AUTO REPAIR SHOPS SEEING BUSINESS UPTICK IN SLUMP: Owners spend to keep their cars running
DALLAS ? Ken Kirkpartrick's business differs from many these days. His auto shop is actually making money. Car repair companies across the country are reaping the benefits of a scaled-down economy as people patch up aging vehicles instead of splurging on newer ones.

Investigators find body at north Spokane auto body shop
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane fire dispatch has confirmed crews have found a body inside a north Spokane auto body shop that caught fire early Wednesday morning. Spokane fire investigators are looking into the cause of that fire in Empire Auto Body, an auto repair shop at the corner of Market and Gordon.

Economic woes drive business to car repair companies
Car repair companies across the country are reaping the benefits of a scaled-down economy as people opt to patch up aging vehicles instead of splurging on newer ones.

Auto warranty warning issued
A Chatham senior citizen is ringing the alarm bell on a program offering automobile warranty coverage that's been called expensive and unnecessary. And service managers [...]

All-Electric MINI E Hits LA Auto Show Floor With "Hottest. Deputy Mayor. Ever." [Mini E]
The all-electric MINI E was just revealed live here at the LA Auto Show. Although we already knew it had an expensive lease and we already knew all the details about its two seats (instead of the...

Auto repair shops seeing uptick in business
DALLAS - Ken Kirkpartrick's business differs from many these days. His auto shop is actually making money. Car repair companies across the country are reaping the...

Talking Business: Art's does more than auto electrical work
Art?s Electric, by any other name, is still sweet on fixing cars. The 43-year-old Longview mainstay was founded by Art Hixson to repair and rebuild electric generators and automotive starters on Third Avenue.

Auto Industry Woes Impact Auto Parts, Service Shops
The automobile industry's troubles are trickling down to where the rubber meets the road.

Steel shipments down 23% in October
Steel shipments from U.S. service centers plummeted in October, another trickle down casualty of the limping economy. Shipments dropped nearly 23 percent -- 3.6 million tons compared with 4.7 million for the same time last year, according to a report...

In Mass. sector, many are unruffled
At no time in the past half century has the US auto industry carried less weight in Massachusetts than it does today. The last auto assembly plant in the state closed 20 years ago, leaving behind the dealers who sell the cars and a diminished network of parts suppliers and distributors. Few are clamoring for an industry bailout.

Are women taken advantage of at auto repair shops?
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- The economic downturn has car sales lagging and more people opting to repair their car rather than buy a new one. Sixty-five percent of customers at auto repair shops are women and at some point, many have wondered, are they being taken advantage of?

Neths purchase business after 23 years
LINCOLN - Wade Neth could fit the definition of living the American dream. Neth is proof hard work and dedication can pay off. After working for Auto Body Supply for more than two decades, Neth, along with his wife, Christine, recently purchased the Lincoln business.

LA AUTO SHOW: BMW Releases Mini E Electric Vehicle
The BMW Group will be the world's first manufacturer of premium automobiles to deploy a fleet of some 500 all-electric vehicles for private use in daily traffic.

Consumers opt to fix vehicles, not replace them
Car repair companies across the region are reaping the benefits of a scaled-down economy as people patch up aging vehicles instead of splurging on newer ones.

Marian Central hosts open house
WOODSTOCK ? Considering a Catholic high school?

MINI E Electric Mini Re-Revealed, Now With Technical Images [LA Auto Show]
With a numbered limited edition of only about 500 and a one year lease price of about $820, the MINI E won't be finding a whole lot of takers, but its still a car that will attract a lot of interest....

Shoreline Community College expanding auto-repair program
Since 1984, the Professional Automotive Training Center on campus has offered programs developed together with dealers and manufacturers ? the first of its kind in the U.S., according to Pete Calkins, the center's director.

New "Good Body Shops Insurance Plan" Pays Deductibles for Phoenix & Valley Auto Body Shop Customers
4UBenefits affiliate LG Collision Repair gives Phoenix / Glendale, AZ auto body shop pre-registered customers an Insurance Policy to reimburse their Deductibles at no charge. [PR.com - November 15, 2008]

Detroit Three plead for money, but is anyone listening?
The head of the Canadian Auto Workers is calling on Canada and the U.S. to step in and save the Big 3 automakers, saying a failure would be "devastating" to the nation's economy.

Greater Victoria collision repair shops win international awards
Parker?s Auto Body and Paint in Victoria and Keating Collision in Saanichton have been recognized internationally for excellent customer service in the collision repair industry.