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‘The issue is significant’: Experts issue keyless car theft warning

Drive.com

According to Principal Technical Researcher of RACQ, Andrew Kirk, thieves usually have a way of identifying faults within new tech found in most modern and potentially future vehicles. “As How do thieves steal cars with keyless entry? The most common form of keyless car theft is what’s known as a ‘relay’ method.

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COMMENTARY: 9 places where dealers can find cost savings & margin preservation

Auto Remarketing

As one dealer principal told me while I was gathering facts and information for this article: “When we are going through a phase with margin compression like we are now — we look at EVERY expense to see, where we can reduce or cut costs.” The other side of the scale — or the equation — is costs.

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Audi Napa Valley Expands into Fairfield

AutoSuccessOnline

. “Schomp and Third Set are working together on this new venture, Audi Napa Valley, committed to the same values of integrity, service, teamwork and excellence that have made our other Fairfield dealerships successful,” said Aaron Wallace, CEO and dealer principal for the Schomp Automotive Group. “One Price. One Person.

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Taxi drivers win as Uber settles class action

CarExpert

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers principal Michael Donelly told ABC News the law firm would receive between $30 million and $35 million in legal fees, with the remaining funds from the settlement being divided between those who were involved in the class action.

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CADA reacts to federal budget

Canadian Auto Dealer

Here is the budget analysis that CADA provided to its member dealers: On the tax increase and revenue side of the equation, the government will raise the inclusion rate on capital gains realized annually above $250,000 by individuals — and on all capital gains realized by corporations and trusts — from one-half to two-thirds.

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Why did EV startup Fisker fail again and again?

Drive.com

Rather than invest in hybrids, Fisker decided to start his second venture as an electric car manufacturer and by 2018 had taken took the covers of his first battery-powered concept vehicle, EMotion, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Tesla came along, and they were in the fortunate position of a zero-rate environment.

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Plug-in hybrid cars can do 100mpg, but they need to be honest

Autocar

The car is commendably efficient, I will admit: as efficient, even, as many compact EVs we have tested of late when running on electrons, and it’s more efficient than many compact combustion-engined cars when running, in just the right environment, on hydrocarbons.