Used Cars

From Maruti 800 in India to Mercedes C300 in Canada, I reached my dream

I was thinking of upgrading from an apartment to a house & then buying a Ciaz. But fate had other plans. BHPian jaspritsingh recently shared this with other enthusiasts. As a kid, I grew up looking at German cars (my hometown had its fair share). Everywhere you looked – on the TV, in the movies, on the street – a German was a statement that the owner was “someone”. Like any other kid, I too aspired to be that “someone”. My father was an Insurance surveyor and I used to accompany him whenever I was free. One fine day we…

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Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Evolving Hemming Process Development, June 7th 2023

AutoForm users have long been able to complete hemming studies using the inner and outer parts of the closure. With the launch of AutoForm Assembly in 2021, users quickly became aware of the significance of developing their hemming processes while assembling all parts within the closure, accounting for tolerances, gravity, parts springback and hemming impact. We are now moving towards an evolution in hemming process development with improved process definition methods, improved gluing implementation, and better handling of scanned part geometries among the many capabilities. Please register here! Registration June 7, 2023, Session: 9:00* (Duration approx. 1 hour)Registration June 7,…

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Your Used Car May Soon Come With Subscription Fees

Drivers of used cars whom automakers have a direct line to—whether by email or app—are often offered free trial periods aimed at hooking a consumer to the subscription model of car ownership. But many drivers of used cars aren’t so easily targeted, especially those who don’t buy their cars through automakers’ dealer-controlled networks. A 2021 survey of more than 2,000 US car owners led data and analytics company LexisNexis Risk Solutions to estimate that 83 percent of owners of used cars with built-in connectivity “remain untapped”—meaning automakers had left money on the table. Since 2021, LexisNexis has offered a service…