Acceler8 Automotive Education Program Live on KTLA 5 LA

by: Gayle Anderson, Reporter & Producer, Photographer, Editor, & Co-Producer , Web Producer Pablo Chacon, Jr.

Posted: Jul 26, 2022 / 11:12 AM PDT

According to Forbes Magazine, vehicle owners are waiting longer for their cars and trucks to be repaired and can be expected to pay more for those repairs as the industry is hit with a combination of challenges that include acute labor and parts shortages and rising repair tech wages

The publication says just as other industries have experienced labor shortages brought on by mass retirements or career changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, the auto repair sector has been hit especially hard.

Formula Drift, a U.S.-based motorsport drifting series company, has partnered with Acceler8, a mobile automotive classroom on wheels teaching youngsters throughout the Los Angeles area. We learn about the classes and how students can sign up for the program designed to get students to work in the automotive industry.