Unperformed Maintenance Drops by $5 Billion in 2008
Unperformed maintenance is the difference between actual aftermarket activity and the potential size of the aftermarket.
Online Applications Available Now For 2010 GAAS Scholarships
The GAAS scholarship is unique in that technician recipients can receive two financial grants: one while in school to assist with tuition and an equivalent grant awarded to scholarship recipients who graduate from their program and show proof of post-graduation employment as a technician in the automotive aftermarket for at least six months.
Can the Aftermarket Spur Job Creation?
Amid the issue of job security, the automotive industry has a variety of opportunities for those interested in a hands-on, service-oriented career.
Special Report: an Executive Interview with Pete Kornafel, Chairman of the GAAS Scholarship Committee
Throughout his career, Pete Kornafel has been a passionate advocate for students pursuing careers in the aftermarket industry and he and his wife Lorraine make a ‘hobby’ of funding college scholarships. For that reason, no other aftermarket executive is better suited to the role of chairman of the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) Scholarship Committee than Pete Kornafel.
Industry Encouraged to Steer Students and Second Career Job Seekers to GAAS Scholarships
Online Applications Available for 2009 GAAS Scholarships; Deadline Is March 31.
New Online Service Available to Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium Scholarship Alumni
The GAAS Scholarship Web site now offers past scholarship recipients the opportunity to post a personal profile in the new “Scholarship Alumni” section.
ACDelco Box Program: Vance-Granville Community College
“All Fired-Up” was the project sent to us from Fred Brewer,
Program Head at Vance-Granville Community College (North Carolina)
AYES Hosts the Industry’s Largest Gathering of Automotive Instructors in the Nation
The 2008 AYES Instructor of the Year, sponsored by SPX Service
Solutions, was announced.
Advice for Instructors: Reaching Out to the Future Technicians
Having an effective Advisory Committee for your school isn’t just a good idea. It could mean the difference between growing or going away.
Real World: Hauling Techs Toward the Heavy-Duty Fleet Industry
Although eclipsed by the shortage of over-the-road drivers, many fleets are still having problems attracting and retaining qualified maintenance technicians. Will you be one of the techs confident enough to enter into this field?