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CHRIS ALONSO Company: Johnstone Supply Corporate Title: Director of Strategic Accounts Age: 34 An angry customer brought Chris Alonso to the HVAC industry. His dad managed and owned automotive service [...]

Byline: KEN WYSOCKY Automakers constantly seek to fill the 'white space' in their lineups with niche vehicles aimed at specific market segments. The Matrix Trade Institute applies the same concept [...]

Byline: RICK POPELY As auto companies ramp up plans for more electric vehicles, the schools training the technicians who will work on these vehicles are shifting gears to prepare them [...]

ATMC presents results from 2020 Training Benchmarks Survey In a recent ASE Training Mangers Council (ATMC) webinar, President Dave Milne highlighted results from the 2020 ATMC Training Benchmarks Survey which [...]

Byline: Michael Martinez Nearly two years ago, Charlie Gilchrist, then president of the National Automobile Dealers Association, warned that the biggest threat facing the industry was a shortage of qualified [...]

Byline: David Muller chrissy TAYLOR CEO Enterprise Holdings St. Louis Age: 44 Education: B.A., sociology, Miami University; MBA, Washington University What drew you to the auto industry? My grandfather founded [...]

ASE part of Ford training equivalencies The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is pleased to announce that the Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) offers the Ford Accepted Service [...]

Industry organizations PAVE the way for ultimate virtual training event In 2020, most of the in-person training events were canceled or postponed. We missed priceless connections. We missed valuable training [...]

ASE Entry-Level certification: An important career building credential The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) offers Entry-Level certification, the first step in building career credentials as an automotive service [...]

ASE Education Foundation offering free access to Introduction to Automobile Service E-Learning program ASE is offering a free version of its 'Introduction to Automobile Service E-Learning' program to instructors and [...]

Byline: Simon Warburton Ontario's government is investing C$9.3m (US$7.1m) in 11 training projects to help around 2,000 students and job seekers prepare for auto and advanced manufacturing careers. The funding [...]

Federated member Dobac International/Kashima System offers online training in Spanish Federated member Dobac International/Kashima System has introduced a new Spanish-language training platform to the North American aftermarket. Kashima University is [...]

Byline: Krystal Hur Kristina Nunez is trying to land a full-time job in the auto industry -- and do it without meeting her boss in person. Many internship programs were [...]

Byline: just-auto plus The BMW Group has officially opened its new Additive Manufacturing Campus. The new centre brings together production of prototype and series parts under one roof, along with [...]

Byline: Alexa St. John Parts suppliers are scrambling to play a role in the industry's new effort to convert automotive factory capacity to the production of ventilators, respirators, masks, hospital [...]

Icahn Automotive recently celebrated the opening of a rebranded technical training facility at Alfred State College of Technology, a State University of New York (SUNY) and traditional residential college of [...]

Byline: Vince Bond Jr. Imagine a family with triplets who all have the same name but different dietary preferences. And they have to give lunch instructions to the new baby [...]

DANA Incorporated recently expanded its 'Driveline Forensics' training series to include videos covering key safety and maintenance tips for electrified vehicles. The new videos provide overviews on electric vehicle architecture [...]

Byline: Informa Commercial Vehicle Staff Dana Incorporated recently expanded its 'Driveline Forensics' training series to include videos covering key safety and maintenance tips for electrified vehicles. The new videos provide [...]

SAF-HOLLAND says it has added system training courses on self-steering and forced steering axles as well as on the hydraulically driven axle SAF INTRA CD TRAK to its Academy's training [...]

Byline: Adgully Bureau Doers Indian Automobile Service, a leading car and bike servicing company that facilitates online servicing of bikes and cars, is expanding its production capacity and sales & [...]

Byline: Danielle Szatkowski Being outgoing wasn't natural for Yvonne Garcia, and sometimes she felt intimidated -- which can be a problem for someone in retail. So the sales associate at [...]

Sonic Automotive's greatest challenge recently has been a decreasing SAAR (Seasonally Annual Adjusted Rate) of new car sales, as the United States is selling fewer new cars year-over-year. To overcome [...]

A Georgia school system partnered with local manufacturers to create German-style apprentice programs that teach skills through project-based learning. A district on Florida's west coast expanded manufacturing internships with help [...]

A common complaint from the automotive trades is that there isn't enough new blood coming in. You've built or bought your business and now you want to spend more time [...]

Byline: APA News Desk The Renault-Nissan Alliance India has signed a memorandum of understanding with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to train its workforce in the Alliance plant in Chennai [...]

Byline: Dustin WalshDespite a large manufacturing sector, jobs in metro Detroit are less at risk for being automated than many other major cities.Jobs in sectors such as office administration, production, [...]

Tata Motors steered into its second batch of BTech in Manufacturing Technology Programme, in partnership with Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS, Pilani). This programme has been customised [...]

Byline: ALYSHA WEBB BMW of North America is investing big to expand its training of dealership service technicians in the United States. The goal is to boost by 60 percent [...]

Lori Blaker, CEO of Michigan-based TTi Global, which operates business training centers around the world, raised eyebrows when she walked into the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan a few years ago. [...]

Byline: Graeme Roberts UK based driving simulation company, rFpro, has launched the world's first commercially available platform to train and develop autonomous vehicles in simulation. Using a digital environment to [...]

Manufacturer's Corner: High-Strength Steels Inspiring Rescue Tool Design, Training Manufacturers' Corner content is sponsored by manufacturers and suppliers serving the fire service industry. When it comes to the high-strength steel [...]

Byline: Hannah Lutz When service advisers don't know how to file claims on service contracts and other finance and insurance products, customers often become frustrated and lose faith in F&I [...]

Ford Motor Company say its first-ever Driving Skills for Life programme will assist Saudi Arabian women to 'gain the power of mobility'. Since its Middle East launch in 2013, more [...]