The News Review:
- Inside Detroit autos: Ford lowers full-year forecast
- BSQUARE Selected as Training Partner for Microsoft Auto
- Five things you may have missed in auto racing
- Auto repair shops say business is good
Inside Detroit autos: Ford lowers full-year forecast
Detroit Free Press
com | Detroit Free Press. ‘s top sales analyst on Friday cited reports showing declining consumer confidence and slower February sales as the main reason why the company decided to reduce its forecast for total industry sales by 1 million cars and trucks.
BSQUARE Selected as Training Partner for Microsoft Auto
FXBusiness
As a leading systems integrator currently working with Microsoft’s Automotive Business Unit on the Microsoft Auto platform BSQUARE will develop multiple levels of training courses for automakers automotive suppliers and a growing ecosystem of partners developing the future of in-car technology. “Microsoft is committed to scaling the business through strong partnerships and BSQUARE has demonstrated expertise in working with the Microsoft Auto platform” said Kunju Kothari Director of Business Development at Microsoft. “BSQUARE’s presence in this new training program will bring a high standard of embedded and industry specific training to our automotive partners around the world to provide higher quality solutions and faster time to market. ” “We are pleased to join the Microsoft Auto training partner program to deliver training to EM customers. BSQUARE has provided training on Windows CE for more than 10 years as well as training and original coursework for developers on Microsoft Auto.
Five things you may have missed in auto racing
Kansas City Star
Joey Logano may have arrived on Sunday. Dubbed can’t-miss before his Sprint Cup career began and dubbed can’t-do once it did start Logano finished 13th at Las Vegas. In his five previous starts in the series Logano finished 32nd 39th 40th 43rd and 26th.
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Auto repair shops say business is good
Chicago Tribune
- Despite the recession the owners of someIndiana auto service shops say business is pretty good — apparentlybecause many people are too cash-strapped to buy new cars. As the recession forces many people to hang onto older carsrather than buying new ones it means more trips to the servicecenter to keep those older cars running said Kyle Hoss manager atHoss’s Automotive and Tire in Marion. “People now are getting cars fixed instead of buying newones” Hoss said. Dean Lochner the owner of Integrity Automotive Service Centersin Marion believes people are buying more used cars instead of newones. He said that when people buy used cars they often spendmoney to fix them up.