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Dan Shine
Senior Editor overseeing finance and insurance, service and parts and used-car coverage for Automotive News
dan.shine@crain.com
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Dan Shine oversees coverage of service & parts, finance & insurance, retail technology and used vehicles/wholesale auctions. Before joining Automotive News in 2020, Shine was a communications director at a University of Michigan global economics think tank. He previously was a reporter and editor at the Detroit Free Press and the Dallas Morning News. For more than 20 years, Shine has been an adjunct professor of journalism at area universities, including Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. Shine has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Michigan State University and a master's degree in strategic communications from Purdue University.

Latest from Dan Shine

Poor-performing parts department negatively impacts entire dealership

A poorly run parts department "trickles into every" dealership department, said NADA Academy instructor Brian Crossin.

Warranty claims processing platform WarrCloud wins PACE Award

WarrCloud’s automated warranty claims processing allows dealerships to outsource the task to an artificial intelligence-based platform.

Hertz to deploy UVeye’s vehicle inspection systems at major U.S. airports

Hertz said April 16 it will feature UVeye vehicle inspection systems at major U.S. airport locations to improve how it checks in and scans its fleet.

Service advisers: Prepare for different customer reactions to bad news

Similar repair situations can result in different customer reactions. Good service advisers are prepared to handle both, said fixed ops coach Coralee Zueff.

Emphasizing value-added services in your shop more important than price

Market the value-added services your fixed-ops department offers instead of price, trainer Larry Edwards said.

U.S. Senate version of ‘right to repair’ bill introduced

A bipartisan "right to repair" bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate a couple of months after similar legislation was presented to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Service advisers, new month means another chance to be better

A new month is a new opportunity to be the best service adviser for the next 30 days, said service adviser coach Coralee Zueff.

How to discuss tariff-related price increases in service department

Be open and honest with customers when it comes to potential price hikes because of the tariffs, said Brian Kramer of Cars Commerce.

Reynolds and Reynolds donates $175,000 to technician training program

Reynolds and Reynolds' donation will support Petra Cares’ programs that provide education, training and employment opportunities within the automotive industry.

Fleetio purchase of Auto Integrate combines fleet management, maintenance

Fleet software platform provider Fleetio acquired Auto Integrate, which features a maintenance authorization platform.

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