Automotive repair

The Father and Son Creating Memories in Their Unique Bugatti Baby II

The Little Car Company, makers of the limited-edition Bugatti Baby II, is delighted to see one of its Pur Sang models put to fascinating use in the scenic Swiss town of Oberägeri. Dutch entrepreneur, Linferd Huismans, has used his wonderfully personalized Bugatti Baby II to create unforgettable family memories with his four-year-old son. When he collects his son from kindergarten, the pair drives on private roads in the Bugatti Baby II down to the picturesque lake of Oberägeri for an afternoon of fun. The journey has become a regular feature of Linferd and his son’s week as they go to…

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Catalytic converter theft ring at TDI Towing in Philadelphia busted: DA

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (CBS) – Bucks County investigators want to hear from victims of catalytic-converter thefts for possible reimbursement after nearly a dozen arrests and several charges in a crime operation they say was worth millions. Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub asked possible victims to call his office. Owners of cars with stolen catalytic converters may be reimbursed for repair costs. Ken Hein, the owner of Greenwood Automotive Specialists in Glenside, said those repairs can cost a lot. “Just upset. Just can’t believe it,” Hein said. That is how Hein described his customers, whose catalytic converters were stolen. He said…

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Mom and daughter start a nonprofit to help others with auto repair costs

Christy Laird and her daughter, Kayla Williams, are the co-founders of the new non-profit organization called “Automobile Service Assistance,” or ASA for short. “We just kept talking about how there is a resource that’s needed here in South Carolina to assist with car maintenance, especially because the price of automotive repair maintenance has gone up almost 23% just in the past 2 to 3 years,” said Williams. The program aims to pay for a portion of expenses associated with automobile repairs that occur from a breakdown, or even general maintenance costs like oil changes (Williams says transmission and engine replacements…

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Benchmark Trims Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) Target Price to $58.00

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH – Get Rating) had its price target lowered by investment analysts at Benchmark from $71.00 to $58.00 in a report released on Monday, The Fly reports. Benchmark’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 33.61% from the company’s previous close. Several other analysts have also issued reports on SAH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Sonic Automotive from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 21st. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Sonic Automotive in a…

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Surveillance video captures suspected arson, explosion outside Nanaimo auto-repair shop – BC

A Nanaimo, BC, business owner captured a concerning incident on camera recently. Surveillance footage of the lot of Pure Gold Automotive, located at Bastion Street and Wallace Drive, caught a man early Monday morning smashing a car window parked outside and then throwing something inside it. The man, who is wearing a hood, then walks away. The car catches fire shortly afterward. const. Gary O’Brien with the Nanaimo RCMP said the incident took place around 6 am “On the video, we have an individual going into the parking lot. He’s tinkering with the gas tank of a parked vehicle. Moments…