The 5th Annual Auto Tech Competition was held December 6th & 7th, 2024 at Texas Motor Speedway. 40+ teams will come together to compete for scholarships and tools. A look inside the 2024 Auto Tech Competition! 2024 TOP PLACING TEAMS PlaceSchoolDealer 1stKeller Center for Advanced LearningMoritz Kia of Hurst 2ndDubiski Career High SchoolFive Star Subaru of Grapevine 3rdLaGrone AcademyBill Utter Ford 1st Place Alternate Collin College Park Place Lexus Plano 1st Place – Keller Center for Advanced Learning 2nd Place – Dubiski Career High School 3rd Place – LaGrone Academy Alternate Team 1st Place – Collin College ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 10! PlaceSchoolDealer 4thLongview High SchoolPeltier Kia of Tyler 5thHollenstein Career & Technology CenterAutobahn Motorcars - BMW 6thPlano East High SchoolSewell BMW of Plano 7thWichita Falls Career Education CenterFoundation GMC 8thDan Dipert Career Technical CenterAutoNation Ford Arlington 9thRatteree Career Development CenterToyota of Irving 10thVanguard High SchoolTrophy Nissan COMPLETE SCHOOL LINE UP – 2024 SchoolISDMentoring Dealership Allen High School/Collin CollegeAllen ISDBrandon Tomes Subaru B.R. Johnson CTE CenterCrowley ISDSewell Lexus Fort Worth Ben Barber Innovation AcademyMansfield ISD Classic Buick GMC Bridgeport High SchoolBridgeport ISDJames Wood Chevrolet Buinger CTE AcademyHurst-Euless-Bedford ISDGrubbs Infiniti Community High SchoolCommunity ISDNorm Reeves Subaru Superstore Rockwall Dan Dipert Career Technical CenterArlington ISDAutoNation Ford Arlington Decatur High SchoolDecatur ISDJames Woods GMC Dubiski Career High SchoolGrand Prairie ISDFive Star Subaru of Grapevine 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 ISDMoritz Kia of Hurst Klein Cain High School - Houston Winning TeamKlein ISD - HoustonTeam Gillman Acura - Houston Klein Oak High School - Houston Winning TeamKlein ISD - HoustonTeam Gillman Subaru - Houston LaGrone AcademyDenton ISDBill Utter Ford Longview High SchoolLongview ISDPeltier Kia of Tyler Mabank High SchoolMabank ISDTri-County Ford North Side High SchoolFort Worth ISDFive Star Ford NRH 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 ISDClay Cooley Nissan Richardson High SchoolRichardson ISDFive Star Ford Dallas R.L. Turner High SchoolCarrollton Farmers Branch ISDFive Star Ford Carrollton Rockwall High School /Collin CollegeRockwall ISDHonda Cars of Rockwall 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 ISDFoundation GMC 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 FIRST PLACE Each student will receive tool sets valued at $5,000, provided by Snap-on. Each student will be awarded a scholarship to the 2025 Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program. Classes to be held at Collin College, Dallas College and Tarrant College. This award is generously funded by The Carroll Shelby Foundation. One Team Instructor will receive a $500 gift card. SECOND PLACE Each student will receive tool sets valued at $4,000, provided by Snap-on. Each student will be awarded a scholarship to the 2025 Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program. Classes to be held at Collin College, Dallas College and Tarrant College. This award is generously funded by The Carroll Shelby Foundation. One Team Instructor will receive a $350 gift card. THIRD PLACE Each student will receive tool sets valued at $3,000, provided by Snap-on. Each student will be awarded a scholarship to the 2025 Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program. Classes to be held at Collin College, Dallas College and Tarrant College. This award is generously funded by The Carroll Shelby Foundation. One Team Instructor will receive a $250 gift card. ALTERNATE TEAM – FIRST PLACE Each student will receive tool sets valued at $2,500, provided by Snap-on. Each student will be awarded a scholarship to the 2025 Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program. Classes to be held at Collin College, Dallas College and Tarrant College. This award is generously funded by The Carroll Shelby Foundation. In the event an alternate competitor’s home school wins prizes for first, second or third place, the alternate has the option to keep the alternate prize package OR elect the higher value prize package, resulting in a choice of one prize. OFFICIAL COMPETITION RECOUNTS PROVIDED BY: THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SUPPORTING SPONSORS Training Program Sponsors Workstation Providers For more information call 214.637.0531 or email: info@ntxad.com