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by Chasidy Rae Sisk On March 27-29, ASA Northwest will host its 2020 Automotive Training Expo (ATE) at the DoubleTree Hotel in Seatac, WA. “The most exciting thing is seeing members come together. We have 25 volunteers that help put this event together; our volunteers are the ones who make it all happen, and it’s exciting to watch them come together from all over the state as a family,” Jeff Lovell, President and Executive Director of ASA Northwest, said. He ur ged, “Get inspired, get motivated & get informed! This is your chance to experience top industry-leading trainers speak on great topics that are not only relevant to our industry and today’s economy but inspiration too. Don’t miss out!” Friday’s 26 educational semi nars will include presentations on sales, ADAS, time management, digital inspections, and more. Friday’s lunch keynote presenter Scott Br own will discuss his early technical challenges and how his drive for knowledge and information has helped him develop a successful automotive career in “The 2nd Derivative.” All ASA members are encouraged to attend the annual Educators’ meeting from 4-5 p.m. where they can meet shop instructors in their local area and learn about updates in NATEF, ASE and AYES. ASA Northwest also hopes to use the op portunity to encourage shop owners to open up lines of communication with local tech schools and colleges. Lovell stressed, “W ith the current shortage of techs and skilled workers, it’s important that we all network and support one another in order to help grow technicians required to fill the needs of our industry.”
An additional 26 educational seminars will be available on Sat urday, beginning with a breakfast keynote with Dave Schedin, sponsored by CompuTrek, about personal growth. Other topics offered include the aging technician population, adopting technology, phone skills, and a variety of technical training. The final half-day of ATE 2020 will include 11 informational op portunities, including “Converting Price Shoppers to Loyal Customers,” “New Employment Laws and Safety Programs,” and more.
Some of the industry’s best presenters will be in attendance at ASA Northwest’ s 2020 ATE to share their wealth of knowledge with industry professionals who participate. These include Cecil Bullard of WorldPac Training Institute, Maylan Newton of ESi, John Burkhauser from BOLT ON TECHNOLOGIES, ATI’s Matt Winslow, WorldPac’s John Thornton, Bruce McDowell from Technician Academy, Bosch’s Karl Schneider, Greg Marchand of Advance Professional, Repair Pal’s Jill Trotta, and other automotive and collision repair industry leaders. In addition to offering over 60 management and technical courses form the industry’s leading instructors, the expo will feature over 50 vendors, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar, and access to the industry’ s foremost consultants, products and suppliers. The expo floor will be open on Friday evening from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. with hands-on demonstrations of the industry’s latest cutting-edge products and the most recent “best in breed” technologies. Over 60 ex hibitors have already registered to attend, including ALLDATA, Bolt On Technology, Hunter Engineering, Jasper Engines and Transmissions, Kukui Corporation, LKQ, NASTF , RepairPal, WORLDPAC and dozens of other industry companies.
The all-inclusive package costs just $435 for ASA members or $525 for non-members. Educators can receive a discounted package. To register for ASA Northwest’s 2019 ATE or to obtain more information, visit A TETrainingExpo.com or call 877- 257-2100. For more information on ASA Northwest, visit asanorthwest. com. ASA Northwest’s 2020 ATE Features Dozens of Classes with Industry-Leading Instructors
Ernie Garcia says that as Carvana continues expanding rapidly from coast to coast, growing its reach in California is a crucial part of that effort. Garcia Carvana Continues California Commitment
is founder and chief executive officer for used-vehicle e-commerce platform Carvana, and the company on Friday said it launched its as-soon-as-nextday vehicle delivery to Chico and Yuba City, CA-area residents. On Thursday, the company said it launched in Hanford, which is located in California’ s central valley. With the two announcements, Carvana now offers assoon-as-next-day vehicle delivery in 158 markets across the United States. We thank Auto Remarketing for reprint permission. CREDIT: Carvana
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CARSTAR, North America’s largest multi-store network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announced the opening of CARSTAR John’s Body Shop, located at 5795 NE Minder Road, Poulsbo, WA 98370.
The facility opened as John’s Bodyworks in 1978 by John Ball. John’s nephew Joel Hanson grew up in this repair center, which sparked his interest for collision repair. As a body technician from 18 onwards, at various facilities in the area, Joel and his partner Emily Swain were proud to take on this family shop in 2016, and make significant updates to its operations. “W e were excited to reinvest into the business to ensure we were equipped with everything needed for modern collision repairs,” says Emily Swain, owner, CARSTAR John’s Body Shop. “Join ing CARSTAR was a part of that and we did a lot of research to ensure this would be the right fit. After talking with existing owners and vis iting other facilities, we felt like it was a perfect fit.” CARST AR John’s Body Shop is an 8,400 square foot facility, with the same fantastic and longstanding team. Working towards earning their I-CAR Gold certifica tion, the industry’s highest role-relevant training achievement, the team also has goals to earn OEM certifications relevant for their market. “W e know how personal this business is for owners like Joel, because it has spanned across genCARSTAR John’s Body Shop Opens in Poulsbo, WA
erations,” says Dean Fisher, president, CARSTAR. “That is why the comradery amongst our owners is like a family and we work hard to create opportunities for franchise partners to build on these relationships. Events like our EDGE Performance Groups, MSO meetings, growth events and our annual North American conference allow our CARST AR family to learn from one another.”
Excited about this new jour ney, the team at CARSTAR John’s Body Shop is looking forward to taking advantage of the new resources in CARSTAR to provide Poulsbo with premier collision repairs.
Please join us in celebrating the opening of CARSTAR John’s Body Shop!
CARSTAR John’s Body Shop 5795 NE Minder Road, Poulsbo, WA 98370 (360) 779-2938 Monday to Friday: 8AM – 5PM
For more information on CARSTAR visit CARSTAR.com The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has announced the officers for its 2020 board of directors. The new chair is Bobby Bassett, North American national training manager, Gates Corporation. Mark Polke , manager of sales and consulting, Bosch Workshop Concepts, North America, Robert Bosch LLC, is vice chair; Brad Pellman, president, Pellman's Automotive in Boulder, Colora do, is treasurer; and Glen Nicholson, senior director, learning and development, TBC, is secretary. Tom Trisdale, vice president, quality, Toyota, serves as past chair. Also announced were newly elected board members. Tom Palermo of Preferred Automotive Specialists begins a term on the board of directors, while Jason Rainey of the NAPA AutoCare Program will serve on the board of governors.
Stepping down as their terms expire are Annette Sykora, Ja mie Bulli, Mike Phillips and Rafael Garcia. ASE Announces New Officers for 2020
Standing behind a blue curtain wearing a black welder’s mask, Ryland Rimmasch is already training for a career that pays more than some of his teachers at Central High make.
“I like working with my hands,” Rimmasch said, as he showed a few middle-schoolers how to fire up a welding torch. He’s a member of Central’s SkillsUSA chapter, which hosted the first career and technical educa tion open house Wednesday night. In addition to opening up the welding shop, Rimmasch joined other students in demonstrating what goes on in the fully outfitted woodworking, construction, engineering technology, auto body and agriculture shops at Central.
Many of the students who take classes in those shops are, like Rimmasch, members of SkillsUSA, which is a national or ganization that partners with students, educators and industry leaders to prepare students with “personal, workplace and tech nical skills.” The chapter’s approximately 30 members saw Wednesday’s open house as an opportunity to get the word out to other students about viable career paths outside of a four -year college degree.
“Sometimes we have focused on our college-bound students to the detriment of our skilled trades,” Michelle Aldrich, state director of career and technical education, said, noting Wyoming’s high need for skilled tradespeople in fields like construction and agriculture. “I think there’s a resurgence, especial ly among millennials, of looking at skilled trades and labor as an opportunity of making a great living without incurring student debt.” That’ s one of the advantages Rimmasch, who prefers his three welding classes to his more traditional classes, sees in pursuing a welding career . “It’s interactive. There’s just so much to learn,” he said. He took his first technical education class freshman year and already has a few different levels of welding certification. Next year, he plans to attend Laramie County Community College’s welding program – partly with scholarship money he won at a local welding competition. As of 2019, he’d also be able to tap into funds from the Hathaway Scholarship. Last year , the state Leg islature added career and technical education pathways to the scholarship’s parameters. But not every student is flocking to career and technical education courses like Rimmasch.
During the 2017-18 school year, 19% fewer high school students – and nearly 14% fewer post-secondary students – considered CTE concentrators than in 2012-13, according to federal data. “A lot of students don’t know what a welder looks like. They don’t know that’s a career you can go into,” said Kayla Ketterling, president of Wyoming’s SkillsUSA chapter.
Ketterling, whose older brother introduced her to technical engineer ing a few years ago, didn’t “have any idea about welding” until recently , when she enrolled in a course at Central. She’s always liked academics and sees herself going to a four -year college. But the more she’s learning about welding, the more appealing getting a two-year welding degree is becoming. That’s part of the reason why she spearheaded the organization of Wednesday’s open house. She wants to expose more kids to technical ca reers at an earlier age so they “don’t have that image that they have to get a four-year business degree to be something.” But getting kids interested in technical careers is only part of the solution in Wyoming. Ketterling’s teacher, Brian Ste venson, has taught technical engineering classes for more than 30 years. He said the upsur ge in the state’s need for skilled labor during the past 10-15 years is undeniable, but so is the skills drain. “A lot of my students don’t stay in Wyoming. They’re crossing the border into Colorado because there’s more opportunities to work in manufacturing and the tech indus try there,” he said. “Wyoming tends to put a lot of emphasis on coal and fuel, and not on technology and manufacturing,” Stevenson added. “You have to promote that if you want people to stay.” W e thank Wyoming Tribune Eagle for reprint permission.
