The Auto Care Association, in partnership with its Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) segment, is now accepting applications for the 2016 Auto Care Internship Scholarship fund. This program will provide financial support for students pursuing internships across the country to gain valuable, real-world education in a variety of auto care industry careers.
Babcox Media and the Auto Care Association have announced a new partnership that merges the two organizations’ aftermarket employment resources into a single industry-wide job board. Through this partnership, a new industry job board has been launched at autocarecareers.org.
The Auto Care Association applauds the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) approval of a final consent order against BMW’s MINI Division. The FTC claimed that MINI violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act by telling consumers that BMW would void their warranty unless they used MINI parts and MINI dealers to perform maintenance and repair work.
Don’t think your business is too small to influence legislation that affects the auto care industry, attendees of the Auto Care Association’s Better Business Through Grassroots Advocacy panel discussion heard at AAPEX.
The Auto Care Association has announced the recipients of its 2015-’16 Head of the Class Award, honoring three auto care industry companies that continually invest in employee education and training. The award is administered by the Auto Care Association Education Committee on behalf of the association, and promotes the value and benefit that investment in education and training provides to employees and their companies, as well as the entire auto care industry.
The Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG) of the Auto Care Association is hosting the second annual Young Professionals Program on Wednesday, Nov. 4 during this year’s AAPEX in Las Vegas. Professionals in the auto care industry under the age of 40 are encouraged to attend.
The Auto Care Association salutes the Connecticut legislature for passing State Bill S. 99, which mandates that at the time of the sale of a new motor vehicle, a new car dealer must deliver to the purchaser of the vehicle a printed explanation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
Of the more than 840,000 automotive technicians working in the United States, 17 outstanding individuals have qualified for the prestigious 2015 World Class Technician Award. The Auto Care Association and National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) work together to recognize these professional technicians who have tested and obtained ASE certification in 22 specialty areas during the 2014 test administrated by ASE.
The Auto Care Association unveiled its first-ever annual State of the Auto Care Industry Report at the inaugural State of the Auto Care Industry Forum at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Mary DellaValle, editor of Shop Owner, was at the event in Washington on April 29. She collected the following key takeways from presenters.
The Auto Care Association has launched Operation Auto Care, a new program developed to help address the industry’s need for a new pool of talented employees. Driven by the association’s Education Committee industry career initiative, the program will connect transitioning military veterans with jobs in the auto care industry.
Kathleen Schmatz, president and CEO, Auto Care Association, recently announced her plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2015. Schmatz joined the association in 2002, and was named president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2004 after 30 years with Babcox Media.
The Auto Care Association, in partnership with its Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) segment, has launched a new Auto Care Internship Scholarship fund. This program will provide financial support for students pursuing internships across the country to gain valuable, real-world education in a variety of auto care industry careers.