Tech tool will be on display at company's Amplify event on Aug. 19
Driving profitability for any dealership can be greatly augmented by tweaking these fixed operations.
Investments in replacement parts distribution centers follow double-digit increases in aftermarket parts sales.
Parts to build new vehicles and repair and maintain existing ones remain in short supply.
Soaring material and parts costs offset benefits gained from a plunging Japanese yen and production rebound.
The shortage of traditional wire harnesses could accelerate automaker plans to move to lighter, machine-made harnesses used in EVs.
The National Automobile Dealers Association and 12 other trade groups to urge Congress to advance a bipartisan bill to combat this rising threat.
Gange joins the organization to accelerate the brand’s global sales and marketing strategy and vision throughout North American markets.
The automaker’s acceptance of parts it would have thrown away in the past marks a notable change for a company renowned for stringent quality control.
Parts manufacturers rely on magnesium from China to help reduce vehicle weights. But China’s current magnesium output is at 50% of normal levels.
