BREA, Calif. (Dec. 18, 2014) — The number of messages in the professional automotive discussion forums of the International Automotive Technicians Network (iATN) exceeded 2 million in early December, with the Shop Management and Technical Discussion forums being the most popular among iATN members, according to the website.
The iATN has nearly 20 different technical and non-technical forums that receive hundreds of posts daily from its members, according to iATN. The forum discussions cover a range of topics, including technical theory, shop management, tools & equipment, training, vehicle systems, industry issues, HVAC, restoration and education.
Members can upload waveforms, scan data, photos, videos and other automotive data files, and discuss them directly in the forums. In addition, iATN's TechHelp feature hosts more than 230,000 vehicle repair trouble tickets and millions of replies shared by iATN members to those trouble tickets, adding up to more than 4 million member contributions.
All messages are archived in the iATN Knowledge Base, which is searchable by premium members of iATN for a monthly fee of $19. Basic membership is free for service industry professionals.
iATN was founded in 1995 and has more than 81,000 active members from 162 countries.