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Tesla's Fremont Factory Partially Shut Down
According to a tweet from Sawyer Merrit, Tesla's Fremont, CA, factory has been partially shut down for a few days. It could just be certain production lines and not a total shutdown.
CA Mulls Extending Group Discounts to Lower-Income Drivers
In an effort to extend group discounts for auto insurance to lower-income drivers, blue-collar workers and motorists of color, California has issued revised draft regulations following a two-year study that found group discounts disproportionately benefit wealthier and more highly educated Californians when it comes to auto rates, according to the California Department of Insurance.
Man Clad in Body Armor Smashes Car Through Gate of Pasadena, CA, Auto Body Shop
A man wearing full body armor and armed with a bow and arrow and a large ax smashed a car through the gate of a Pasadena, CA, auto body shop before being arrested early Feb. 21, police said.
Tesla Megapack Battery Farm in Moss Landing, CA, Nearing Completion
Tesla’s massive Megapack battery installation in Moss Landing, CA, is nearing completion.
Tesla Files to Expand Fremont Factory, Make Model Y ‘Tent’ Permanent
Tesla has filed an application with the City of Fremont, CA, to expand its vehicle production facility by 64,000 square feet.
Local Body Shop Gives Away Car to Great Falls, MT, Veteran in Need
Jeramy Myers of Flawless Auto Body Shop held back emotion as he presented a free car to a local veteran in need Feb. 16.
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Portland Auto Body Shops Flooded with Business After Historic Winter Storm
Auto body shops said they were seeing an increase in business following the Feb. 13-14 weekend’s historic snow and ice storm.
Fremont, CA, Dealership Owner Charged with Underreporting $8M in Sales, Filing False Tax Documents
Alameda County, CA, prosecutors have charged the owner of a local car dealership after state tax investigators determined he’d misrepresented $8 million in sales, according to court records.
CAWA Installs 2021 Officers of the Board of Directors
At CAWA's February virtual Leadership Meeting, attended by more than 105 industry representatives, Mike Mohler of the Automotive Parts Services Group was installed as this year's chair of the board.
It Turns Out Washington Residents Can’t Drive in the Snow
A KIRO Radio listener texted me last week as we were trying to predict the snow, and he told me he couldn’t wait for it.