Mechanics wait for parts, sometimes 2-3 weeks at a time. UTICA, NY (WKTV) – Bloomberg reported shortages in the auto industry hitting garages in October 2021. CBS did a national history in November. Detroit, Seattle and other news outlets reported on pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions for […]
As the number of electric vehicles on the road is set to skyrocket this decade, millions of drivers are going to need auto mechanics who can fix their new batteries on wheels. But today, the vast majority of auto repair professionals lack the training and equipment to repair EVs, which are anatomically very different from […]
The increase was about 22% for all of Virginia during the same period, based on the company’s online job postings database, which is updated daily. “We’re also seeing it appear in salary offers,” said Patrick Clapp, economist for Chmura Economics and Analytics. About 2% of ads for auto mechanics offered signing bonuses, according to the […]
Mayco “Mike” Martinez, the owner of Harbor Auto Repair II. (THG / Joseph F. Berenato. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.) Hammonton’s newest automotive workshop is open. Harbor Auto Repair II, located at 61 12th St., is the second of the company’s two locations; the first is located in Egg Harbor City. […]
No matter what stage of your career you are in, Auto Shop Jobs offers automotive technician jobs at all levels. If you’re looking for jobs in Connecticut, choose from automotive customer service manager jobs with a recruiter who puts your needs first. Frederick, United States – December 20, 2021 – September 13, 2021: Auto Shop […]
It is becoming increasingly clear that electric vehicles are the future of vehicles. But who is going to fix them when they break down? The world’s biggest fat monkey (as a mechanical idiot, I use that term with respect and admiration) can’t do much if your electric car’s battery management system fails. It’s a concern […]
Platform to improve the skills of 5 million mechanics with dedicated product-centric text and video training Automovill, a full mobility start-up focused on automotive aftermarket services, has launched the first dedicated Learning Management Platform (LMP) in India to improve the skills of auto mechanics and technicians. The brand launched the platform in partnership with Scaffold […]
JOLIET, IL – State Representative Larry Walsh, Jr. (D-Joliet-86th) expressed satisfaction with the passage of Bill 3940, which Governor JB Pritzker enacted last Thursday. The legislation is designed to ensure that auto mechanics at dealerships are paid fairly for their skilled work. “Protecting middle-class jobs for hard-working men and women remains our top priority,” Walsh […]
More than 800 auto mechanics at dozens of Chicago-area auto dealerships are on strike after rejecting a new contract offer from an agency representing the companies this week. The mechanics, represented by IAM Mechanics Local 701, quit work and were on the picket line for nearly two days after rejecting the latest offer. “We are […]
The United States can begin to take the biggest step of any country in the fight against climate change. The President must establish tough rules that reinstate and then tighten the tailpipe emissions standards that President Donald Trump rejected while setting us on the right track to gradually introduce a new fleet of all-electric cars […]
When Darius Brown left the cities of Atlanta for California, he never imagined a place like the Mendocino Coast. He had separated from his wife, and she and their children had moved to Fort Bragg. He followed to be near the children. “When I heard of California, I thought of Los Angeles, a place that’s […]
LEWISTON – Lewis-Clark State College’s automotive mechanics technology program has had its Masters of Automotive Service Technology (MAST) accreditation renewed for five years, college officials said. MAST accreditation is the highest level of program accreditation recognized by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). Since 1972, ASE has strived to improve the quality of […]
Jacqueline Nanney has not seen the interior of a classroom for about 10 months. But the senior at Maplewood High School in Nashville, Tennessee, is still taking classes to learn how to be an auto mechanic. “It’s as close as it gets, this system here. You’re still working on cars, just computer-wise,” Nanney said, as […]
A West Valley auto shop is a total loss after a fire Wednesday night, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue said. LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A West Valley auto shop is a total loss after a fire Wednesday night, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue said. Spokesman Tim Szymanski said the Econo Lube ‘N’ tube at 4701 […]
HUDSON, Iowa (KWL) — Hudson Fire Chief Chad Schmidt said no one was injured in the fire that destroyed Beyer Motorsports Monday night. Authorities believe the fire started in an oil burner that is the company’s heat source. Owner RJ Beyer said nine employees were in the building when the fire broke out, as it […]
The technology continues to grow and it has changed the automotive industry tremendously over the years. Obsolete methods of manufacturing, streamlining and repairing vehicles have been replaced by innovative, efficient and convincing technological methods. This has helped the industry to grow with the opening of many auto mechanics around the world. Car repair has just […]
ATLANTE – As we all try to maintain social distancing, it can be difficult to keep up with certain tasks, like getting your car serviced. An auto shop on Buford Highway makes sure its customers can get their cars running without leaving their homes. “I will do more just so I can help my town,” […]
Given her deep roots there, it makes sense that Terica Buckner would become the owner of a venerable auto repair shop in southeast Portland. She took the helm on January 1. Now 40, Buckner began working at Hawthorne Automotive Clinic when she was 17 in high school. She never left. While most young people love […]
Petaluma High School’s automotive tech program starts to go smoothly, but new instructor Keith Benson wants more. He would like to see the program turbocharged. Benson took over the program at the start of the current school year after helping lead a charge to save it two years ago. Teaching the basics to enthusiastic, but […]
Courtesy picture. Anyone who’s seen the movie ‘Back to the Future’ might remember Marty McFly’s double take when he saw a car pull into a gas station and was immediately surrounded by guys cleaning the windshield. breeze, checking oil, checking tire pressure and pumping gas. . In a sense, public schools in Rio Rancho – […]
When the manager of a local steel company saw Kittra Headtke enter recently, he assumed she had come to fill the first aid kit. He was surprised to learn why she was there: to fix a broken forklift. “He says, ‘No way’,” Headtke said. Despite working in the auto industry for 13 years, the 34-year-old […]
Doane yawger Auto mechanics are amazing people. I am impressed with the knowledge and skill of the mechanics to make our cars run properly. Cars have always been complex and sophisticated creations. Even the primitive Ford Model T, which is over 100 years old, has a huge range of parts and parts. Just look at […]
When Mike Spangler opens the hood of his car, the interior mechanics seem alien. In the 60s, Spangler was doing all the work on his car himself. Today he doesn’t even bother to change the oil. “There are more on-board computers in your car than there were in the space shuttle,” said Spangler, dean of […]
When the Wolff-Alport Chemical Company refined rare earth elements in the 1940s and 1950s, he acted responsibly with all the radioactive thorium waste he produced in the process: he threw it down the drain. Now Los Primos Auto Repair is sharing the site with a trendy bar for a neighbour. It is New York’s most […]
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that 76,600 auto mechanics should be trained each year through 2016. There are only 1,500 students enrolled in vo-tech high school programs in New Jersey and 163 students in two-year public colleges. A certified auto technician might start making $ 15 an hour, but the average salary […]
When the morning bell rings at Myers Park High, 16 girls are in the auto shop at the back of campus, ready to pop hoods and get under chassis. “If you don’t get your hands dirty, you’re not doing it right,” exclaims 17-year-old Miley Chavez, who dreams of opening her own garage and calling it […]
The cost of auto repairs can hurt your heart, but Chicago-area mechanics say they don’t get a fair deal from dealerships either. On August 1, nearly 2,000 members of Auto Mechanics Union Local 701 voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike action after rejecting a contract at the end of July. If the strike does not […]
The steel workbench in the back of Bracken Auto Services is splattered with dark grease stains from past automotive projects, but on Tuesday a new oily substance joined the mix: cod juices and beef skewers. More than a dozen friends and close customers gathered for a barbecue to celebrate auto repair shop owner Sean Bracken […]
Duke team works with Ghanaian partners to investigate health risks in auto repair industry Growing up in Ghana, Fred Boadu loved to eat the ripe pineapples his grandmother brought from Asante Juaben, the town where he was born. “We kids were all fighting for them because they were so nice,” he recalls. Years later, on […]