Dennie Edwards

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina

Expertise

Automotive diagnosis and repair, Automotive technology and trends, Saturn and GM cars and history

Dennie's interest in cars started early with Matchbox and Hot Wheels, building model kits, and drawing. He attended local new car shows and collected new car brochures. Dennie had an early affinity for GM cars, and later for German vehicles.
Dennie has had a keen interest in the auto industry and automotive technology since reading Car and Driver and Motor Trend magazines front-to-back starting in his early teens, and later through industry publications and a series of tubes called the internet.
After a long career as an auto technician, Dennie now only works on his own cars reluctantly.

Experience

Dennie's career took a vocational route when he started as an apprentice dealership technician for Saturn, which continued for 18 years, including other GM brands. Later, he took an opportunity at a commercial truck manufacturer to verify and build OBD procedures for their diagnostic tool. In addition to writing articles for Capital One Auto Navigator, Dennie spent several years as a part-time contractor for a specialized online marketing agency, writing about automotive culture, maintenance and diagnosis, and parts and accessories content for multiple auto dealers and parts websites.

Education

Dennie has an associate degree with a focus on marketing from Lorain County Community College.
Dennie is a former ASE and GM certified auto technician

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What Actually Happens If You Leave Your Key Fob Behind While Driving

Driving away without your key fob can cause several kinds of problems and inconveniences. Fortunately, there are also several kinds of solutions.
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5 Engines With The Longest Production Runs

These days, vehicles' engines seem to change with every new regulation. But these car and truck engines lasted decades with few major alterations.
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Why Did So Many Cars Switch From Manual To Electronic Parking Brakes?

If you're still pulling up a lever to use the parking brake (or not pulling it up), you've missed the trend toward electronic brakes. Here's why they're so hot.
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The Iron Duke: GM's Unkillable Engine That Never Got The Respect It Deserved

General Motors' four-cylinder Iron Duke drew on the proven engineering and lasted more than a decade. But it was shadowed by disastrous use in one model.
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Paris Doesn't Have Any Stop Signs - Here's What They Use Instead

Paris banned traffic from its center, but that still leaves lots of cars cruising often-narrow streets. Without stop signs. Here's what the city has intstead.
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