavy duty tool and equipment world. The winner also will have an opportunity to meet drivers from the Bimmerworld/GearWrench race team and talk to the pros about GearWrench tools
    * The remaining nine finalists each will receive a GearWrench prize package

Videos may be no larger than 1GB and no more than five minutes in length. GearWrench recommends the MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format at 640x360 or 480x360 resolution.

The contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia ("D.C.") who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. For complete details about the "GearWrench @Work" contest, visit www.gearwrench.com/contest.

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 on: June 15, 2010, 02:32:01 PM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
18th Annual Southern Wheels in Motion show in Tullahoma TN June 19

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 on: June 15, 2010, 02:28:30 PM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
JUNE 18: SPRING HILL TN: Family Fun Fest. Being held in the LOWES parking lot located right on Hwy 31. The event will happen from 4-8pm. FREE FOOD, dunk Tank, pony rides, and more for the kids and families to do. Games & Prizes. They will be hosting Classic & Antique Cars too. Bring yours out of the garage!! There will be a used car lot also, but you must register in advance, call 615-405-5369.  Special gift bags to the first 1550 children that attend. Rain date is June 19 from 10am - 2pm. For more info call 615-500-0460. Thanks to Don Babb from the Battlefield Region AACA club for passing this along.

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 on: June 10, 2010, 12:36:57 PM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
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Aerosmith sings about a "rag-top Chevy." The B-52s "liked your Chevy Duster." The Eurythmics "took the little Chevy down to Mexico."

But now, the nickname for the iconic car brand is itself hitting the road. Chevy, er, Chevrolet, officials announced that the General Motors name plate must be referred to as "Chevrolet."

Or how about Me and my Chevy van, or drove my Chevy to the levee and the levee was dry? Chevy is a nickname. Chevy is a term of endearment chosen by the consumer and no re-branding effort will ever change that.

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I still can't fully understand why GM, or should that be General Motors, would even want to try to drop the name "Chevy" from its vocabulary. Consistency in communications? What? Anyone confused by Chevy and Chevrolet? Anyone?

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Dealers Mystified

Blogosophere Slams GM

GM Backs Off Chevy Memo

Didn't even take a day for GM to realize that Chevy is much more loved than Chevrolet.

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In the case of GM, it only took one day before the automaker issued a statement in support of the Chevy name. "Today's emotional debate over a poorly-worded memo on our use of the Chevrolet brand is a good reminder of how passionately people feel about Chevrolet," the company said. "It is a passion we share and one we do not take for granted.






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 on: May 14, 2010, 05:26:10 PM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
After the long and tedious process of getting our OCIP and other certifications, we finally get to begin the installation of 20, Rotary A7 lifts at the new VW plant in Chattanooga. Unfortunately, there won't be any pictures of this installation, they're prohibited by VW.

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 on: April 26, 2010, 11:24:03 AM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
In what apparently is another move motivated solely by greed, a bill in the House and Senate could force shop owners out of business.

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According to the Ohio Tire and Automotive Association, the bookend bills – Ohio House (HB 364) and Ohio Senate (SB 204) – “would outlaw the sale by automobile manufacturers of original equipment automotive parts, such as tires and other automotive-related items, to non-franchised automotive-related facilities that need the original equipment automotive parts in order to meet the service and repair needs of their customers and the customers’ automobiles.”

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 on: April 15, 2010, 10:53:29 AM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
I'm not a Ford fan but it's good to see those numbers climbing for our exports.

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Ford said today that sales of new cars and trucks in its 19 primary European countries increased 16.1% in March as it sold 192,500 vehicles, making it the best selling brand for the month.

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 on: April 05, 2010, 11:19:39 AM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
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On Thursday, the Ford Motor Co (F), said gross sales rose 43% in March. The increase -- which mirrored (yet surpassed) a similar gain in February -- had Ford registering the highest monthly sales increase since February 1984.

Good news for Ford, and the U.S. auto industry.

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 on: March 30, 2010, 11:41:25 AM 
Started by Dean - Last post by Dean
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GM said in a notice on Friday it was still determining how to fix the issue, which affects heavy-duty 2010 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana passenger and cargo vans. Owners should stop driving the vans, park them away from buildings and other vehicles and disconnect both battery cables, GM said.

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