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This Columbus dealer family develops about 75% of its Ford technicians from within
A Boeing 787 uses more than 14 million lines of code to operate, and an F-35 fighter jet carries anywhere from eight to 24 million lines of code, with reports putting it closer to 9.1 million.
The Ford F-150, on the other hand, runs on more than 100 million lines of code.
These are stats Jared Ricart, a third-generation Ford dealer operating as president and CEO of Ricart Automotive, shared on Daily Dealer Live last week during an interview with host Sam D’Arc.
“These are the most sophisticated things on Earth,” he said. “We're asking these young people to learn how to work on them because they're HVAC specialists, they're electricians, they're IT, they're mechanics. I mean, the list goes on…. The fact of the matter is we all have to be on board with developing our talent, and we can't just rely on somebody else to develop it for us.”
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You’re paying for your customer transportation in 2026 dollars… but are you working off of 2020’s planning?
Jon Hess, Jr., Fixed Operations Director at Circle CDJR, and Uber for Business sat down to discuss the five factors that inflate your transportation costs and see how to stop them.
Subaru holds 2027 Forester pricing steady as affordability pressures persist
Subaru is holding pricing on many of its new Forester SUVs to help address affordability pressures facing buyers, while ushering in its new Wilderness Hybrid model.
The 2027 Subaru Forester and 2027 Forester Hybrid start at $29,995 MSRP and $34,730 MSRP, respectively, both unchanged from the popular outgoing models, with pricing for several other variants in the lineup remaining intact as well.
The Forester Sport Hybrid—which includes 19-inch wheels with a dark metallic finish, black accents and badging, and low-profile roof rails—starts at $37,930 MSRP, the same price as the outgoing model year.
California moves to end higher auto rates for unmarried drivers
A California regulator has reversed the state’s position on a rule that allows insurers to charge unmarried drivers more for auto insurance, potentially providing some relief from rising vehicle ownership costs.
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Wednesday that he is barring auto insurers from considering marital status when setting premiums, reversing a policy the California Department of Insurance had previously defended, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The regulatory change seeks to bar insurers from charging single, divorced, and widowed drivers more for auto insurance than married drivers in California.
