ABRA Auto Body & Glass Opens State-of-the-Art Career Development Academy
The academy is located in Eagan, Minnesota, and will provide in-depth, hands-on training to the next generation of auto body repair technicians.
Nominate Yourself Or Someone Else To Be The 2014 Redline Rock Star Technician And Win $2,500
Nominations are still being accepted for the Redline Rock Star Performance Award, which recognizes a rising technician for their commitment to the industry, their job and their family.
Ohio Technical College Opens The Edelbrock Performance Academy
School partners with Edelbrock to train students on building performance vehicles.
Ohio Technical College Announces the Edelbrock Academy
The Edelbrock Academy is offered to advanced OTC students and features training from the school’s High Performance and Racing program as well as a separate, 12-week course.
Roadranger Academy Online Courses Now Make Training More Accessible for Service Providers
Purchasing a subscription gives technicians who are registered under one organization access to all of the modules and associated tests for 12 months.
Technology Outpaces Would-be Technicians
Help Wanted: Automotive technician. Starting salary: $30,000. Benefits include medical insurance, plus two weeks paid vacation and two long weekends off — that’s Thursday through Sunday — a year. How difficult is it to fill a job like that in Michigan’s lackluster economy? Plenty, according to Stan Shephard, owner of Shephard’s Hi Tech Automotive in Detroit. Shephard posted his help-wanted sign 18 months ago, and today the position remains unfilled. He’s had only 15 applicants for the job.
Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA) to Develop Online Training Program
After months of extensive research, the Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA) has signed a contract with On-Line Learning Systems in Toronto, Ontario, for the development of an online training program. According to Steve Christie, executive director of AOCA, the e-learning project will allow AOCA to have its entire Technician Academy, which includes eight training modules, progress reporting and certification testing, accessible anywhere in the world via the Internet. This will include online payment of fees and automatic updating of the student database.
UTI to Take Full Ownership of Lisle, Illinois, Campus
The total net purchase price to acquire the approximately 72% stake was $28.2 million in cash, plus assumption of a prorated portion of the existing debt.
NGK Partners With Megan Meyer Racing
This continues a decades-long tradition of NGK as the preferred performance spark plug for the Meyer team. NGK also sponsored Meyer’s father and team-owner, Randy Meyer, for many years.
PHINIA Focuses on Growth of Aftermarket Business
We sat down with PHINIA executives to find out the company’s priorities for 2024 and how it’s looking to grow.
