Automotive Service Professionals Week
Let’s face it, being an automotive technician these days takes a lot of hard work and dedication just to keep up with changing vehicle technology. As students in automotive technology courses, you know this first hand from your school experience. But many working professionals also feel that the level of professionalism required by employers, and
Looking Over What’s Under Volkswagen’s: Servicing A3 and A4 Chassis
Adapted from Larry Bailly’s article in ImportCar
Hot Heads For Cool Cars: Powerful Secrets Revealed
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in ImportCar
The Adventure of the Modern Diagnostic Technician, Gary Gom
Adapted from Gary Goms’ short story in Counterman
Tuning into Exhaust System Service
Adapted from Gary Goms’ article in Brake & Front End
N2: A Hot Trend for Cooler Tires
Adapted from Steve LaFerre’s column in Tire Review
Gunning for that Perfect Spray
Adapted from Buddy Maule’s article in BodyShop Business.
Component Connection: Finding Those Faulty Fuel Pumps
I am honored to serve as the 33 chairman of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). As a non-profit, cross-industry organization, ASE was chartered in 1972 to improve the quality of Automotive Service through voluntary technician certification. I believe that the mission of ASE is as important today as when it first began.
From Classrooms to the Real World: The Northwood University Auto Show, Karen Kupres, Lori Lendzion
Seniors majoring in advertising, marketing and business management. For one weekend in October, thousands of car enthusiasts, families, students and alumni from across the country gather on Northwood University’s secluded campus in Midland, MI, for the Northwood University International Auto Show (NUIAS). They come to see the tree-lined walkways transformed into a showcase for
The Evolution of the Automotive Service Technician – An Inside the Industry Perspective, Kimberly McWaters
These days, a scene from an automotive service bay is somewhat like a scene from an operating room. A group of highly skilled men and women meticulously pour over their work, using sophisticated instruments and finely tuned minds to diagnose and repair the complex workings of the intricate machinery before them. Technological advances have resulted