You can read all the manuals and watch hours of video, but nothing beats hands-on wrench-turning experience if you want to get better at understanding how your car works. But cars, tools, and ...

As “Big Name” schools reach out to minority communities (“Syracuse’s Slide,” The Chronicle, October 2), there is bound to arise justifiable suspicion about the quality of such students. After all, ...

L.A. Trade Tech's automotive training program, the biggest among local community colleges, has been growing in recent years.

As the nation faces an ongoing shortage of mechanics, a number of training programs are focusing on preparing the next ...

The Philadelphia Office of Fleet Management Internship Program, started in 1993, employs students who are enrolled in auto mechanic programs at local high schools to develop the skills they need to be ...

Union High School senior Monica Elias one day wants to run her own garage and restore classic cars to their glory days. “That’s what I’m in love with. I love Japanese cars,” she said, noting she is ...

California has accelerated the thirst for electric vehicles, and as the planet warms and tax credits and subsidies continue to flow, the demand for zero-emission vehicles is surging. One report ...

An apprenticeship scheme to train Bermudian mechanics has almost guaranteed employment prospects, a business that provides training in the sector said yesterday. Fernando Oliveira, the owner of Noble ...