Tech Garage’s John Gardner on Fast Talk, Controlled Chaos & Changing Lives
Velocity TV’s Tech Garage host, John Gardner is also an award-winning automotive instructor at Chipola College, in Marianna, Florida. Gardner’s fanbase that ranges from his 18-year old students to 73-year olds restoring boats and with help from his Tech Garage tips. Gardner has made a fan of us, and our interview reveals that his automotive experience runs as deep […]
Changing Spark Plugs and Why it Matters
Whether you’re an automotive DIY-er or a DIFM-er (that’s Do-It-For-Me), it’s always good to have some insight on the parts you need – or think you might need – to replace. To celebrate DENSO’s new Iridium TT Spark Plug HD, we caught up with DENSO’s James Miyamoto, in powertrain product management, to get some insight into what […]
About AMRA/MAP: Raising the Bar for Auto Care Professionals
Joseph M. Henmueller is President & COO of the Automotive Maintenance & Repair Association / Motorist Assurance Program, widely known as AMRA/MAP. AMRA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen the relationship between auto care professionals and vehicle owners, and it accomplishes that by developing industry standards for vehicle inspection and communication. Its […]
Meet Matthew: Best Car Repair Experience Ever
Our latest user story comes from someone who had left a glowing review of United Alignment Tire Center, an Openbay Recommended service center online. We gave Matt a call to ask more about how it went. Where are you from and what do you drive? I live in Burbank, California and drive a 2003 Honda […]
It's National Car Care Month, Are You Ready?
Great news for you: spring is in the air, and the Car Care Council’s National Car Care Month is nearly upon us. As part of the media campaign, throughout the month of April, consumers across the country will be receiving frequent reminders to visit their neighborhood service centers for an oil change, or scheduled maintenance, […]
Do You Really Need a Tune Up?
Modern cars—and that includes pretty much everything since 1996—simply don’t need a traditional tune up. It’s an obsolete term. Having said that, your vehicle still needs regular maintenance just as badly, and almost as regularly, as your parents’ cars did. It’s just that a “tune up” isn’t what’s needed.Well, you may well ask, what is needed? […]
Boston Globe Interviews Openbay’s Founder & CEO, Rob Infantino
Openbay’s founder & CEO, Rob Infantino, was featured in the Boston Globe’s business section this Sunday. Here’s a peek at the article, and click here to read the full text. Whenever your vehicle needs repair or maintenance, be sure to use Openbay – with a few clicks, you can compare, schedule and pay for vehicle service. […]
Meet Vishal: First Time Openbay User
In the latest edition of Openbay user stories, we spoke with Vishal, a Ford software engineer who was glad to discover that our online marketplace for auto repair even existed. Here’s how his experience went, booking an oil change, tire rotation, air filter replacement and general diagnosis, for his Infiniti G37. Where do you live […]
Samsung Announces Openbay as a Connected Car Partner
This weekend, Samsung announced “Samsung Connect Auto,” an ecosystem of partners that will promote true interoperability for connected cars. Openbay, the online marketplace for auto repair, is proud to be among the Samsung Connect Auto partners. The announcement, about the marketplace for the connected car, earned the attention of top tech press, including CNET, Re/code, […]
Emerging Trends & Opportunities in Connected Car
The Auto Care Association’s Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG) has just hosted another great webinar; this one was on “Emerging Trends & Opportunities in Vehicle Connectivity.” Michael Blicher, of MCBNETWRX, began his presentation with this – “What if each vehicle were connected beyond telematics, connected to each other? That next big thing is knocking […]
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