A solid technical education is the foundation for the careers of both newbie and experienced automotive technicians. However, not all training programs bear the same weight with potential employers.

Jacqueline Nanney hasn’t seen the inside of a classroom in about 10 months. But the senior at Maplewood High School in Nashville, Tennessee, is still taking classes to learn how to be an auto mechanic ...

This rendering shows the automotive center that Westlake-based software company Solera is building in North Texas. It will research cars and trucks and train the next generation of auto technicians.