new car shortage 2021

Porsche Classic will offer 3D-printed parts for cars like the 959.

Sourcing replacement parts for
classic cars is never easy, especially when it comes to small-volume models.
Porsche is trying to come up with a workaround and is now offering
a limited number of 3D-printed parts for some of its classic cars, including the 959
supercar from the ’80s. In total, Porsche will offer nine 3D-printed parts and is examining the possibility of 20 more. Porsche Classic offers roughly 52,000 parts for various models.

Only 292 Porsche 959s were ever built, meaning parts were in limited supply from the start. Porsche will use selective laser melting to create the release lever

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2018 Honda Ridgeline long-term review and road test update

A few weeks back, John and his family returned from a trip Up North in our long-term
2018 Honda Ridgeline. I got an urgent text from him on Sunday night that said the ”
Ridgeline
has a weird rattle at low speed. Sounds like a tin can dragging the ground. Nothing is actually dragging, and I can’t see anything out of place underneath. Drives fine.” Great news to cap off the weekend, right? I told him to bring it to the office and we’d troubleshoot it there.

As you can hear in the video below, John’s description was pretty apt.

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4 great roadside assistance kits

Looking for the best emergency kit for your car? Here are a handful of Autoblog’s favorites.

Always Prepared Roadside Emergency – $39.99
Includes items like a heavy-duty tow rope, a window breaker, and an accident report form.

Kolo Sports Premium Auto Emergency Kit – $42.79
This kit claims to be helpful in any emergency from “bee stings to car crashes to hurricanes.”

AAA 68-Piece Destination Road Kit – $57.33
This kit comes with the essentials plus a headlamp, warning triangle, & tire inflator.

Top Gear Premium Roadside Assistance – $36.20
Includes a safety vest, first aid kit, and jumper cables,

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Revealing the Environment friendly Operational Secrets and techniques of Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai has performed a major function within the firm’s manufacturing and gross sales, accounting for 50% of its output. The manufacturing unit has achieved a formidable gross margin of over 30%, owing to its environment friendly format, optimized processes, cost-effective land acquisition, streamlined provide chain administration, and expert human assets. The next content material will reveal the secrets and techniques behind Tesla’s environment friendly operation at its Shanghai manufacturing unit as reported on April 27 by 36Kr.

Public knowledge reveals that Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai covers roughly 860,000 sq. meters or about 120 normal soccer fields which

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Common age of automobiles on the street units a brand new document

DETROIT — The typical age of automobiles and vans within the U.S. has hit a document 11.8 years, as higher high quality and expertise permits folks to maintain them on the street longer.

The 2019 figures from information supplier IHS Markit present that the speed of enhance is slowing, however the common age remains to be anticipated to go over 12 years early within the subsequent decade. The typical age is up 0.1 years from 2018.

So the typical automotive on the street is from mannequin 12 months 2007 or 2008.

Individuals are feeling snug maintaining autos longer as a

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‘Arduous Luck Automotive’ helps the much less lucky who want automobile repairs

Sometimes, zeroes on an automotive restore invoice are the stuff of nightmares, as bills can typically tick into the a whole bunch or hundreds of {dollars}. That is not the case at Arduous Luck Automotive. On the nonprofit store in Oklahoma Metropolis, a zero means free, as within the labor is totally free of charge. 

Featured by The Washington Publish, Arduous Luck was began by husband and spouse Adam and Toni Ely in 2017. They’ve a easy coverage: You purchase the elements, we’ll get the job achieved. It initially started when Adam was capable of repair a pal’s daughter’s automobile

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