• Rated one of the 65 best auto repair shops in and around Phoenix
• 2004 Ethics Award Winner - Better Business Bureau Central and Northern Arizona
• ASA Customer Service Association member
• AAA approved facility
• ASA Gold Medallion approved facility
• ASE Blue Seal approved facility
• All technicians certified ASE Master L1
• NAPA approved repair facility
• Member, Better Business Bureau, Central/Northern Arizona
• IATN registered member
• Service Technicians Society member
• iCRUMBA approved facility
• Certified Inspection - Care Care Council member

The 65 Best Shops In & Around Phoenix
Our shop is one of the 65 best shops in & around Phoenix chosen by Mark Salem, who currently hosts KFYI 910 radioäs car information show on Saturdays at 8:00 am. We at Thunderbird Automotive are very proud of the 65 best rating and work very hard every day to maintain it.

2004 Ethics Award Winner - Better Business Bureau Central and Northern Arizona

ASA: Automotive Service Association
ASA represents the true professionals in automotive service -- those who are committed to advancing the industry through education. For 48 years, ASA has represented automotive professionals, and today it is the largest not-for-profit trade association serving the automotive after-market service industry. ASA has over 13,000 members.

ASA Gold Medallion Approved Facility Award
This prestigious award is granted to shops that pass a rigorous test and thorough inspection of their facility by locally appointed ASA members. Each member is graded for ethics, good business practices, insurance compliance, technician certification, annual training, safety programs, proper environmental and regulatory licenses and procedures, tools and equipment and many other requirements. There are approximately 12 Gold Medallion certified shops in Arizona.

ASE: National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
ASE was founded in 1972 as an independent non-profit organization with a single mission to improve the quality of automotive service and repair through the voluntary testing and certification of automotive technicians. The certified master technician designation is given only to those technicians who qualify in all eight categories of repair, approximately three percent of technicians in the nation have this level of certification.

ASE Blue Seal Certified Shop
This recognition is given to shops that display a strong commitment to their customers, their technicians and their industry. There are only 18 shops presently in Arizona and approximately 856 shops in the United States that have qualified for this designation.

Member, Better Business Bureau, Central/Northern Arizona

IATN--International Automotive Technicians Network is a network of technicians and business owners where e-mail forums on many different automotive subjects are cataloged in databases which can be searched and reviewed as a tremendous resource of information. IATN network has over 28,178 professional technicians from 108 countries to resource information,

STS: Service Technicians Society is a professional society dedicated to advancing the knowledge, skills and image of service technicians. Their mission is to advance the skills and education of service technicians, encourage high ethics and performance, inspire professionalism and excellence in the mobility service industry, disseminate mobility service technology information, and foster communication and cooperation around service technicians and other professionals

AAA- American Automobile Association
AAA-approved facility. Currently there are less that 160 automotive repair facilities in Arizona that are AAA approved. AAA requires shops to pass their very stringent rules, requirements and qualifications.

CCC - Car Care Council
As a nonprofit educational organization, the Car Care Council has been known as the best reliable, authoritative source of automotive maintenance information in North America since 1968. Their strategy: Extablish a nationwide network of Car Care Council Certified Inspection centers who are proven automotive repair experts and qualified to perform the prescribed checks and certifications.