auto shop

Madison High’s auto shop students get once-in-a-lifetime experience, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.

The world’s fastest electric car is currently resting in a local high school’s auto shop classroom. “1958 Streamliner owned by Team Vesco,” smiled Madison High School auto shop teacher Omar Sevilla. Known as ‘Little Giant,’ the land speed car is the current record holder for electric-powered cars at 353 mph. “You’ve never seen anything like this,” added Sevilla. “It’s...

If you’ve had to replace a car battery in the past few years, you’ve probably noticed that they’ve become more expensive. In fact, Consumer Reports says battery prices have been rising over the past decade.

Consumer Reports and NBC 7’s Consumer Bob look at how to keep your car running as long as possible.

With new-and used-car prices still surging due to increased demand and supply shortages, more and more people are trying to keep their current car on the road longer. But who should you trust to keep yours going strong: the dealer, an independent mechanic, or yourself?

With a jump in catalytic converter thefts, more San Diegans are left unable to drive

Thieves are cutting catalytic converters from vehicles parked on streets and in driveways, looking to cash in on the metals found inside.

Authorities reached out to the public Wednesday for help in identifying a man who sparked a blaze that caused an estimated $2 million worth of damage in a commercial district in Vista.

A fire ripped through an auto shop Sunday morning after spreading from a nearby trashcan, officials said. At around 2 a.m. Vista Fire department received calls about a trashcan fire outside a building on the 200 block of North Santa Fe Avenue. Once officials arrived, they found the fire had spread to a nearby building. The building included a tire…

NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo has more on a fire that damaged an auto shop in vista

A fire destroyed an auto shop on Poway Road Sunday.