AUTO 300 - Assessment of the Automotive Industry

    Recent Professors
    tlinares@riohondo.edu, agold@riohondo.edu, stomory@riohondo.edu
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2022
    Class Size
    24–35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of AUTO 300
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course provides the automotive technology student with a detailed practical study of how to be successful in the automotive service, parts, and sales industry. It provides a practical study of current service, parts, and sales practices performed in dealerships and independent repair shops, while also discussing the review and preparation of the theory and skills necessary to successfully pass the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) exams relevant to industry standards. Topics include becoming efficient in the shop, mastering various pay systems, understanding managers and owners, building customer loyalty, demonstrating workplace and social ethics, and making Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) values work for all employees. In addition, vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, and air-conditioning; and engine performance systems, parts, and components, and new and emerging technologies that support the service and repair of the modern automobile will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed upon the important tasks of proper repair procedures; the safe use of tools, equipment, technical data, and scan tools; and the ins-and-outs of the business of service, parts, and sales. Current automotive industry practices and relevant case studies will be discussed and demonstrated throughout the course. The goal of this course is for the student to apply and demonstrate knowledge and skills that will enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales field operations management spectrum.
    Usually Held
    Mon 6:30pm–9:40pm, Tue 6:30pm–9:40pm