Wisconsin dealership group agrees to pay $1.1M to settle accusations of junk fees, discrimination
The FTC and the state of Wisconsin accused Rhinelander of charging for add-ons without customers' consent and of unfairly marking up the transactions of American Indian customers. Though it agreed to the settlement, Rhinelander denies wrongdoing......»»
1 Thing We"re Talking About: Walser unveils technician training lab
Walser Automotive Group and WSU Tech took the wraps off an automotive lab to train technicians and address growing interest in the field......»»
Ford leads industry in minority dealership gains
Ford displaced Stellantis as the automaker that added the most minority-owned dealerships last year, with a net gain of 24......»»
Twice as many women as men were buried in the megalithic necropolis of Panoría, study reveals
A multidisciplinary research team led by the Archaeometry research group of the University of Tübingen and the GEA research group of the University of Granada made a surprising discovery in the megalithic necropolis of Panoría (Granada, Spain): twi.....»»
Medicinal tree successfully grown from 1,000-year-old seed found in cave
An international team of botanists, agriculturists and historians has successfully grown a mature tree from an ancient seed found in a cave in Israel. In their paper, published in the journal Communications Biology, the group describes where the seed.....»»
Neutron experiments settle 40-year debate on enzyme for drug design
In just two neutron experiments, scientists discovered remarkable details about the function of an enzyme that can aid drug design for aggressive cancers......»»
EV sales will improve when automakers address affordability, experts say
The big hindrance constraining electric vehicle sales remains affordability, said Dave Katarski, COO of Feldman Automotive Group, during a panel discussion at the Automotive News Congress......»»
Traditional auto dealership franchises might work best, new study says
A new Oliver Wyman study, commissioned by NADA, believes the cost advantages of hybrid or direct-to-consumer auto distribution models have been overstated......»»
VW CEO Oliver Blume expects significant concessions from unions in crunch talks
VW Group CEO Oliver Blume said the automaker's costs in Germany are too high compared to international competition, setting up a clash with unions who have pledged fierce resistance to job cuts and plant closures......»»
Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet
An international group of researchers including University of Arizona astronomers, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, has observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet. The exoplanet, which is the size of Jupiter but only a t.....»»
Bird flu is spreading rapidly in California; infected herds double over weekend
The state reported its first infected herds on August 30. Enlarge / Cows being milked in Wisconsin on May 8, 2024. (credit: Getty | Matthew Ludak) The H5N1 bird flu appears to be stampeding through dairy farms in Califo.....»»
Ohio Ford-Lincoln dealership service department sees benefits in going paperless
Beau Townsend Ford-Lincoln has seen its recruiting and retention of young technicians and advisers grow with its all-digital efforts......»»
America"s Group CEO: More auctions to buy for better reach across U.S.
Auto auction services provider America's Group wants more market share. It's actively acquiring......»»
Enigmatic archaeological site in Madagascar may have been built by people with Zoroastrian origins, research suggests
At the turn of the first millennium AD, an unknown group of people lived in the inland Isalo massif of southern Madagascar. Here, they built vast terraces and carved large stone chambers and small hollow rock niches. The architecture is unlike anythi.....»»
The MCU’s own Suicide Squad assembles in the Thunderbolts’ latest trailer
The first teaser trailer for Thunderbolts* previews Marvel's group of antiheroes, including Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova and Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes......»»
Flaming Audi EV on dealership lift challenges firefighters
Firefighters were able to lower the EV from the lift and push it outside so the flames could be fully extinguished......»»
New biosensor illuminates physiological signals in living animals
Eric Schreiter and Luke Lavis thought they had figured it out. In 2021, the Janelia group leaders reported that they had developed a way to combine Schreiter's engineered protein biosensors and Lavis's bright, fluorescent Janelia Fluor dyes......»»
VW Group trims jobs in China to lower costs, counter sales slump
A consumer slump in China, coupled with the market’s rapid shift toward EVs, has turned the former stronghold for Volkswagen into a weak spot......»»
“Not smart”: Philly man goes waaaay too far in revenge on group chat rival
Philly man pleads guilty to some spectacularly bad behavior. Enlarge / Guys, it was just a group chat! Over fantasy football! (credit: John Lamb | Getty Images) Philadelphia has learned its lesson the hard way: football.....»»
New database covers distribution and evolutionary history of megadiverse flowering plant family on isolated islands
Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants, are the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant family comprises about 34,000 species. An international research team with the participation of the University of Göttingen has now com.....»»
Ultra-Precise Particle Measurement Narrows Pathway to ‘New Physics’
A long-awaited calculation of the W boson’s mass agrees with theory, contradicting a previous anomaly that had raised the possibility of new physics beyond the Standard Model.....»»