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Sectiong1:gAutomotivegTechnology .............................................................................. 1-1
Sectiong2:gEngines.......................................................................................................... 2-1
Sectiong3:gElectricity ...................................................................................................... 3-1
Sectiong4:gEnginegPerformance ..................................................................................... 4-1
Sectiong5:gManualgTransmissionsgandgTransaxles ...................................................... 5-1
Sectiong6:gAutomaticgTransmissionsgandgTransaxles ................................................. 6-1
Sectiong7:gSuspensiongandgSteeringgSystems .............................................................. 7-1
Sectiong8:gBrakes ........................................................................................................... 8-1
Sectiong9:gPassengergComfort ....................................................................................... 9-1
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CHAPTERg1
CareersgingthegAutomotivegIndustry
CHAPTERgOVERVIEW
Thisgchaptergexaminesgthegautomotivegindustrygtodaygandgpointsgoutgthegchangesgthatgarego
ccurring.gProfessionalgservicegprovidedgbygagproperlygtrainedgtechniciangisgcriticalgbecauseg
ofgthegtechnologygusedgingtoday’sgvehicles.gAgdetailedgdescriptiongisggivengofgwhatgitgtake
sgtogbegagprofessionalgtechnician.gIncludedgaregdescriptionsgofgcareergopportunities,gjobgcla
ssifications,gandgthegvariousgautomotivegeducationgprogramsgthatgaregavailablegingCanada.g
AutomotivegServicegTechniciangInterprovincialgStandardsgandgASEgcertificationgrequirement
sgaregalsogprovided.
LEARNINGgOUTCOMES
Describegthegreasonsgwhygtoday’sgautomotivegindustrygisgconsideredgagglobalgindustry.
Explainghowgcomputergtechnologyghasgchangedgthegwaygvehiclesgaregbuiltgandgserviced.
Explaingwhygthegneedgforgqualifiedgautomotivegtechniciansgisgincreasing.
Describegthegmajorgtypesgofgbusinessesgthatgemploygautomotivegtechnicians.
Listgsomegofgthegmanygjobgopportunitiesgavailablegtogpeoplegwithgagbackgroundgingau
tomotivegtechnology.
Describegthegdifferentgwaysgagstudentgcanggaingworkgexperiencegwhilegattendinggclasses.
DescribegthegrequirementsgforgRedgSealgcertificationgofgautomotivegtechnicians.
INSTRUCTIONALgOUTLINEgWITHgTEACHINGgHINTS
I. ServicinggToday’sgVehicles
A. ThegImportancegofgAutomotivegTechnicians
B. ThegNeedgforgQualitygService
C. ThegNeedgforgOngoinggService
1. Warranties
2. IncreasedgVehiclegAge
Hint:gDiscussgthegneedgforgrepairsgasgcarsgbecomegoldergandgwhatgopportuni
tiesgthisgneedgpresentsgtogagqualifiedgtechnician.
D. CareergOpportunities
1. Dealerships
2. IndependentgServicegShops
3. FranchisegRepairgShop
4. Store-AssociatedgShops
5. FleetgServicegandgMaintenance
Hint:gDiscussgcareergopportunitiesgingallgareasgofgautomotivegservice.
II. JobgClassifications
A. ServicegTechnician
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