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.
Tomorrow’s Technician and Chicago Pneumatic Announce Finalists in the 2009 School of the Year Contest
The 2009 School of the Year will be chosen from the four finalists and will be featured in the May issue of Tomorrow’s Technician.
Special Report: An Executive Interview with Nancy McLean, Director of Marketing for ACDelco GM Service and Parts Operations
Nancy McLean is director of ACDelco Marketing for GM Service and Parts Operations (SPO). Read on as McLean shares with aftermarketNews the details of the ACDelco 360 initiative.
Opinion: What It Takes To Be An Automotive Technician — These Days
Most people inside and outside our industry drastically underestimate what it takes to educate the modern automotive technician.
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.
BodyWorks: Tales From the Shop
Every botched job I see reminds me of the lack of pride some techs and painters have in their work. Having a plan and following your paint system’s handbook goes a long way toward avoiding such disasters.
OBIT: Popular, Respected Indianapolis 500 Veteran Ruby Dies at 81
Called by many “The Greatest Driver Never to Win the Indy 500,” the hugely respected and much-beloved Ruby competed in 18 consecutive Indianapolis 500 Mile Races between 1960 and 1977. He was never was able to pull off what had always seemed to be the inevitable victory.
2009 Winner— Ohio Technical College is Tops in Training
Whether consumers are driving sports cars, hybrids, electric vehicles or motorcycles, there is always going to be a need for qualified automotive technicians. And, Ohio Technical College (OTC), a Cleveland-based school providing technical training in a variety of transportation industries, is currently teaching 1,000 future techs how to service the many vehicles on today’s roads, as well
Tire Talk: Turning Stock to Rock
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YAWA: You Asked, We Answered
This month, we answer some of your questions on water pumps.