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A Guide to What Happens to Car Sales in the Winter If You're in Automotive School
Buying a new car in the wintertime isn’t necessarily something many people want to do, and for good reason. While spring and fall are both typically high seasons for automotive sales, those sales tend to plummet to their lowest levels…
A History of Luxury Cars for Auto Mechanic School Students
Today the standards for what makes a vehicle luxurious seem to be shifting. There are brands like BMW, Mercedes, and Audi that are known as luxury brands, but these companies also sell relatively affordable models. Meanwhile, other brands like Rolls-Royce…
In Auto Repair Training? Check Out the 5 Best Engines of 2019
The heart of any great car is its engine, and these five are pushing engines forward in unique and exciting ways. Engines can come in various shapes and sizes, not to mention various capacities for torque and power. For any…
In Auto Mechanic Traning? Here are a Few Tips for Choosing Winter Tires
With the exception of Quebec and parts of British Columbia, there are no laws about whether or not you must install winter tires in Canada. However, many provinces have guidelines, recommendations, or regulations for certain types of vehicles. Wherever you…
A Profile of the Aspark Owl for Students in Automotive Training
The Osaka-based Japanese engineering company, Aspark, has recently shown its new hypercar, the Owl, at international car shows. What makes something a hypercar can change as technologies change, but the performance specs of the Aspark Owl definitely bump it up…
[Infographic] A Handy Guide to Modular Vehicle Platforms
Manufacturers are producing wider and wider varieties of vehicles, requiring multi-use underbodies that provide the main building block for diverse products. Manufacturers can use a common architecture for the chassis and basic components of multiple designs and models. This lowers…
What Students in Auto Mechanic Training Should Know About Mid-Engined Design
There is some disagreement about what classifies as a mid-engined car. Some say that in order to be considered mid-engine the engine must be between the driver and the rear axle. Others claim that any car with the engine between…





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