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The Tempe Chamber of Commerce presented two companies with its Business Excellence Award today. Good Works Auto Repair was named the Small Business of the Year.

The companies have a proven record of success and growth, community involvement, dedication to employees, leadership, reliability and commitment to customer service.

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Good Works Auto Repair:

• The auto repair shop was opened in 2004 by husband and wife team Glen and RaeAnn Hayward and co-owner Nathan Merrill.
• It is only one of two non-dealer locations in Arizona that works on hybrid vehicle battery systems.
• Its mechanics donate hundreds of hours every year repairing vehicles for single mothers at no cost.
• It recently expanded by adding an additional 4,000 square feet and four more vehicle lifts.

The Tempe Chamber of Commerce recently awarded Good Works Auto Repair the 2015 Small Business Excellence Award for companies who exemplify excellence in customer service, employee development, business development & community involvement. Good Works started with the mission of rectifying the bad reputation of the auto repair industry - and still maintains an impeccable standard of honest auto repair, serving primarily the Tempe, Mesa, and Scottsdale. APS was named the Large Business of the Year.

Join MADD on Tuesday, December 16 to sign the Pledge to Drive Sober to honor the memory of fallen Chandler Police Officer David Payne, part of the East Valley DUI Task Force. Keep the holiday season safe!

Receive a “Tie One On For Safety” MADD ribbon to display on your vehicle as a reminder to drive safe and sober. Take the pledge through December 31 and receive a free set of windshield wiper blades and a voucher for 20% of any repair or service up to $100.00. Offer good at Chandler location only. Voucher for services through January 31, 2015.*

ORLANDO, Fla., (December 16, 2014) – AAA projects 98.6 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holiday season, an increase of four percent from the 94.8 million people who traveled last year. This upward trend marks the highest forecast growth rate for the year-end holiday season since 2009 and the highest travel volume for the holiday period on record. (AAA data dates back to 2001.) The year-end holiday period is defined as Tuesday, December 23 to Sunday, January 4.

Highlights from 2014/2015 Year-End Holiday Travel Forecast:

• Holiday travel is expected to total 98.6 million, an increase of four percent from the 94.8 million who traveled last year.
• Travel volume for the year-end holidays will reach the highest peak recorded by AAA (since 2001).
• Nearly 91 percent of all travelers (89.5 million) will celebrate the holidays with a road trip, an increase of 4.2 percent from 2013.
• Air travel is forecast to grow one percent from 2013, with 5.7 million travelers taking to the skies.
• Low gas prices continue to help boost disposable income this holiday season, with today’s national average price of gas at $2.53 per gallon, 70 cents less than a year ago.

Is your car prepared for the freezing weather ahead? Automotive expert Lauren Fix, The Car Coach is on a national winter car care tour to provide winter driving and safety tips to drivers across the country. Don't miss these important tips and helpful products and services!

Pressure from consumers, regulators and the automotive industry finally forces Takata to respond to the massive airbag recall. Now the automakers are scrambling to find solutions to fix or replace the faulty airbags. Don't miss this segment where Lauren Fix and Gerri Willis take apart an actual Takata airbag live to demonstrate what happens when a faulty airbag explodes in the faces of drivers or passengers.

(WASHINGTON, December 22, 2014) The steady decline in gas prices this autumn is now longer than any period AAA has previously tracked. The national average price of gas has declined for 88 days in a row, which is the longest consecutive streak on record. Gas prices have fallen every day since September 25 to today’s average of $2.39, which is the lowest average price per gallon since May 2009. On Sunday, the decline in gas prices broke the previous record of 86 days set in 2008 during the height of the Great Recession.

The best news for consumers is that the decline in the price at the pump has accelerated during the previous week. The current week-over-week drop of 15 cents is the largest such decline in more than six years. Motorists are paying 43 cents less than one month ago and 85 cents less than one year ago to refuel their vehicles, which mark the largest declines for those spans since 2008 and 2009 respectively.

Are car sharing services like Uber, Zipcar and Lyft going to radically transform the way we use transportation? What about the larger economy, including energy use, and car production? Automotive expert Lauren Fix, The Car Coach debates the future of carsharing with Andrew Ross Sorkin. What are your predictions for the automotive industry in the next 25 years?

193 vehicles were involved in a deadly crash along I-94 in Michigan. Automotive expert Lauren Fix, The Car Coach joins The Weather Channel from the North American International Auto Show in Detroit to caution drivers caught in a pile-up car accident. Keep your family safe and follow these tips to prevent or survive a massive winter car collision.

How close are we to seeing driverless cars on the road and how are they affected by excessive sun, rain or icy conditions? Automotive expert Lauren Fix, The Car Coach explains both the potential and limitations of autonomous technology.