Auto Maintenance
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Southern District of Florida | Coral Springs Resident Sentenced to 51 Months for Embezzlement Scheme Against Former Employer and Submission of Fraudulent CARES Act Loan Application
MIAMI – Jennifer Pamela Izzo, 35, of Coral Springs, Florida, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for embezzling $94,500 from her former employer, a trucking maintenance company based in Fort Lauderdale. She also exploited her position at the company when filing a COVID-19 assistance loan on its behalf, attempting to fraudulently divert government funds for her own personal benefit. Although the loan was never granted, she stood to gain as much as $150,000 in additional illicit funds. In August 2019, the auto-maintenance company hired Izzo as its financial bookkeeper, entrusting her with direct access to the vendor accounts and the company credit cards, including the cards issued in…
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Why right to repair legislation is picking up steam and the challenges behind insuring EVs
Welcome to another edition of The Future of Automotive, with Steve Greenfield, Founder, and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. Right to Repair lawsuits against Tesla First up this week, Tesla has been sued in a pair of proposed antitrust class actions accusing the company of reducing competition for maintenance and replacement parts for its electric vehicles, forcing owners to pay more and wait longer for repair services. The lawsuits allege that Tesla designed its electric vehicles, warranties, and repair policies to discourage owners and lessees from using independent shops that are outside of Tesla’s…
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How to Clean Battery Terminals for Auto Maintenance
Photograph: istockphoto.com At some level or other, most automobile entrepreneurs will need to have to study how to cleanse battery terminals if they do not currently know how. A auto will not start without having a operating battery, so it’s essential to inspect it for symptoms of battery terminal corrosion about at the time just about every 6 months. Car battery corrosion is comparatively easy to location: It appears as a white, inexperienced, or blue crust on the battery terminals and terminal connections. This battery corrosion construct-up is normally created when hydrogen gasoline is released from sulfuric acid inside of the battery, at which stage it reacts with gasses and…
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Should I get a prepaid car maintenance plan?
Westend61/Getty Images Dealerships will offer prepaid car maintenance plans alongside other extras like extended warranties, credit insurance and anti-theft devices. They are not necessarily a bad deal. But the best way to decide if a prepaid maintenance plan is the right choice is to research expected maintenance costs — then compare these with the price you’re offered. If you plan to add the prepaid maintenance plan to your auto loan, it may make more sense to instead keep a savings account for expected maintenance costs where you earn, rather than pay, interest. What is a prepaid car maintenance plan? Prepaid car maintenance plans are contracts that cover scheduled and expected…
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Local businesses, VFW and Veterans Independence Project team up to gift Maryland veteran with a car
One Maryland veteran who said he had “lost all hope” and was facing homelessness said he “had no idea what was gonna happen… I didn’t how know I was going to pay rent, how I was gonna get around.” Then he got help from a Carroll County veterans group. (Facebook) WESTMINSTER, Md. (Tribune News Service) — Westminster veteran Anthony Morrissette several months ago found himself carless, unemployed, and on the brink of homelessness. Morrissette, 40, was quickly able to find a job with help from the Carroll County Veterans Independence Project, but a job is no good without reliable transportation. Morrissette said the CCVIP went above and beyond with long-term…
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Miller to be ‘greatly missed’ when leaving AutoIMS on June 30 | Auto Remarketing Auto Remarketing
Miller to be ‘greatly missed’ when leaving AutoIMS on June 30 Joe Miller. Photo courtesy of AutoIMS. Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2023, 08:31 PM Auto Remarketing Staff Auto Auction Services Corp., will see one of its entrenched executives leave the company at midyear. More widely known as AutoIMS, the company announced on Wednesday that Joe Miller is stepping down from his position as executive vice president of client success, effective June 30. AutoIMS highlighted Miller’s impact on the company and the remarketing industry was notable during his 14 years with the operation. Miller joined AutoIMS in 2009 to help redesign the RecoveryIMS product line and was quickly promoted to…
