Instructor Manual For Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair 3rd Edition by Rob Thompson

Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair 3rd Edition Rob Thompson
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS L L




Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter ................................................................................................ 2
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Chapter Overview ............................................................................................................................... 2
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Chapter Objectives ............................................................................................................................. 2
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Reading Assignments .......................................................................................................................... 3
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Key Terms .......................................................................................................................................... 3
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What's New in This Chapter ................................................................................................................. 3
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Chapter Outline .................................................................................................................................. 4
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Answers to Chapter 1 Textbook Review Questions ................................................................................. 6
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Short Answer Key.................................................................................................................................................................. 6
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Expanded Answer Key ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
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Answers to Chapter 1 Workbook Review Questions ............................................................................... 7
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Review Questions ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
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PURPOSE AND PERSPECTIVE OF THE CHAPTER L L L L L




The purpose of this chapter is to introduce students to the automotive industry. First, a brief history is
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provided of the evolution of automobile design and construction. Next, we focus on the numerous and
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diverse career opportunities available, along with the education and training required for those jobs.
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Finally, we discuss the requirements for ASE and manufacturer certification.
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CHAPTER OVERVIEW L




This chapter introduces the types of jobs available in the automotive industry, the training and education
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required for automotive technicians, and the requirements for National Institute for Automotive Service
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Excellence (ASE) certification. How and why automotive design and construction have changed and
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continue to change and how this affects the job of an automotive technician are also discussed.
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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES L




Upon completion and review of this chapter, the student should be able to:
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01.01 Identify and describe the types of jobs available in the automotive industry.
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01.02 Explain training and education options for technicians.
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01.03 Explain the types of ASE certification. l l l l l




01.04 Identify the requirements to become ASE certified.
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01.05 Describe three reasons for the changes in automotive design and construction.
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READING ASSIGNMENTS L




Textbook, pages 1-13 l l




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KEY TERMS L




ASE Education Foundation: An accredited and standardized training program ensuring that required
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documentation and competencies have been met.
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collision technician: Repairs a vehicle after it has been involved in a collision or has suffered some type of
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body or structural damage.
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entry-level technician: A beginning technician able to perform basic inspections and maintenance services.
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express technician: An entry-level technician who performs engine oil changes, tire rotations and repairs,
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and multipoint inspections.
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lifelong learning: Continuing to learn and acquire new skills as the industry changes.
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line technician: Certified in multiple areas and has experience with most of the systems on the vehicle.
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National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE): A testing and certification process providing
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customers with a way to recognize competent mechanics.
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parts technician: A person knowledgeable about the auto parts industry and helps find parts for the customer.
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service advisor: Specializes in communications between the customer and others in the shop using
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communication and sales skills. Is knowledgeable about vehicle systems, and often can perform some basic
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shop operations.
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The following elements are improvements in this chapter from the previous edition:
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• Updated key terms l l



• Updated objectives to current ASE MLR standards l l l l l l




• Increased Word Wall content l l l



• Updated images and photographs l l l



• Added information on job descriptions l l l l



• Expanded on post-secondary training l l l



• Added information on ASE certifications l l l l




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CHAPTER OUTLINE L




In the outline below, each element includes references (in parentheses) to related content. “CH.##” refers to
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the chapter objective; and “PPT Slide #” refers to the slide number in the PowerPoint deck for this chapter
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(provided in the PowerPoints section of the Instructor Resource Center). Introduce the chapter and review
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learning objectives for Chapter 1. (PPT Slides 1-3).
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I. Objectives
Review the chapter’s objectives. (PPT Slides 2-3)
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II. The Automotive Industry (01.05, PPT Slide 4)
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A. Discuss the automotive industry as part of the larger domestic and international transportation
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industry and jobs associated with automobiles as part of a bigger picture encompassing all
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transportation-related jobs. Note that all transportation industries have changed because of
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the growth or loss of markets and changes in technology, laws, regulations, and the economy.
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Any transportation-related career requires the ability to adapt and grow as things change.
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B. Examine changes in the auto industry in the last 100 years. Describe how at the end of World l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l



War II, the American economy needed to change to consumer production. Factories that had
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been producing war supplies shifted to producing household goods and automobiles.
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Automotive companies restarted new car production in 1946. Returning veterans and their
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families needed housing and transportation as suburban areas grew. As more vehicles were
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sold and more road miles were traveled, more pollution was released into the atmosphere.
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Auto pollution created a thick, heavy haze over cities, called smog. The California government
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began to take steps to decrease the amount of pollution produced by cars and trucks. Passage
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of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and many more emission control laws have forced vehicle
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manufacturers to meet increasingly strict exhaust emission standards.
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C. Explain how the economy and fuel prices during the energy crisis of the 1970s caused a shift in
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consumer attitudes toward the cars the domestic auto makers produced. New standards
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required auto makers to reach increasingly higher fuel economy ratings across all their vehicles
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sold in the United States.
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D. Detail how the market share of foreign and domestic vehicles shifted. Imported cars had a small
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percentage of the total automotive market share before the mid-1970s. When oil and gas prices
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rose, many car buyers started to look at the small, fuel-efficient models offered by Honda,
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Toyota, Datsun (later Nissan), VW, and others. In 1970, Americans bought about 313,000
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Japanese-manufactured vehicles and approximately 750,000 vehicles from Germany. In
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comparison, sales by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler exceeded more than 85% of the
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market. In 2015, sales of imported cars in the United States accounted for about 55% of total
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electronic components could be supplied at a lower cost. Features such as power door locks,
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rear window defoggers, and air conditioning, once expensive options, are
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