Need To Know: Automotive News From Around The Web

Need To Know: Automotive News From Around The Web

Take five minutes to see what else has been happening around the automotive world during the past few days.

1) Last week, we reported that Johnson Controls had officially spun off its automotive business, renaming the business “Adient.” Today, JCI announced it will merge with Tyco, a global fire and security provider, to create a leader in building products and technology, integrated solutions and energy storage.

 2) The Chevy Volt has been named the 2016 Green Car Journal Green Car of the Year. The Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid tops the field as 2016 Connected Green Car of the Year and Honda’s HR-V earns Green Car Journal’s 2016 Green SUV of the Year.

 3) The Washington Auto Show has been closed until tomorrow due to the winter storm Jonas that walloped D.C. with approximately 25 inches of snow

4) President Barak Obama visited the North American International Auto Show last week in Detroit. He is only the third president to ever do so, besides Bill Clinton and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Speedville.com’s Brendan Baker brings us a roundup of what we missed at this year’s show.

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The integration allows repair shop staff members to gain valuable context to incoming phone calls and respond to customers accordingly.

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Shop-Ware, an automotive repair shop management software, announced its first direct telephone integration with partner Amazing 7 LLC. Telecommunications integration across hardware and backend software represent Shop-Ware’s latest expansion of shop management solutions, the company said.

The integration allows repair shop staff members to gain valuable context to incoming phone calls and respond to customers personally and intelligently. Simultaneously, on-screen notifications give staff members pertinent information to incoming calls, including: current repair status, returning customer inquiries and lifetime value, as well as unidentified numbers for new customers or solicitations. Staff can quickly link calls to relevant repair orders or customer lookups based on phone number match criteria, Shop-Ware said.

Continental, Synopsys Team Up on Automotive Software Development

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Epicor Unveils Digital Cataloging, Future Plans

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