Compare Labor Rates from Hundreds of Auto Repair Shops with our New Free Tracking Tool
As an auto repair shop owner, keeping track of labor rates is essential to stay competitive and maximize profits. However, this can be a time-consuming…
Category: Shop Management Articles
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How To Sell a Car That a Customer Abandoned at Your Repair Shop
If you have a customer who has abandoned their car at your repair shop, it can be a frustrating experience. Not only do you have…
What Are the Auto Repair Hourly Rates by State?
One question that auto repair techs are very invested in knowing the answer to is: “What are the auto repair hourly rates by state?” Everyone…
When Do You Replace Your Tire and Wheel Equipment?
Purchasing new tire and wheel equipment for your auto repair shop is an investment. It’s expensive. Some equipment is very expensive. You want to make…
Auto Repair Scheduling Solutions
Auto repair scheduling can be a touchy subject in auto shops for both staff and customers. Customers with cars that need service can be impatient…
Choosing the Right Auto Shop Management Software
Every auto repair shop needs reliable and robust auto shop management software to function smoothly. If finding the right software for your auto repair business…
Marketing with Your Lube Sticker Printer
In earlier blogs we’ve discussed various marketing strategies that will help you get your auto shop business noticed. These range from the traditional direct mail…
Is Repair Business Improving in the Stimulus Economy?
The world has gone through an artificial recession cycle since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Auto repair shops have not all experienced the same…
How Rising Energy Costs Affect the Economy
With rising energy costs, the rising price of crude oil, and corresponding increases at the pump, consumers can expect to pay more for…everything. Given that…
Telephone Systems for Auto Repair Shops
What kind of telephone system does your auto repair shop use? Many smaller shops use the traditional, landline phone systems that we are all familiar…
Happy New Year! What Are Your 2021 Goals?
2020 was a challenging year, and most people will be glad to see it in the rearview mirror. There’s nothing inherently magic about the stroke…
Using Signage to Educate Your Customers
In our last blog we talked about the importance of customer education. A majority of customer education is the responsibility of the service advisors in…
Customer Education is Part of Building Trust
In our last blog we discussed how important shop transparency is for building the trust necessary between an auto shop and its customers. One of…
Shop Transparency: A Necessary Goal to Build Customer Trust
Currently in America we are experiencing a general decline of trust in government, in institutions, in businesses, and with each other. This has numerous impacts…
What Is the Best Automotive Management Software?
Readers frequently come to the Automotive Management network because they have a specific question in mind: What is the best automotive management software? There is…
Average Repair Order: Maximize the Work on Each Vehicle You Repair
It’s a tough time to own a business – any business. In the auto industry COVID-19 has kept people indoors and off the roads. Fewer…
How Does Your Shop Handle Customer Transportation?
One large stressor for many auto shop customers is how they will get where they need to be while their cars are being fixed. In…
Is Your Auto Shop Able To Get Replacement Parts Now?
Earlier this year auto industry experts warned that replacement parts were going to be harder to come by due to the coronavirus outbreak. They wanted…
Lockdown Survival: The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
In our last blog we discussed how auto repair shops are coping with the new cleaning challenges resulting from the COVID-19 epidemic. Adding new responsibilities…
The Cost of Keeping Your Auto Shop Clean during COVID-19
During the initial panic over the dangers the coronavirus posed, most people focused on basic survival issues. They worried about getting sick, raced to stock…