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Innovations of Italdesign’s Parcour Concept

Auto shows are full of plenty of flashy new vehicles and all types of concept cars not ready for mass production that are meant to showcase new styling and technology features. Most seem to surface on

3 July 2013

WaterCar Panther is Ambitiously Amphibious

Just in time for summer, a new promotional video has been making the rounds for the WaterCar Panther from the self-described makers of the world’s fastest amphibious vehicles. If you’ve ev

26 June 2013

A Surrey Auto Dealer Caps a Successful Career

As sales of new vehicles have been steadily rising, the number of sales jobs in Canada’s automotive industry are nearing a record high. The first few months of 2013 saw employment growth in the

19 June 2013

The End of Mosler’s Supercars

The recent acquisition of supercar builders Mosler and Rossion by RP High Performance will bring a sad end to the Mosler brand. It is an opportunity for us to admire nearly thirty years of innovative

12 June 2013

Pagani’s New Zonda Revolucion is the Ultimate Supercar

Pagani just unveiled the latest, and likely the last, in its line of ultra-high-performance Zonda supercars: the Revolucion. Since automotive engineer Horacio Pagani started his company in 1992, it ha

5 June 2013

Aston Martin Celebrates its 100th Birthday with the CC100 Speedster

How do you celebrate your 100th birthday? If you’re English carmaker Aston Martin, you treat yourself to a jaw-dropping concept car that reflects a century of the company’s heritage while

29 May 2013

Tesla Model S Scores Nearly Perfect In Consumer Reports

The rewards have been pouring in for Tesla’s electric sedan this year and they now have earned a near-perfect score from Consumer Reports. The highly influential magazine gave the 2013 Tesla Mod

15 May 2013

T-Rex 16S Offers Three-Wheeled Thrills

Since the Thebis touring trike was developed in Sidney, BC twenty years ago, Canada is proving to be a leader in three-wheeled vehicles. The new T-Rex is yet another proof of that. Described as half m

8 May 2013

Lasers and Invisible Rain: Headlights Looking Forward

We don’t think about them often, except when blinded by oncoming high-beams, but headlights have come a long way since they were literally lanterns with a reflecting mirror. After Cadillac integrate

1 May 2013

Coolest Cars from the Shanghai Auto Show

The 2013 international auto show season is coming to a close, but it is going out with a bang thanks to the amazing vehicles on display in Shanghai this week. China is the world’s largest car ma

24 April 2013

Flying Cars and More from the Hyundai Idea Festival

Sometimes the best ideas come from just keeping things fun. We’ve looked previously at lots of different concept cars, where car designers are free to unleash their creative powers to make the coole

17 April 2013

Highlights from the New York Auto Show

Each spring, the New York Auto Show signals the unofficial end of the auto show season, a prime opportunity for the big carmakers to introduce their latest models to the North American market. This ye

10 April 2013

Vancouver International Auto Show 2013 Preview

It wouldn’t be spring without the Vancouver International Auto Show, and this year’s could be the best one yet. Canada’s third largest auto show is in its 92nd year of showcasing t

27 March 2013

The ATC Summer Photo Contest

The ATC Summer Photo Contest is back on! Our winner for last month’s contest is Debi Gaylard, from the Dispatching & Transportation Operations program. Debi submitted the following photo of

27 June 2012

Diesel to Power U.S. Economy

An auto industry group has predicted that the diesel engine industry will play a vital role in helping the U.S. economy grow and recover from the economic slowdown of the last few years. The report st

20 April 2012

Investing in Higher Education: Your Best Investment

With the world economic and job market troubles dominating the news, it’s easy to start assuming that a diploma or degree is not worth the cost. This assumption, however, is not accurate. According

20 April 2012

A Testimonial From Graduate Shaun Way

With summer just around the corner, we at Automotive Training Centre love hearing the progress of recent grads. From our Automotive Service Technician program to the Auto

20 April 2012

John M. Potvin – An Auto Body Refinishing Prep Technician

We’re always happy to hear from graduates. Say hello to John M. Potvin, who had these kind words to share: I have always loved cars, and I wanted to do restorations and rebuild old-school cars f

20 April 2012

Maciej Buczek

I wanted to try this before; I actually had an ATC flyer and was looking into it. I had a secure job that paid well with union benefits. I got laid off with all the cutbacks that were happening. So I thought ok well I always wanted to try this so this was the time and I’ve loved ever since.

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