San Marcos dealership trains high school students in auto tech skills

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – San Marcos Toyota has a new program that exposes high school students to careers as automotive technicians. 

Like many industries, the automotive industry struggled to recruit and retain talented technicians after the COVID-19 pandemic. Then San Marcos Toyota service director Sean Moore saw an opportunity to build a solid team. 

“During COVID, there were a lot of dealerships that all of a sudden didn't have technicians, and we didn't have a source to grow technicians overnight,” Moore said.