
Our dealership Duke Automotive is owned by Tim Duke, a third generation Duke family dealer here in Augusta. Tim is married to his college sweetheart Lisa and they have 2 children- Tyler a senior at lakeside high, and their daughter Payton a 7th grader at Stallings Island Middle. Tim grew up in the family business formerly known as Duke Buick, Inc., which was owned by Tim’s grandfather, the late Bill Duke. Tim Duke and his family are members of warren Baptist church, the fellowship of Christian athletes, and proud supporters of the make a wish foundation, Augusta area junior golf association, Augusta Christian schools, lakeside high/ middle school athletics, Westside High School athletics, Stallings Island Middle School, Greenbrier high/ middle school athletics. Tim is also an elected board member of the Georgia independent automotive dealers association Read More…
06.20.10 | Autos | iwellbc

The automotive sector is one of India’s largest and fastest growing manufacturing sectors. It is ranked the 11th largest passenger car producer in the world. In the category of motorcycles and scooters, India is ranked 1st and 2nd respectively. With India increasingly liberalizing its market place, many new joint ventures evolved, resulting in close to 2 dozen global auto manufacturers setting up shop in India.
The auto component segment is equally robust, supplying the entire range of parts required by the domestic automobile industry and currently employs about 250,000 people. Although small by global standards, this segment is growing rapidly as a result of its low costs and rising quality. Over 300 small and medium companies directly service the OEMs assembling vehicles in India. Downstream, close to 5,000 other micro firms are working for these Tier 1 Read More…
06.16.10 | Autos | iwellbc

When you think about the auto industry, software possibly isn’t the first thing that can come to your mind. If you own an automobile repair shop or an automobile dealership however, you know how vital car software is when running your business.Visit our automotive software shopAuto industry software continues to evolve, providing more abilities to automate your office operations, sales and repair records. Automotive diagnostic software is starting to become more complex, giving you the ability to better research issues and supply better purchaser service. The automotive repair software industry should be followed closely to observe auto software reports and trends to stay competitive.When you concentrate on the auto industry, software potentially isn’t the first thing that can come to your mind. If you own an automobile repair shop or an auto dealership however, you know Read More…
06.16.10 | Autos | iwellbc

If you are the type of person who is very concerned with your car or if you are a neat freak who wants everything to be clean all the time then nice automotive seat covers will certainly protect the your car seat! Dirt and stain protection would help you avoid cleaning your car so often. Phenominal protection most automobile seat cover vendors recommend buying Custom-fit seat covers. What for? If you use custom-made seat covers, you’ll protect your automobile’s interior and it will always look as if you’ve just driven it out of the dealership. If you will put your automotive seat covers on all the time, it is a definite plus to your car.It is best to have some custom-fit covers be made for your car since not all car seats are created with the Read More…
06.15.10 | Autos | iwellbc

Do you feel the natural desire to work around automotives? Have you ever felt the stirring in your heart to get down and dirty with a cranky automobile, all in the bid to repair it. You might just have a calling to be a professional automobile technician. There are schools for you these days, called automobile schools, where you can effectively train to be an automobile technician. It is probably a good thing that in the last ten years, there has been a big explosion in the number of automobile schools out there, each of them coming with their own brand of specialization. I know you might be thinking engines and repairs, but I assure, the automobile field is more diversified that that. If you have taken note you will find out that the automobile industry Read More…
06.12.10 | Autos | iwellbc