Mercedes-Benz USA recently became the first luxury automotive manufacturer to receive U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Veterans Affairs approval for a technician apprenticeship program.
The 16-week DRIVE program trains technicians for careers at Mercedes-Benz dealerships. The automaker offers the program in Jacksonville, as well as California, Texas and Massachusetts.
Christian Treiber, vice president of customer service at MBUSA, said the program helps meet the company’s rising demand…