< Previous30The 25th annual high school competition, designed to introduce High School students to rewarding opportunities as automotive technicians, took place on Saturday, February 10th. The competition finals pitted six teams of two students each allowing them only one hour to find and repair 25 “bugs” on the sponsored vehicles, with each restored malfunction earning points. The hands-on competition is the culmination of arduous testing and long training sessions, which began with a qualifying written exam given to an initial field of hundreds of students from 12 Orange County high schools last October. Santiago High School students Antonio Leana and Mauricio Rey along with their instructor Carlos Sanchez won and will now represent Orange County at the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York this April. The competition finalists all received a $1,500 scholarship to attend an Orange County community college and continue their education toward an automotive technology career.To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the competition, OCADA added a car show and college fair to the competition this year. Thank you to KIA Motors America for hosting the competition, Snap-on Tools for providing prizes, and to the many volunteers and instructors.The Competition recognizes the technical expertise of local High School students and by partnering with Orange County dealerships, students can test-drive a career in our high-tech industry. Sponsoring dealers get the chance to work with talented High School Seniors, and in many cases, have hired them onto the Service team!Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Automotive Technology Competition Cliff Allen, Tim Bright & Jeff VroomanGary Stone, Scott White & Willie CastroJohn Oh, Todd Lipps & Tony GonzalezJim Miller & Ron AragonDamon Shelly, Michael Chadwick, Manni Viana & David GarciaBrad Mugg, Catherine Schlueter & Miguel Garibay OCADA would especially like to thank all of these sponsoring Dealers, Service Managers and Mentor Technicians who make the Competition possible! Gary Upton31WELCOME TO OUR NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERSProcure America is California’s leading business intelligence company, assisting organizations with cost containment in 5 categories – utilities, document management, waste & recycling, treasury and telecommunications. Procure America provides its clients with analytics and strategies that result in greater performance at lower costs. By leveraging decades of industry experience, Procure America generates an average savings of 34%, all while increasing operational efficiency, vendor accountability, and service levels. The reviews require very little of the client’s staff time and are performed with no upfront costs under a pure contingency model based on actual realized savings. Berger Harrison, APCNow in our 15th year, Berger Harrison is a boutique law firm that provides cost-effective representation to meet the individual needs of its clients through personalized, attentive service. Our lawyers are experienced in litigation and business transactions, especially in the fields of dealership law, real estate, construction, and insurance defense. We believe in strong advocacy on behalf of our clients, balanced with a keen eye toward finding the most efficient path to resolution. Above all, we know our clients face important decisions every day and our lawyers are a trusted component of this process. Procure AmericaIf you aren’t using DMVdesk, then honestly? It’s time to reevaluateLoyalty belongs to your business, not any one vendor or call 877-368-3375“DMV and title work can be a very stressful matter, especially if the right people and services are not in place. I would like to tell you about our transition from one of the original first line service providers to DMVdesk…it was FLAWLESS! We had been with our previous FLSP since the opening of the dealership. It did the job, but customer service was hit and miss. We had an account representative that made appointments to stop by and never show, said reports would be sent, but never show. It went like this forever. After many years, we committed to change and did so with DMVdesk. Our transition went so smooth, it was a non-event. I was amazed and thrilled. That emotion has never changed. They are always stopping by to make sure everything is still being done the fastest and easiest way possible. The software is detailed and easy to use, and the integration is worry free. I would highly recommend DMVdesk.”Tracy Mills, ControllerLarry H. Miller Toyota Corona Next >