Designed to address the skills that an auto parts specialist must master in order to be effective in the market place, this manual consists of 13 units of instruction. Covered in the units are orientation; human relations; communications; safety; parts and systems identification; stocking, shipping, and receiving; inventory control; cataloging and pricing; applied math for parts specialists; measuring instruments; counter services; related counter skills; and, sales and merchandising. Each unit includes some or all of the following: performance objectives, suggested activities for teachers and students, information sheets, assignment sheets, job sheets, visual aids, tests, and test answers. Written in terms of student performance, the instructional materials in the manual feature a lesson-plan format. (MN)