WE CAN ALL AGREE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN POST-2020 is a little different to navigate than before. Several things have changed, some for the better, some questionable. One thing that did not recover was the workforce. No, this is not[...]

MWACA and the Auto Care Alliance are pleased to announce a new benefit program, ShopCare, an EAP Program designed to support automotive service industry professionals and their families. ShopCare is open to ACA Shop Members and Allied Members[...]

ANDREW SEXTON, OWNER OF ATS AUTOMOTIVE IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, discovered his passion for working on cars through his dad. When Sexton was a kid, his dad was always down in their garage[...]

WITH THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INDUSTRY CONTINUING TO GROW, many shops are trying to decide when the best time to invest in
EV training. The time and money needed for proper training and equipment without the guarantee of a quick[...]

VISION Hi-Tech Training Expo is returning in March. MWACA Magazine sat down with Sheri Hamilton, Executive Director of MWACA, to discover how VISION 2023 will stand apart from past conferences and from other[...]

WITH THE INFLATED COST OF USED CARS, PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THEIR vehicles longer than ever, but at what point is a car beyond repair? MWACA asked auto shop owners Brad Holtkamp and Mike Goodwin what they would[...]

THE PANDEMIC THAT CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN JANUARY OF 2020 ravaged across the country and tore apart businesses, homes, and families. It was a devastating time as uncertainty and isolation affected most Americans. Nobody[...]

WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN SHORTAGE, and one of the main ideas that is constantly in the discussions for solving the problem is to “grow your own.” However, bringing in a trade school automotive program graduate[...]