Tech Garage, an educational TV show that offers an automotive how-to guide on theory, operation and diagnostics for vehicle systems, will returning for season eight. The show will begin Jan. 1, 2022, on Discovery's MotorTrend network and will then re-air on several networks worldwide.
The TV show is hosted by John Gardner and Josh Ellis, Chipola College Automotive Technology instructors.
Tech Garage’s automotive journalist and producer Dave Dobson also returns, bringing the show to the next level. Tech Garage is diving deeper this season with show topics the audience asked for: strategy based diagnostics, step-by-step how-to's, diagnostic trouble codes autonomous vehicles, along with diagnostics and repairs on a wide range of vehicles.
“It's amazing and humbling to look back at 2015 when I started the show at Chipola College," said Gardner, who is also an ASE master certified instructor. "We are celebrating out 100th episode this season. I never thought it would grow into what it is today. I am fortunate to be able to write, script, produce and host the show. We teach and demonstrate automotive systems on the coolest trainers on the planet. With the shows uniqueness and popularity, we now have so much industry support and partnerships. No other show is covering automotive systems in-depth like we do, garnering us a top spot on Saturday mornings.”
MotorTrend Group is the largest automotive media company in the world, bringing together Discovery’s fast-growing MotorTrend Network, formerly Velocity, and a vast automotive digital, direct-to-consumer, social, and live event portfolio, including MotorTrend, Hot Rod, Roadkill, Automobile, and more than 20 other industry-leading brands. With a cumulative reach of more than 131 million, the company encompasses television’s #1 network for automotive super-fans, a leading automotive YouTube Channel, and the MotorTrend app.
“The business, industry, and education trifold is the way of the future," Gardner said. "It's a win-win for the automotive industry and helps our local panhandle. I am excited about the new season more than ever and I’m grateful to so many people locally and on a national level who make this happen.”
