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 […]

March 5, 2020 More
 

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 […]

February 19, 2020 More
 

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 […]

January 17, 2020 More
 

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 […]

January 15, 2020 More
 

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 […]

January 6, 2020 More
 

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 […]

December 30, 2019 More
 

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, […]

December 20, 2019 1 More
 

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 […]

December 11, 2019 More
 

Tuffy Tire & Auto Uses AI-powered Conversations to Build Quality Connections from the Start

How Tuffy Tire and Auto Uses Openbay Otis to Deliver a More Personalized Customer Experience In 1970, the first Tuffy Muffler shop opened in Detroit, MI. To keep up with the changing times, they’ve continued to change and evolve, expanding from just a muffler shop to a national full-service tire and auto center. What hasn’t […]

December 11, 2019 More
 

How to Give Back by Tipping Your Mechanic

Ever thought about tipping your mechanic? Here in the U.S. we tip waitstaff at restaurants, baristas when we get coffee and valets when they park our cars. Because these are common situations, we don’t think twice about tipping. What about less common situations, like when you have your car serviced? It is nice to let […]

December 3, 2019 1 More