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Automotive Repair Shop Management Forum

Professional automotive forum for discussion of repair shop management, covered from all angles, including: managerial discussions, employee relations, training, shop advertising and marketing ideas, streamlining of the shop environment, legal issues related to owning and managing a repair shop, and more. Although this forum is heaviest with participation of shop owners and managers, you also gain insight from members with other backgrounds (technicians, government employees, marketing representatives, educators, and more). This forum is for experienced automotive repair professionals only, membership required.

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Recent Automotive Discussions in the Automotive Repair Shop Management Forum

Lift for Sprinter Vehicles
05/15/2024 in the Shop Management Forum
My friend at Continental says they are looking to add a sprinter lift. It will have to be outside the whole building is jammed up with lifts and the ceiling probably wouldnt accommodate lifting something as tall as a sprinter. Does anyone have recommendat...
Heavy Duty Body Work Charging
05/11/2024 in the Shop Management Forum
Hello All, have a truck repair shop in the NYC area. Always done small body work, spray new doors etc. Would have a body guy come and do work in house for us. Recently started doing work for a large transportation company with many MCI J4500 coach buses. ...
Love of the Automobile
05/10/2024 in the Shop Management Forum
The passion for the automobile is absolutely crucial for happiness in the "hands-on" auto repair trade. Nothing but the sustained INTEREST that drives the young tech forward makes sense to me. The deep down desire to part of the mystique of the automobile...
The BEST customer.well, maybe
05/05/2024 in the Shop Management Forum
Hello everyone, hope the weekend is going well. I have a question that I am sure all the dealership people have heard many times before. And BTW, this most definitely isn't an anti management/ownership post, just looking for confirmation of what seems com...
Finding Techs in a challenging time
04/24/2024 in the Shop Management Forum
We don't have much turnover but we lost a person last month. He was a senior tech a Land Rover before coming to us, and I'd hope to find someone with JLR, BMW, or VW group experience. Two of the fellows in the restoration shop are out on medical leave and...

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