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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

Time to cancel your FREE trade magazine subscription?
05/27/2026 in the Shop Management Forum
For decades, the deal with "free" trade magazines was straightforward: they provided useful industry information, and in exchange we accepted some advertising and marketing. That always seemed fair. But lately I'm starting to question whether the trade-of...
New Hire information pack
05/10/2026 in the Shop Management Forum
I'm suppose to be hiring a new technician tomorrow but I can't remember what information that I need to have him fill out. Does anyone have a list of new hire paperwork that needs to be filled out. Or does have a list of stuff that I need to have the new ...
Sticky notes!
04/28/2026 in the Shop Management Forum
This seems kind of silly to post, but it has been really helpful for me I have a ton of sticky notes and I put them on everything. Thoughts I have about jobs, extra things that need to be done, things to look out for etc. They are a really great communica...
GDI engines
04/20/2026 in the Shop Management Forum
A GDI engine that has been overheated, ran low on oil or has sludge, is not repairable or rebuildable?
Aged Tires
03/17/2026 in the Shop Management Forum
Most tire, auto maker's & NHTSA consider 5 year old tires degraded & 6 years as expired. Anyone know of published pamphlets or posters to flag customers attention to the tire age factor? I'd like something that might educate the customers we don't have th...

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