Starting a shop and managing it to the big leagues require very different skills. Odds are you don’t have both, and that’s okay.
Despite being obviously ill-suited for use in vehicles, I still want to find a workable solution for installing a record player in my car.
New report from IMR Inc. measures household perception of trade professions to help the automotive industry attract more skilled workers.
For decades, VW served its workers a unique German dish that I had to try for myself: currywurst.
Auto care news and advice you can use.
In November 1988, two employees snuck a camera into AMC’s Kenosha plant for a farewell tour.
Latin is a language, as dead as it can be/It killed the ancient Romans, and now it’s killing me.
Pat Goss, arguably America’s most famous mechanic, has died.
It’s a tiny step on the manufacturing line, but boy, drain plugs save mechanics a ton of time.
Help your customers prioritize their repairs and they’ll keep coming back.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Dorman trainer Pete Meier turned me on to a handy new tool.
Decreased emissions and other benefits do come with increased valve maintenance costs.
Other than the obvious roles, there are other really, really good reasons you should have a welder in the shop.
To inspire the next generation of service technicians and tradespeople, start by getting their hands off their phones and onto building something cool.
The CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual can help mechanics both frustrate the enemy and think about being more effective in the shop.
Here are a few things consider before taking on work that falls beyond the scope of repair or maintenance.
Door striker bolts became known as Nader pins after “Unsafe at Any Speed” caused a national uproar and led to the first FMVSS rules.
Several speed records were once set on the beach of Cape May, New Jersey
