Car Care Council Women’s Board To Award Scholarships
The Car Care Council Women’s Board (WB) will award a record amount of $50,000 in scholarships to deserving female students studying to enter the auto care industry in 2016.
Automotive Scholarship Deadline Approaching
Applications for automotive scholarships funded by the University of the Aftermarket Foundation are being accepted through March 31, 2016. The foundation will award over 200 scholarships this year to deserving students pursuing careers in the auto care industry.
School-To-Work Program Builds Sauk Valley Workforce
Whiteside Area Career Center instructor Rollie Conkling told WQAD that employers are looking for “a kid whose attendance is good, attitude is good and are willing to learn.”
CollisionU Students Show Off Skills During ‘Draft Hiring Days’ Event
Students in the Collision Repair and Technology program at Fayetteville Technical Community College in Fayetteville, NC, recently showed off their automotive body repair expertise for employers during the school’s Draft Hiring Days.
Final-Round Voting Now Open In 2016 ‘Search For A Champion’ Contest
Fifteen Advanced and 25 Amateur finalists are vying for grand prize sponsorships from Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ iconic brand.
Volkswagen: Identifying And Mixing Factory Fill Engine Coolants
Coolants G12+, G12++ and G13 are lifetime coolants when used exclusively in the coolant system (not mixed with other coolants). Coolants can be mixed, as shown in the chart in this article, but it is always a best practice to change the coolant due to reduced corrosion protection when coolants are mixed.
Road Widening For Nontraditional Roles At Washington High School
Auto tech instructor Matthew Reiter is seeing more girls enrolling in the automotive technologies class at Washington High School in Massillon, OH.
Greenville High School Auto Tech Program Conducts Awards Banquet
The Greenville High School (Greenville, OH) Auto Tech program recently held its 16th annual award banquet.
10 Tips For Diagnosing And Installing Control Arms And Bushings
With wide adoption of large diameter wheels and low-profile tires, suspensions on late-model vehicles have changed. The extra weight of larger wheels has meant that suspension components have had to go on a diet of aluminum. Less sidewall area has transferred the role of absorbing road impacts to larger bushings in order to achieve the same ride quality.
TRICO Launches National Spring Advertising Campaign
The “Storm the Court” campaign will feature a series of print advertisements in the NCAA Souvenir Program Guides – more than four million will be printed and distributed at the NCAA First Four, Second and Third Rounds, Regionals and Final Four tournament games. The campaign is complemented by a national online presence featuring banner ads on CBSSports.com and ESPN.com.
Marana High School Auto Club Wins State Title
The Marana High School auto club from Tucson, AZ, won the Arizona Pit Crew Challenge. Teachers from Universal Technical Institute served as judges and awarded the team a trophy, a banner and $6,000 Snap-on toolbox.
Automotive Students Place 1st Again, Head To Nationals
Students in the automotive program at Wallenpaupack Area High School in Hawley, PA, will be competing in the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York City.
