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“High Octane” Scholarship
Application Deadline is July 1, 2017 North Richland Hills, Texas, June 15, 2017 — The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) is accepting applications for the $1,000 Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket “High Octane” Scholarship. AMi in conjunction with Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket, established the scholarship, which is awarded to an Automotive Service Association (ASA) Mechanical Division member who strives to be, or is presently working in a management capacity. Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket (formerly known as Automotive Specialty Markets) is now a division of Arrowhead General Insurance Agency and continues as a leader in the automotive business insurance industry, and provides the scholarship program specifically to address the educational needs of automotive service and repair businesses. The scholarship will be applied toward the recipient’s expenses to attend the 2017 NACE Automechanika in Chicago, July 26-29. The industry event offers an educational lineup of AMi seminars, technical training courses and industry sessions, an exposition and the opportunity to network with other automotive service professionals. To be eligible for the award, the following requirements must be met: applicants must work in the mechanical repair industry; must demonstrate an interest in self-improvement through education and training; must own or work for a business that is an ASA member in good standi... read more

North Richland Hills, Texas, April 2, 2017 ­— The Automotive Management Institute (AMi), the industry’s leading nonprofit provider and collaborator of administrative and management education for automotive collision and mechanical service repair segments, announces a new  online course, teaching the proper use of Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s ARMS® Automotive Suite.  The new course, developed by Enterprise, is designed for collision repair specialists to teach them how to use the ARMS program or to improve their functional knowledge of it.  “The new course is a result of AMi’s on-going collaboration commitment to bring relevant administrative training to the industry,” said AMi President Jeff Peevy. “We appreciate Enterprise for its support and interest in working closely with us.” The new online course offers one AMi credit hour towards the achievement of the institute’s Customer Service Certificate, and professional designations; Accredited Automotive Office Manager (AAOM), Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM), Accredited Master Automotive Manager (AMAM) and soon to be released Accredited Collision-Repair Estimator (ACE) and Accredited Master Collision-Repair Estimator (AMCE).  In 1994, Enterprise created the Automated Rental Management System (ARMS®) to help insurance companies simplify the process of managing replacemen... read more

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, March 27, 2017 — The Automotive Management Institute (AMi), the industry’s leading provider of management education for automotive service and collision repair professionals, held its annual graduation ceremony March 4 at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kan. The ceremony honored the 23nd class of Accredited Automotive Managers (AAMs). The graduating class of 2017 includes 3 automotive service and collision repair professionals who earned the Institute's prestigious AAM designation by successfully completing AMi courses and accumulating a minimum of 120 credits. This year’s event also recognized 40 members of its second graduating class of Accredited Master Automotive Manager (AMAM) designation by successfully completing AMi courses and accumulating a minimum of 180 credits. The Automotive Management Institute collaborates with training providers across the industry aligning training courses into comprehensive educational curricula, that when completed, results in professional designations and certificates. The education represented by these programs have proven to make positive impacts on business KPI scores and overall profitability. AMI courses concentrate on seven core areas of business management education: financial management, sales & marketing, operational management, HR and personnel development, IT management, risk management and leadership. “It was honor to recogn... read more