{"id":7698,"date":"2026-05-03T16:04:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/?p=7698"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:04:52","slug":"mopar-and-henry-ford-college-team-up-to-combat-severe-shortage-of-trained-automotive-service-techniciansmedia-advisory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/mopar-and-henry-ford-college-team-up-to-combat-severe-shortage-of-trained-automotive-service-techniciansmedia-advisory\/","title":{"rendered":"Mopar and Henry Ford College Team Up To Combat Severe Shortage of Trained Automotive Service TechniciansMEDIA ADVISORY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Demand for automotive service technicians remains at critical levels<br>in Michigan and nationwide<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Mopar Career Automotive Program (CAP)<\/strong> expands automotive service curriculum offerings to <strong>Henry Ford College in Dearborn<\/strong> \u2013 helping to combat dealer demand for trained automotive technicians around the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to National Automotive Dealers Association, the auto industry requires roughly 76,000 new technicians annually to cover retirements and new job openings, yet only about 39,000 students graduate from training programs, leaving an annual shortfall of ~37,000 techs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stellantis is supporting both the dealer body and future automotive technicians through the Mopar CAP training program to address the talent shortage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Henry Ford College becomes the fifth institution in Michigan \u2014 and 96<sup>th<\/sup> nationally \u2014 to offer certified technical training curriculum in the US.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>Mopar Career Automotive Program Launch at Henry Ford College. Brief public remarks by senior leaders at Stellantis and HFC, followed by media availability, plus HFC Automotive state-of-the-art facilities tour and conversations with HFC Automotive Program faculty and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>4:00 \u2013 5:00 pm EDT, Tuesday, April 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Henry Ford College, E Building, 5101 Evergreen Road (use the North Campus entrance off Evergreen. Turn left into parking lot 5, then walk toward the E building, where you will see the nearest entrance to the event. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hfcc.edu\/map\">www.hfcc.edu\/map<\/a> for campus details). &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who: <\/strong>Available for interview<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keith Yancy, Director of Stellantis Dealer Training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sa\u0161o Krstovski, Associate Dean, HFC School of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Henry Ford College automotive students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visuals for photo\/video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Classroom, shop space, students working on vehicles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions \/ contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Stellantis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan Soule, Mopar Communications:<a href=\"mailto:megan.soule@stellantis.com\">megan.soule@stellantis.com<\/a><br>248-202-7094<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrea Deliz, Mopar CAP: <a href=\"mailto:andrea.deliz@stellantis.com\">andrea.deliz@stellantis.com<\/a><br>248-520-3628<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Henry Ford College:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgia Travis:<a href=\"mailto:gltravis1@hfcc.edu\">gltravis1@hfcc.edu<\/a><br>313-845-6424<\/p>\n<div class='clear '><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Demand for automotive service technicians remains at critical levelsin Michigan and nationwide The Mopar Career Automotive Program (CAP) expands automotive service curriculum offerings to Henry Ford College in Dearborn \u2013 helping to combat dealer demand for trained automotive technicians around the US. 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