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Money from the Ford Motor Co. Fund also will provide scholarships to students and assist in startup costs and training tools.

Starting today and continuing each week, Automotive News will deliver to your email inbox the latest news in the service, parts and collision fields.

For the past six years, NADA has organized a 'Women Driving Auto Retail' video contest. Walser Automotive Group's entry takes a unique approach.

Coverage of the fixed ops world will expand in a shift to Automotive News print pages and digital delivery.

Scott Trainor's business — usamotorjobs.com — is similar to indeed.com but solely for the automotive retail sector.

Business is still good. Repair orders and revenue are up. Most dealership service departments have all the work they can handle, and then some. But issues and challenges still loom.

Panelists at Automotive News Retail Forum: Chicago say diversity, equity and inclusion should be a focus for dealerships to hire and retain talent and to better serve their customers.

Dealership service departments think they can improve customer retention numbers over traditional vehicles because EV owners will want their cars repaired by manufacturer-trained technicians.

Cadillac's John Rock talks about how he has spent the last few years getting dealerships on board and ready to service the Lyriq EV, and how to compete with the direct-to-consumer market.

With the number of electric vehicles on the road growing, dealership service departments are presented with opportunities to increase revenue and recruit new people to a service career.

With the weekly Fixed Ops Journal Forum over, it's time to think about next year's topics ... and fashion.

It was Kieran Stack's father's death in Ireland in 2017 that convinced him he wanted to do more with his life.

A conversation with Jen Campbell, service director for Mercedes-Benz of New London in Connecticut.