features of new vehicles and how they are serviced and repaired,” says Jamanda. With six automotive repair bays and a staff with over 50 years of combined experience, Driven Automotive has the expertise to service and repair a wide arrange of vehicles from imports such as Honda, Toyota, Lexus, Infinity etc. to domestic vehicles such as Dodge, Chevrolet, Jeep etc. Basically, they can work on all passenger cars and light trucks and can perform auto- motive repair and maintenance from oil and filter changes to engine removal/replacements or rebuilds. There isn’t a task that they can’t do when it comes to automotive repair. They are well equipped with the latest diagnostic tools, computer scanners, tire changers, alignment machines and offer specialty antique/classic vehicle tuning and repair. She explained that maintaining a well-rounded staff and keeping them happy is a challenge for any business, but that it’s much harder maintaining licensed automotive tech- nicians. “There is a shortage of automotive mechanics and the main population of mechanics are aging. There aren’t as many young people pursuing the trade, I would say due to costs, wages, and the lack of benefits they receive in the work place. Here at Driven, we hold a high standard of work quality. The technicians can be proud of their work, they get to discuss their work directly with the customer, and they get compensated properly for their thorough job. We have attained very highly-trained and skilled technicians by offering a welcoming work place and an environment that feels like family. All of our technicians were the best of the
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