The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) has called on automakers to publicly release a comprehensive list of vehicle identification numbers (VINs) and their airbag serial numbers for all vehicles with Takata airbags.

SEMA Chairman of the Board Wade Kawasaki announced a new initiative with the Petersen Automotive Museum for the preservation of the Petersen Publishing archives, which chronicle the history of American car culture from the late ’40s through the ’90s.  e announcement begins a multi-year project to digitize and metatag more than one million photo frames.

EBay Motors is now offering Online Repair Manuals as an add-on purchase when a customer buys a part or accessory on eBay.com, the company announced.

Mark Duncan took the plunge into four-wheeling back in 1987, building his first jeep and heading out on an adventure like he’d never experienced before. It was a pivotal moment for Mark, who until then had just been selling Jeep parts. He finally understood what the fuss was all about. Now as president of J & W Auto Wreckers, Inc. in Antelope, Calif., he’s sharing his passion for Jeeps with his sons, Neil and Spencer, the third generation in this family business.

Who knew providing good customer service could go out of style? Well, it doesn’t, but every year trends emerge that follow consumer buying habits and expectations. Marketing research now tracks what a customer looks at online, for how long, what they actually buy and what they expect from their experience. The old customer service adage was customers were happy if they got a good price, service or availability. Today’s consumers want all three.

Whitey’s Wrecking, Inc. of Spokane, Wash., has operated under one simple motto for three generations: Honesty pays. Owner Dustin Koerper, grandson of company founder Marvin “Whitey” Koerper, remembers how his grandfather had that motto stamped onto the covers of matchbooks that he would hand out to customers.