The 5th Annual Auto Tech Competition will be held December 6th & 7th, 2024 at Texas Motor Speedway. 45+ teams will come together to compete for scholarships and tools. Continue to check back for more updates as the event draws near! SCHOOL LINE UP – 2024 SchoolISDMentoring Dealership Allen ISD/Collin CollegeAllen ISDBrandon Tomes Subaru B.R. Johnson CTE CenterCrowley ISDSewell Lexus Fort Worth Ben Barber Innovation AcademyMansfield ISD Classic Buick GMC Birdville Center of Technology & Advanced LearningBirdville ISDMoritz Kia of Hurst Bridgeport High SchoolBridgeport ISDJames Wood Chevrolet Buinger CTE AcademyHurst-Euless-Bedford ISDGrubbs Infiniti Community High SchoolCommunity ISDNorm Reeves Subaru Superstore Rockwall Creekview High SchoolCarrollton Farmers Branch ISDSam Pack's Five Star Chevrolet Dan Dipert Career Technical CenterArlington ISDAutoNation Ford Arlington Decatur High SchoolDecatur ISDJames Woods GMC Dubiski Career High SchoolGrand Prairie ISDFive Star Subaru of Grapevine Duncanville High SchoolDuncanville ISDGraff Chevrolet Ennis High SchoolEnnis ISDEnnis Ford Forney Opportunity CentralForney ISDPlatinum Chevrolet Hallsville High SchoolHallsville ISDPeltier Ford Hollenstein Career & Technology CenterEagle Mountain-Saginaw ISDAutobahn BMW Keller Center for Advanced LearningKeller ISDPark Place Lexus Grapevine LaGrone AcademyDenton ISDBill Utter Ford Longview High SchoolLongview ISDPeltier Kia of Tyler Mabank High SchoolMabank ISDTri-County Ford North Lamar High SchoolNorth Lamar ISDParis Ford Plano East High SchoolPlano ISDSewell BMW of Plano Plano Senior High SchoolPlano ISDMercedes Benz of Plano Polytechnic High SchoolFort Worth ISDAudi of Fort Worth Princeton High SchoolPrinceton ISDSewell Audi of McKinney Prosper High SchoolProsper ISDKia of Frisco Ratteree Career Development CenterIrving ISDToyota of Irving Red Oak High SchoolRed Oak ISDPegasus Chevrolet Richardson High SchoolRichardson ISDFive Star Ford Dallas Rockwall ISD/Collin CollegeRockwall ISDRockwall Ford South Garland High SchoolGarland ISDRandall Reed's Planet Ford 635 Sulphur Springs High SchoolSulphur Springs ISDBrian Toliver Ford Trimble Technical High SchoolFort Worth ISDMoritz Chevrolet Vanguard High SchoolMesquite ISDTrophy Nissan W H Adamson High SchoolDallas ISDSewell Lexus of Dallas Waxahachie High SchoolWaxahachie ISDLegacy Chevrolet Weatherford High SchoolWeatherford ISDSouthWest Ford Wichita Falls Career Education CenterWichita Falls ISDHerb Easley Chevrolet Wilmer Hutchins High SchoolDallas ISDAudi of Dallas Students were individually interviewed to test their communication skills. There currently is a need for 76,000 trained automotive technicians nationwide in dealerships, with many of these job openings in our own North Texas backyard. Experienced, well-trained technicians will always be in demand and able to earn top dollar, however achieving the highest level of expertise is a process. With this in mind, the North Texas Automobile Dealers (NTXAD) joined forces with educators, state and local government, and local dealerships to train, certify, and employ students to work in the auto industry in North Texas. The Auto Tech Competition gives high school seniors a high-profile stage to demonstrate their skills, measure of knowledge, and a race against the clock – all rolled into one. It features North Texas’ best high school automotive education students from across the country competing for top honors, scholarships, and other prizes. Teams are comprised of three students. Two students will advance to the On-Vehicle phase of the competition on 12/7 based on the top two scoring students from each school in the Workstations phase on 12/6. Teams are paired with NTXAD new-car franchised dealerships to act as mentors and help train them leading up to the competition. HOW THE CONTEST WORKS The Auto Tech Competition is held in two Phases. Phase I: Workstations Challenge Contestants are tested on their knowledge of tools, measuring instruments, specific vehicle service information, and job interview skills at the Workstations. Phase II: On-Vehicle Challenge Each team has an allotted amount of time to interpret, diagnose, and repair a number of pre-assigned problems on the vehicle, based on the repair order for that vehicle. Each correctly repaired “bug” is worth a set number of points depending on the level of difficulty. The Top 8 alternate competitors for Phase I will be randomly matched to comprise a two-person team to compete in a separate Alternate competition. Each team is tasked with interpreting, diagnosing, and repairing a number of ‘bugs’ on their vehicles. 2023 FIRST PLACE – BUINGER CTE ACADEMY & FIVE STAR FORD NRH PRIZES – To Be Announced Fall 2024 THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SUPPORTING SPONSORS Training Program Sponsors Workstation Providers For more information call 214.637.0531 or email: info@ntxad.com