December 4 & 5, 2025

The North Texas Automobile Dealers Charities is excited by the overwhelming interest from Educators & Industry in our event. Students from 40+ schools will be mentoring with dealerships throughout Fall leading up to the Competition.

High School School District

Azle High School Azle ISD

Ben Barber Innovation Academy Mansfield ISD

B.R. Johnson Career and Tech Center Crowley ISD

Birdville Center of Technology & Advanced Learning Birdville ISD

Bridgeport High School Bridgeport ISD

Buinger CTE Academy HEB ISD

Community High School Community ISD

Corsicana High School Corsicana ISD

Dan Dipert Career Technical Center Arlington ISD

Decatur High School Decatur ISD

Dubiski Career High School Grand Prairie ISD

Dunbar High School Fort Worth ISD

Duncanville High School Duncanville ISD

Hallsville High School Hallsville ISD

Hollenstein Career & Technology Center Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD

Keller Center for Advanced Learning Keller ISD

LaGrone Academy Denton ISD

Longview High School Longview ISD

Mabank High School Mabank ISD

North Lamar High School North Lamar ISD

North Side High School Fort Worth ISD

O.D. Wyatt High School Fort Worth ISD

Plano East High School Plano ISD

Plano Senior High School Plano ISD

Princeton High School Princeton ISD

Prosper High School Prosper ISD

Ratteree Career Development Center Irving ISD

Red Oak High School Red Oak ISD

Richardson High School Richardson ISD

Skyline High School Dallas ISD

South Garland High School Garland ISD

Sulphur Springs High School Sulphur Springs ISD

Technology, Exploration and Career Center East Lewisville ISD

Terrell High School Terrell ISD

Vanguard High School Mesquite ISD

W. H. Adamson High School Dallas ISD

Waxahachie High School Waxahachie ISD

Weatherford High School Weatherford ISD

Wichita Falls Career Education Center Wichita Falls ISD

Wilmer-Hutchins High School Dallas ISD

Gear Up for the 2025 ATC!

There currently is a need for 76,000 trained automotive technicians nationwide in dealerships, with many of these job openings in our own North Texas backyard. Experienced, well-trained technicians will always be in demand and able to earn top dollar, however achieving the highest level of expertise is a process. With this in mind, the North Texas Automobile Dealers (NTXAD) joined forces with educators, state and local government, and local dealerships to train, certify and employ students to work in the auto industry in North Texas.

The Auto Tech Competition gives high school seniors a high-profile stage to demonstrate their skills, measure of knowledge, and a race against the clock – all rolled into one. It features North Texas’ best high school automotive education students from across the country competing for top honors, scholarships, and other prizes.

Teams are comprised of two students each and are selected based on preliminary ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certification tests in Maintenance & Light Repair, Steering & Suspension, Brakes, and Electrical. The final teams are then paired with NTXAD new-car franchised dealerships to act as mentors and help train them for the competition.

HOW THE CONTEST WORKS

The Auto Tech Competition is held in two Phases.

Phase I: Workstations Challenge

Contestants are tested on their knowledge of tools, measuring instruments, specific vehicle service information, and job interview skills at four to six Workstations. The Workstations Challenge accounts for 40 percent of the total team score.

Phase II: On-Vehicle Challenge

Each team has an allotted amount of time in which to interpret, diagnose and repair a number of pre-assigned problems on the vehicle, based on the repair order for that vehicle. Each correctly repaired “bug” is worth a set number of points depending on the level of difficulty. The On-Vehicle Challenge accounts for 60 percent of the total team score.

Each team is tasked with interpreting, diagnosing, and repairing a number of 'bugs' on their vehicles.

CBS 11 News Coverage of 2021 Auto Tech Competition

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