Don't miss your one-stop-shop for OEM training — the OE Coliseum – live from the show floor at NACE Automechanika 2017 in Chicago.
Toyota, Nissan, Fiat/Chrysler, GM and more will showcase what is new, offer training on their products and help expand attendees' knowledge to enable them to be more competitive in the industry.
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Take a look at the OE Coliseum training schedule — and check back often! New classes are in the works.
Wednesday, July 26
| Time | OE | Class name | Description |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Toyota | Toyota OE Resources — Get Connected! | Special guest James Meyer, Senior Collision Training Administrator with Toyota Motor North America will share how to get easy access to Toyota collision repair OE resources. These resources are vast, available to every collision repair professional across the US, and will help align your repair decisions with OE standards. |
| 3-4 p.m. | BMW | BMW Advanced Technology | Kenny Tran, Body & Paint Technical Business Specialist with BMW of North America, will cover BMW technology, carbon fiber, tips and tricks and proper repair processes. |
Thursday, July 27
| Time | OE | Class name | Description |
| 12:30-1:30 p.m. | GM | What's New for General Motors Collision Repair | Led by Bob Hartman, Advanced Serviceability of Design Team Leader, Body Structure Service Engineering, and Jason Macco, Manager, Body/Exterior Aftersales Engineering, General Motors - Customer Care & Aftersales, the course will increase your knowledge of the use of ultra high strength steels and structural adhesives and how vehicles must be repaired differently than in the past. Technicians will see more procedures that include detailed shaded graphics and joining methods of resistance spot welding, MIG/MAG plug welding, MIG brazing and bonding. |
| 1:45-2:45 p.m. | Toyota | Spanish — Toyota OE Resources | Special guest Agustin Diaz, Collision Training Administrator with Toyota Motor North America will share how to get easy access to Toyota collision repair OE resources. These resources are vast, available to every collision repair professional across the US, and will help align your repair decisions with OE standards. |
| 3-4 p.m. | BMW | BMW Advanced Technology | Kenny Tran, Body & Paint Technical Business Specialist with BMW of North America, will cover BMW technology, carbon fiber, tips and tricks and proper repair processes. |
| 4:15-5:15 p.m. | Chrysler | Advanced High-Strength and Lightweight technology in the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica | Dan Black, Global Service Support Lead for Body/Chassis/Paint with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will provide an overview of the minivans history will be provided as well as the evolution of vehicle substrates and the increased usage of lightweight technologies. Collison repair strategies will also be discussed |
Friday, July 28
| Time | OE | Class Name | Description |
| 1:45-2:45 p.m. | Toyota | Toyota OE Resources — Get Connected! | Special guest James Meyer, Senior Collision Training Administrator with Toyota Motor North America will share how to get easy access to Toyota collision repair OE resources. These resources are vast, available to every collision repair professional across the US, and will help align your repair decisions with OE standards. |
