EASY CAR SALES ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHS SHINE IN CHILE

MEMBERS of the Easy Car Sales technical team recently attended a two-week course on service and support of JAC brand electric vehicles (EV) in Santiago, Chile, and returned with top marks, distinguishing themselves over all the other students in attendance. Representatives from several JAC dealerships in Latin America participated in a series of theory and practical hands-on sessions in EV evaluation, diagnosis and repair of JAC fully electric vehicles now available in The Bahamas.

Lead EV technician Dwight Laing described the intensive course as challenging: “We know a lot from experience over the past five or six years of working on BYD electric vehicles, but every brand is a little different,” he said.

“We got to open the lithium phosphate battery and we worked with the modules and learned about their functions. That was interesting.”

Ransford Malcolm, who earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from the University of The Bahamas and now serves as one of the EV techs at Easy Car Sales, said: “I loved it! I really got to use my college education on this course, understanding the electrical circuits and how to make sure the new JAC vehicles work at their best for our customers.”

But the most challenging aspect might have been that the course was held in Spanish, which meant that Dwight and Ransford also made good use of the Google Translate

App to ace their exams, and now they can maintain the JAC vehicles in two languages. Established in 1964, JAC says its mission is to deliver best quality automobiles and top craftmanship to global users.

It now has a footprint in more than

130 countries including The Bahamas, and to date, JAC has delivered over 10 million vehicles globally. Last year, it sold more than 500,000 units. In 2010, the firm started manufacturing New Energy Vehicles (NEVs). It has partnered with 40 Fortune 500 companies around the globe for a greener future in transportation.

JAC’s fully electric sedans, SUVs, cargo and passenger vans are now in stock at Easy Car Sales on Gladstone Road. Visit www.easy242.com to book your test drive and enter for your chance to win a tablet in a weekly drawing.

The Seattle-based company has been looking for ways to integrate more artificial intelligence into its product offerings as the generative AI race heats up among tech companies. Amazon hasn’t released its own high-profile AI chatbot or imaging tool. Instead, it’s been focusing on services that will allow developers to build their own generative AI tools on its cloud infrastructure AWS ford lures a pple executi V e to oV ersee its new software subscription serV ices unit

DETROIT (AP) — Ford has hired away a key Apple executive to run a new business unit that will sell software-related subscription services to vehicle owners.

The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker said Monday it hired Peter Stern, who was Apple’s vice president of services. He’ll be president of Ford Integrated Services, a unit that will combine software and hardware into services.

At Apple, Stern oversaw Apple TV plus, iCloud storage, Apple Books, the arcade and fitness operations and other businesses, Ford said in a statement Monday.

Stern started Monday and reports directly to CEO Jim Farley.

Stern also will expand Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free partially automated driving system, as well as productivity and safety and security services, the statement said.

Asked if people are getting tired of paying for subscription services, Stern said people will buy single services and bundles as long as they see the value.

“When we do that right, customers will sign up not only for individual, ala carte services, but I think we’ll also create bundles of services that make it really easy for customers to get the most out of their vehicles,” he said.