ELK GROVE, Calif., July 10, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ALLDATA(r) LLC has awarded complimentary ALLDATA Collision subscriptions to the two winners of the I-CAR(r) 2008 Education Foundation scholarship program.
The I-CAR Secondary School Scholarship winner is Matthew Landman of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Matthew attends Beaver County Area Vocational Technical School. The Post-Secondary School Winner is Michael Luna of Sequin, Texas. Michael attends St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas.
"The I-CAR Education Foundation appreciates the support of ALLDATA in our effort to support activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry," said Russell Thrall III, Interim Associate Director of the Education Foundation. "Encouraging and assisting talented young people such as our scholarship winners to pursue careers in the collision industry will benefit everyone. Armed with training and accurate information, they should have bright futures in a highly rewarding profession."
Each winner will receive a one-year online subscription for ALLDATA Collision, which provides a single source for vehicle manufacturers' collision repair information, along with up-to-date factory service bulletins.
"The collision industry is in need of professionally trained technicians," said ALLDATA's Senior Program Manager for Collision Dan Espersen. "ALLDATA is committed to helping bring skilled individuals, such as these two students, into the industry. They have made a great career choice."
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair ("I-CAR"), a not-for-profit corporation, was established by the collision industry in 1979 to provide training to collision technicians. The I-CAR Education Foundation was created in 1991 to meet the need of bringing new employees into the field of collision repair.
About AutoZone's ALLDATA
ALLDATA, founded in 1986, with more than 70,000 repair shops as subscribers, is the leading provider of manufacturers' service and repair information, shop management software and customer relations tools for the automotive repair and collision industries. Professional automotive repair shops across North America depend on ALLDATA for their automotive repair information needs, and purchase AutoZone(r) parts from more than 2,200 AutoZone Commercial program locations.
The ALLDATA(r) Repair(sm) subscription, available online and on DVD, provides comprehensive, factory-correct repair information. Also available are: ALLDATA Manage(sm) strategic shop management system; ALLDATA Market(sm) web-based shop marketing tools to bring in new and repeat business; ALLDATA Collision(sm), a single source of OEM collision information delivering factory-correct, unedited and regularly updated information for structural repairs and more; and the AutoZone Aftermarket Parts Catalog and AZ PartsConnect(sm) program for aftermarket parts estimating and electronic ordering. ALLDATA(r)diy.com provides consumers with repair articles, factory technical service bulletins, and illustrations for a specific vehicle, along with a link to ALLDATA-approved repair shops. Visit www.alldata.com for more information.
About AutoZone:
As of May 3, 2008, AutoZone sells auto and light truck parts, chemicals and accessories through 4,032 AutoZone stores in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in the U.S. and 130 stores in Mexico.
AutoZone is the leading retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States. Each store carries an extensive product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products. Many stores also have a commercial sales program that provides commercial credit and prompt delivery of parts and other products to local, regional and national repair garages, dealers, and service stations. AutoZone also sells the ALLDATA brand diagnostic and repair software. On the web, AutoZone sells diagnostic and repair information, and auto and light truck parts through www.autozone.com. AutoZone does not derive revenue from automotive repair or installation.