Phil Russo: NAFA’s Certificates of Completion Program
NAFA has completely unbundled the certification program and will grant ‘Certificates of Completion’ in any of the eight education competencies that they teach.
It’s Getting Harder to Justify a Hybrid
If you’re picking a new car, truck or crossover based on the bottom line, you may be in for a surprise, according to a new study.
While hybrids tend to deliver better mileage than comparable gasoline-powered vehicles, you may actually wind up spending more in the long run.
Less than one out of four of the 29 hybrids covered by consulting firm Vincentric’s U.S. Hybrid Ownership study actually had lower costs than comparable gas-powered models.
Video Games Raise the CX Bar for All
By Wendy Eichenbaum
What was originally a novelty becomes the standard by which all products, services or companies are measured, even when the original implementation was not your competitor.
Balboa Park is San Diego’s Central Park. Its Prado area, filled with museums, restaurants, and landmarks, is deserted once the sun goes down. That was until July 6, 2016. Now when you arrive at the Prado at night, you may not get a close parking spot. The Prado is filled with hundreds of people playing Pokémon Go.
Over 80 million people have downloaded Pokémon Go. Why does this matter? Pokémon Go is a mash-up of technologies: GPS, mapping, camera, and social media. And it’s this combination that revolutionizes how people can interact with their apps.
UM Expert: Biofuels May Worsen Global Warming
Biofuels, long touted as a carbon-neutral alternative to fossil fuels, may do more environmental harm than previously thought and may be worse than gasoline.
A University of Michigan researcher has found the increased use of biofuels led to net increases in carbon dioxide emissions linked with global warming during the past decade. Officials in the renewable fuels industry, however, have cried foul over the funding behind that researcher’s work.
The study was partially paid for by the American Petroleum Institute.
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VW to Lower U.S. Prices to Lift Plunging Sales
Volkswagen AG is promising U.S. dealers a wider model range and lower pricing as the automaker tries to broaden its appeal and push the reset button in the world’s second-biggest car market in the wake of record fines and plunging sales.
While VW’s U.S. sales have fallen off a cliff this year, its troubles gaining traction in the market predate the scandal. Dealers have been pushing the automaker for years to extend the U.S. model offerings and build vehicles with less features that can then be priced more competitively.
