Category: Automotive Technology

  • Wexford-Missaukee CTC inducts 47 students into the National Technical Honor Society

    Wexford-Missaukee CTC inducts 47 students into the National Technical Honor Society

    CADILLAC — Recently, 47 Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. These students were selected for the NTHS based on several criteria including a B+ or better in their chosen CTC program, a B or better at their high school, five or fewer absences for the semester and a…

  • ACTI shares goals

    ACTI shares goals

    The Adams County Technical Institute (ACTI) had to turn away almost 31% of students who applied for seats in the 2023-24 school year. There were 212 applications submitted for just 147 seats, according to Shawn Eckenrode, ACTI administrative director.

  • Experian’s Data Network Aims to Help Us Automotive Lenders Fight Fraud

    Experian’s Data Network Aims to Help Us Automotive Lenders Fight Fraud

    The Hunter Automotive Fraud Alliance empowers participants to share fraud intelligence for real-time fraud detection With rising vehicle prices and the automotive industry relying more heavily on digital retailing, lenders are experiencing an uptick in fraudulent loan applications. As a result, Experian  introduced the Hunter Automotive Fraud Alliance, a collaborative data network designed to help…

  • From Classroom To Career

    From Classroom To Career

    Students at River Bend Career and Technical Center in Bradford, Vermont, are doing more than hands-on learning. They’re preparing for careers that are facing an increase in labor shortages. Most students at River Bend take part in one of 12 half-day programs, which range from culinary arts to diversified agriculture to criminal justice. The Automotive…

  • Potential careers showcased at CLC’s Advanced Technology Center; ‘Committed to ensuring a skilled workforce talent pipeline … to support industry’

    Potential careers showcased at CLC’s Advanced Technology Center; ‘Committed to ensuring a skilled workforce talent pipeline … to support industry’

    Wearing a black virtual-reality helmet, with a small television screen inside to see what he was doing with his hands, Greg Arty of Waukegan received a lesson in stick welding at the College of Lake County’s Advanced Technology Center. “It’s pretty cool,” he said. “I’ve never done anything like this before.” Advertisement Arty was one…

  • Augusta Tech, USC Aiken focus on auto industry through training

    Augusta Tech, USC Aiken focus on auto industry through training

    AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – On both sides of the river, local colleges begin to focus on the automotive industry by training people right here at home. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the automotive industry is on track to grow over the next decade. That’s why places like Augusta Tech and USC Aiken…

  • Hyundai Recognized in 2023 Reuters Automotive D.R.I.V.E. Honours

    Winner in Two Categories: “Reducing Emissions” and “Innovation” CMO Angela Zepeda Recognized for Leadership in “Empowering Women” FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai was listed among 25 honorees in the inaugural 2023 Reuters Automotive D.R.I.V.E. Honours. The awards span five categories and celebrate brands and individuals with innovation, commitment, impact and leadership within…

  • Automotive executive highlights South Carolina Manufacturing Conference session

    Automotive executive highlights South Carolina Manufacturing Conference session

    An executive in the automotive and defense industry with a specialty in electric vehicles and a global commerce expert will headline a content session on innovation and sustainability at the upcoming South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo. Don Bent, chief operating officer at Oshkosh Defense, and Jon Baggett, deputy director of global business for the…

  • McLaren’s world record Formula 1 pitstop is a lesson in team coordination

    McLaren’s world record Formula 1 pitstop is a lesson in team coordination

    Welcome to another edition of The Future of Automotive, with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, where I put recent automotive and mobility news items into context in terms of the broader thematic areas that will potentially impact the industry. First up, I’ve always been fascinated by the Formula 1 pitstop. If you…

  • CCI nod for combination involving re-balancing of cross-shareholdings between Renault and Nissan

    The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed combination involving re-balancing of the existing cross-shareholdings between Renault and Nissan. The proposed combination relates to the re-balancing of the existing cross-shareholdings between Renault S.A. (Renault) and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Nissan) and certain changes to the shareholding of two of their joint ventures in India,…