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Toyota Auto Parts, Repair and Service Center has been named January 2010 Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES) Dealership of the Month
02/24/2010
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- Toyota Auto Parts, Repair and Service Center, Wilfred Templeton, and Service Director Gary Meyer have been named January 2010 Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES) Dealership of the Month.
FORT MYERS, Florida--February 24, 2010-- Toyota Auto Parts, Repair, and Service Center, Wilfred Templeton, and Service Director Gary Meyer of Fort Myers Toyota, "The Family Store," have been named January 2010 Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES) Dealership of the Month.
Mr. Gary Myers has worked for Fort Myers Toyota for 16 years and in that time the service department has expanded from just six technicians to 94 technicians and increased the number of service bays to 105. Fort Myers Toyota Service department is ranked number one in customer-paid repairs in the Southeast Toyota 5 State region and is a consistent leader in customer satisfaction (CSI) scores for large dealerships.
The AYES program that partners with participating automotive manufacturers, dealerships and select automotive programs is designed to encourage young people to start careers in retail automotive service and prepare them for entry-level career positions or advanced studies in automotive technology. Active program affiliations exist nationwide in nearly all states and they have over 600 instructors.
Lee County High Tech Center Central became affiliated with AYES in 2001 and has employed about 20 AYES interns since then; three of which are still working at Fort Myers Toyota. Says Meyer, "I do much less hiring off the street, since I don’t know their training or background. I get pretty much all our entry-level techs through the program. With the AYES students, though, I know the quality of training they receive [at Lee County High Tech Center Central] with Marc."