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The SOP: Hiring a Green Service Advisor

April 25, 2024
Coralee Zueff, service manager at Danica Motors, talks about the basics of hiring newbies in the front of the house.

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How Much Should you Charge for Engine Diagnostics Services?

Feb. 8, 2024
Hear from Brian Hunnicutt, ATI Executive Coach on this sometimes controversial topic.
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Numbers: What Shops Budget for Tools

Jan. 30, 2024
A look at the percentage of the budget shop owners use for tool purchases annually.
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How to Create and Execute a Succession Plan 

Jan. 19, 2024
What auto repair shop owners need to know about mapping out the life of their business
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The SOP: What’s the Best and Most Effective Pay Plan for Technicians?

Jan. 11, 2024
Without a good pay plan, auto repair shop owners may find hiring and retaining technicians difficult. Cecil Bullard, founder and CEO of The Institute for Automotive Business Excellence...
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Numbers: What Are You Working On?

Jan. 2, 2024
Insight into the types of vehicles repaired by the average mechanical repair shop.
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Can Gamification Improve Performance?

Dec. 15, 2023
The competitive aspects of gaming can help your shop hit higher efficiency, and make work a bit more fun, too.
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Bountiful Bays

Dec. 14, 2023
How to take inventory of bay productivity as a gauge for shop expansion.
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Recruit & Retain

Nov. 30, 2023
Tips for hiring and keeping auto technicians in your repair shop for the long haul.

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Trey Magee is a third-generation parts store owner. His family bought into Carquest Auto Parts in 1981.

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An auto detailer wipes down a car.