Automotive Technology Links for Vocational Education

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center automotive technology page. You will find general information, organizations, companies, periodicals, repair, and automobile racing. The ISLMC is a meta-site for librarians, teachers, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap. Links updated 8/10/00.


[General] [Organizations] [Companies] [Periodicals] [Resources...Books, Bibliographies] [Degree Programs] [Careers] [Auto Racing] [Auto Repair]

General

Automotive Learning On-Line
Learn about inner workings of automobiles from animated drawings. Interactive site
AutoMotive Links
Lots of links to car clubs.
All Things Automotive Car Buying Tips
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guide
New Car Prices & Reviews; New Trucks Prices & Reviews; Used Cars & Trucks
Prices & Reviews; consumer information
AUTOFACTS. Automotive Information Index
Industry trends from Price Waterhouse
CAR-STUFF Directory of automotive links
Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)
A chemistry file which gives safety information on a large
number of chemicals.
Electric Cars & Alternate Fuel Cars From CAR-STUFF
Car Care Tips
How to jump-start your car; prevention; starting your car in winter.
From Michigan AAA; also includes:
Travel and Safety Articles
Seasonal Car Maintenance

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Organizations

Auto-Talk
Excellent site put out by The Aftermarket Research Institute, Inc. Lots of
interesting and information articles. Good student site.
American Automobile Association [AAA]
Automotive Systems & Technology Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research
U.S. government site. Research reports.
Automotive Service Association
Looking for a shop feature lets you identify automobile
service shops; image section at which you can sign up to receive
e-mail on the industry's image.
Automotive Research Center
A U.S. Army site of excellence for modeling and simulation
of ground vehicles.
United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR)
Formed by major automobile producers to forward research on automotive design.
SkillsUSA-VICA
National organization for high school and college students and professional
members who are enrolled in technical, skilled, and service occupations

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Companies

Smothers's Parts International : Our Favorite Automotive Web Sites
Lots of links to car companies, as Volvo; BMW, Mercedes; other interesting links.
Auto-Links Auto Companies
FIAT
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Chrysler Corporation Cars
DaimlerChrysler
Chrysler Canada
Isuzu
Mercedes-Benz
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
NISSAN U.S.A.
Peugeot
Porsche
Toyota Corporation
American Honda
Volkswagon of America
Automotive GPS Online
Global Positioning System Technology in Automotive Navigation and Tracking. Get lost easily? Can't wait for help.
Siemens
Reviews company products; has careers but all engineering & computer positions.

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Periodicals

Auto.com
Daily news and reviews. From Detroit Free Press
AutoWeek Online
Car and Driver
EV World Electric vehicles
Motor Age Articles.
Motor Trend
Popular Mechanics
Road & Track
Car-Stuff. Car Magazines & Publications Extensive list
Victory Lane Magazine

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Resources as Books, Bibliographies

Automobile Service Manuals..Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles
Automobile Mechanics -- Juvenile Bibliography
School House Videos Ad for video, "Car & Driver: Top 10 Exotic Cars

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Degree Programs

These sites are offered as representative samples of degree programs available. Students can get some idea of what requirements are. Contact your local educational institutions to determine what they offer.

NewsDirectory.com: College Locator
Community College Web Searchable index
Yukon College. Motor Vehicle Mechanics
Santa Barbara (CA) City College
Westwood College. Denver (CO)
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Pine Technical College (MN)
SUNY Canton College of Technology (NY). Automotive Technology
Iowa Western. Applied Science & Technology
Western Kentucky TECH. Automotive Technology
Andrews University (MI) Technology page is Technology.
SUNY Rockland Community College (NY)
Center for Automotive Science and Technology. Weber State (UT)
Michigan Virtual Automotive College
Montana State University. Billings College of Technology
Diesel Institute of America, Truck Driver and Auto/Diesel Mechanics School (Florida & Maryland)
Ferris State University. Automotive Service Technology (MI)
Big Bend Community College. Moses Lake, WA
Central Wyoming College (WY)
Laramie Community College (WY) Automotive Body Repair & Automotive Technology
Fanshaw College (Ontario, Canada)
Okanagan University College. Computer Based Trades and Technology Training (British Columbia, Canada

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Careers

Careers in the Automotive Industry
From Car Care
Automotive Careers 9-14 Lesson plan

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Auto Racing

See Also: Sports

Nando's SportServer

Includes auto racing news
NASCAR Online
Official site. News, tech talk, more
Auto Racing
Latest news from CBS SportsLine
NASCAR Racing Net Links
Excellent links from The Mining Company
Formula-1.ee
News, statistics, drivers and more
ATLAS F1
The Journal of Formula-1 Motorsport
F1Racing.net
News of teams, yearly season, statistics, cartoons, screen savers & more
The Official McLaren Online Magazine
From West McLaren Mercedes. All about the Formula-1 driving team

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Auto Repair

Autoshop Online
Expert advice on automotive repair, maintenance and operation.
ALLDATA's Automotive Repair Information, Recall, and Technical Service Bulletin
Under Professional, includes vehicle recalls & bulletins, product
updates, automotive industry standards updates, more; Under Consumer,
Recall notice titles, Tech Tips column with archives, company
information, more
CCAR-Greenlink. Environmental Information for Automotive Technicians
Includes automotive service; emergency spill procedures; education and
research; careers
Automotive Aftermarket World Home Page
Babcox web site; news; tech chat; training; research
The Unofficial BMW Home Page
Spaulding Auto Online
Online company to which you can subscribe. Answers questions related to auto repair, etc.
Yahoo! Auto Repair
Excellent links.
Goldcar Collision Repair Network
Consumer information; at bottom of page, information of interest to professionals.
Collision Repair Industry INSIGHT
Industry news; links
Automotive Body Repair News
Careers; news; archives of articles

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Page by Inez Ramsey, Professor Emeritus
James Madison University

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