Time flies by definition and there is no shortage of opportunities to touch it. For the Magneti Marelli Aftermarket spare parts dealers, this was the case last Tuesday 25 October, when they took part in an event dedicated to them that also celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Magneti Marelli Aftermarket Tech Academy. A day within a day dedicated to Magneti Marelli Aftermarket technicians. An event that, on the one hand, represents an important milestone, but, above all, confirms itself as a moment of training and dialogue between the company and the network. Because it was created with the main objective of providing all the most important updates on the company's projects and initiatives.

A real confrontation to talk about the main new products and diagnoses, the upcoming appointments dedicated to training and professional updating, and the communication tools made available to the network to facilitate the availability and exchange of information. In particular the Tech Blog, a web tool that can really simplify everyone's work, speeding up and improving the exchange of information. As simple as and effective at the click of a mouse, as Luigi Franzese explained in a speech dedicated to this channel created by Magneti Marelli Aftermarket for its network.

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Tech Academy programme, a special location was chosen, strongly linked to the Magneti Marelli brand: the Balocco racetrack, 120 km of tracks where our spare parts dealers were able to take part in the various training sessions and then go into action between the kerbs to test the FCA group's main new technologies.

First on Balocco's most evocative strip of asphalt, the 'Grand Prix' track, where Formula 1 by Alfa Romeo raced in the 1970s and 1980s. And to transfer the right amount of excitement, the spare parts technicians were able to test drive the new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio with Giorgio Francia, a legend of Italian motoring, at the wheel, as well as the very agile Fiat 124 Spider and the very light Alfa Romeo 4C. But there was no shortage of adventure in the Jeep Wrangler through an enthralling off-road course.

The aim of the day was to listen but also to experience great emotions in the name of sportsmanship, passion and Italianness in the splendid setting of the Balocco track.

The occasion was useful to collect some interviews, with the opinions of the Technicians present, to share and to spark discussion on the Tech Blog: so we advise you to stay connected and attentive.

In the coming weeks we will start publishing video interviews on Tech Blog and this is just the beginning of a new journey together so... stay tuned

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