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FL Auto Korea graduates seven next-generation Ford technicians after eight-week field program
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FL Auto Korea graduates seven next-generation Ford technicians after eight-week field program

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • FL Auto Korea completed the 14th edition of its industry-academic partnership program, selecting seven automotive students from five South Korean universities.
  • The eight-week course combined Ford technical training and one-to-one mentoring with practical work at Sunin Automotive service centers.
  • Sunin Automotive plans to provide scholarships to all seven graduates.

Seven South Korean automotive students have completed an eight-week program designed to prepare them for work as Ford technicians.

FL Auto Korea said the 2026 Ford Future Talent Development Program marked the 14th edition of an initiative launched in 2013. The students came from five universities: Daeduk University, Doowon Technical University’s Paju campus, Yeoju Institute of Technology, Yeungnam University College and the Busan campus of Korea Polytechnic University.

The program combined lessons in Ford-specific maintenance technology with one-to-one mentoring. Participants also worked directly at service centers operated by Sunin Automotive, an official Ford and Lincoln sales company, where they gained hands-on experience in vehicle maintenance.

Sunin Automotive plans to award scholarships to all students who completed the course. FL Auto Korea chief executive Lee Yoon-dong congratulated the graduates and said the company would continue sharing internationally tested maintenance expertise and field-management know-how while developing talent for the automotive industry.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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