October 2022

Chevrolet dealership employee accused of giving herself unauthorized bonuses

A Florida woman was arrested for grand theft following an investigation into a Chevrolet dealership‘s payroll. Ariel Rutenbeck, 32, was taken into custody Wednesday for allegedly altering payroll at Dimmitt Chevrolet in Clearwater, Fla., about 20 miles west of Tampa, according to an arrest affidavit from Clearwater Police Department. As one of two people with […]

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Acura Thinks The BMW M340i Has A V6 In Comparison Chart With Its Own TLX Type S

The Acura TLX Type S SH-AWD wants to be seen as a direct competitor to the BMW M340i xDrive, which is why there is a comprehensive side-to-side comparison on Acura’s official website. A closer look though reveals a mistake as the BMW’s engine is wrongfully described as a V6 instead of the inline-six that is.

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Parks Automotive Group buys Acura, Audi and BMW dealerships

Growing Parks Automotive Group has entered a new market in Virginia with the purchase of three luxury dealerships. Parks Automotive, of Kernersville, N.C., on Sept. 12 bought Duncan Acura in Roanoke, Audi Roanoke and BMW Roanoke, all in Virginia, from Gary Duncan of Duncan Automotive Network, according to buy-sell advisory firm Tim Lamb Group of

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Natural disasters, severe weather present EV charging challenge

Record heat waves in California and severe hurricanes in Florida point to a weakness in electric vehicle adoption: How do people charge during extreme weather events when power may be lost? It’s not a theoretical question. California leads the nation in EVs. During a record Labor Day heat wave, state officials asked EV owners to

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“Broke People See A Fine, I See VIP Parking” Says TikToker Who Racks Up $8,000 In Tickets

It’s often said the rules don’t apply to the rich, and 27-year old Luke Desmaris is portraying himself as the living embodiment of that. According to various reports, Desmaris has racked up at least 100 tickets in the past year by illegally parking his BMW M4 on the streets of London. However, this was no

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Icon modernizes a 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL while preserving patina

Los Angeles-based Icon meticulously modernizes classic cars, but sometimes it leaves a layer of patina intact. Those cars are called Derelicts, and the latest one is a 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL. Set to make its public debut at the 2022 SEMA show in Las Vegas, the silver sedan may look slightly weathered on the outside, but

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‘Great reassessment’ will require car dealers to rethink recruiting strategies

CHICAGO — It’s not the “great resignation.” The challenges in the U.S. labor market today can be better understood as the “great reassessment,” said Adam Robinson, CEO of Hireology, a recruitment technology company that works with auto dealerships. There is a broad rethinking happening about “what it means to have an employment relationship,” Robinson said

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