iATN

Category

Information Services

Headquarters

Roseville, Minnesota

Timeline

1995 – Present

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The International Automotive Technicians Network (commonly known as iATN) is an internet-based information service for the automotive industry. Its most popular features are the Auto Pro Community (iATN) service and the related Knowledge Base , which feature peer-to-peer vehicle repair help for industry professionals, and discussion forums focused on technical, managerial and other industry topics. iATN currently has over 85,000 members from over 166 countries.

In 2015, iATN released two new services: an employment service called Auto Pro Careers (iATN), and a user-editable product and service guide called Auto Pro Reviews (iATN).

In January 2016, iATN released a mobile app for iOS the app store. In February 2017, the Android version of the mobile app was released.

iATN was founded in 1995 by Brent Black as an email-only service called AutoTechNet, which was focused exclusively on peer-to-peer help with vehicle repair diagnosis. Soon after it's founding, the company transitioned from an email-only service to a web-based service, offering it's first real community features with the introduction of discussion forums on June 13, 1996. The company's name was officially changed in 1996, and it was incorporated in California in 1998.

In 2006, the company was purchased by Service Repair Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Identifix . In 2015, the purchase of Service Repair Solutions was completed by Solera, after an initial one-year joint venture with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. On September 13, 2015 it was announced that Solera had entered into an agreement to be acquired by U.S.-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners.

Category

Information Services

Headquarters

Roseville, Minnesota

Timeline

1995 – Present

More Info

Company Website

Social Media

Facebook

Twitter

Products

Auto Pro Careers Human Resources

Auto Pro Careers is a service that iATN launched in 2015 which allows auto industry professionals to create profile pages and search for new jobs, and allows auto service industry employers to post open positions and search for candidates via their posted profiles. Anyone can read and search the available jobs and employee profiles, but only members of iATN can post new jobs and profiles.
Auto Pro Community Information Services

Auto Pro Community is the primary service provided by iATN since it's founding in 1995. Professionals working in the auto service industry use the service to discuss vehicle diagnostics, repairs, shop management, marketing, industry issues, educational techniques, best practices, and more, via discussion forums that are only available to its members.
Auto Pro Reviews Information Services

Auto Pro Reviews is an automotive service industry product & service guide curated by the members of iATN. It features their reviews of automotive service industry products and services, along with un-biased biographical information about the companies, products and services that serve the automotive industry.
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Knowledge Base Information Services

The iATN Knowledge Base is a searchable index of all of the data exchanged on iATN since 1995, currently containing over 2.5 million discussions, waveforms, files and other documents, available only to premium subscribers of iATN. In addition to problem-solving and diagnostic discussions involving specific vehicles, the Knowledge Base also contains discussions involving shop management, auto service industry issues, repair theory, best practices,...

Products

Auto Pro Careers Human Resources

Auto Pro Community Information Services

Auto Pro Reviews Information Services

help Incomplete Auto Pro Reviews Page

Knowledge Base Information Services