Better Maintained Vehicles are Safer Vehicles
Is Your Car Safe to Drive? The first car accident in the U.S. happened in Ohio City, Ohio, in 1891. It involved a single-cylinder gas-powered automobile and a tree root. The driver hit the root, lost control of the car, and crashed into a hitching post for horses. Fortunately, nobody was hurt, but it brings […]
Total Vehicle Miles Traveled in the U.S. and Top 7 Automotive Services Requested on Openbay During January 2020
Total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by U.S. drivers for the month of January 2020 continued its historical downward trend as estimated by data from the U.S. Department of Transportation and studies conducted by Openbay. This trend will most likely continue through February 2020 based on historical trends. VMT for the month of January is estimated […]
Openbay Joins Lyft Rewards
Lyft Rewards Drivers Can Convert Points into Openbay Credits for Automotive Repair and Maintenance Services Cambridge, MA (January 16, 2020) – Openbay, the award-winning marketplace for auto repair and provider of SaaS solutions for the automotive services industry, is expanding its partnership with Lyft. Lyft drivers in markets where Lyft Rewards is available can now […]
Honda Civic 100,000 Mile Maintenance – Services and Cost
Do you own one of the 8.3 million Honda Civics that have been sold in America since 1972? More specifically, do you own a Honda Civic DX, LX, HF, EX, EX-L, or Si that is nearing the 100,000-mile mark? If you do, you’re not alone. Civics just don’t die. Properly maintained you can get 250,000 […]
Year in Review: Top 20 Automotive Services Requested in 2019
Top automotive services requested on Openbay during 2019 U.S. driving for 2019 is estimated at a record 3.258 trillion vehicle miles traveled (VMT), according to the U.S. Department of Transportation and Openbay, the award-winning online marketplace for automotive service and repair and a provider of SaaS-based solutions for the automotive service industry. More miles driven […]
Top 8 Automotive Services Requested in December 2019
Most popular automotive services requested by Openbay vehicle owners during another top travel month The month of December 2019 will break all records for the total number of travelers this holiday season; more than 115 million of us will be traveling. This represents a 3.9% increase over the prior year. More than 104 million of […]
Service Needed Now – Acura TSX 100,000 Mile Service and Cost
If you are driving an Acura TSX sedan or wagon, you are already familiar with the “service needed now” alert that pops up in the instrument cluster when it’s time for scheduled maintenance. But if your ride is about to hit the six-digit mark, 100,000 miles, the alert takes on a milestone quality. After all, […]
Top 5 Automotive Services Requested in November 2019
Most popular makes and services requested by Openbay vehicle owners during a top travel month The month of November is one of the busiest months of the year for traveling by automobile. Openbay, the award-winning online marketplace for automotive repair and maintenance service, compiled a list of the top 5 vehicle makes and services requesting […]
Ford F-150 100,000-Mile Scheduled Maintenance
If you are one of the millions who own America’s most popular pickups, the Ford F-150, and you’re coming up on 100,000 miles, congratulations. If you have kept up with scheduled maintenance, your engine is just getting broken in. Just the same, 100,000 miles is a lot of miles, and you’ve got to start wondering […]
