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Professional automotive forum for discussion of any automotive industry-related issues, ranging from automotive legislation before the U.S. Congress and other legal bodies around the world, local automotive politics in states, provinces, and cities, as well as broader issues affecting the industry as a whole, including best practices to promote the professional image of the automotive service industry. This forum is for experienced automotive repair professionals only, membership required.

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NEW MN RETAIL LABOR LAWS - How does your shop compare?
08/19/2025 in the Industry Issues Forum
Since passing the new MN retail labor laws, all warranty work is paid at retail labor times. 200-300k per year has become the common ground for dealership techs. I wonder if this will poach talent from the independent shops to the dealerships? I also wond...
Pay to Play
08/15/2025 in the Industry Issues Forum
I'm guessing that this will bring some blow-back. Volkswagen now offers ID.3 owners the option to unlock the car's maximum power output via a paid subscription. Although the ID.3 Pro and Pro S are listed as having 198 hp (201 bhp), accessing the full 225 ...
Predatory Sales
07/23/2025 in the Industry Issues Forum
Is anyone surprised by this list? I'm not.
The reason we'll NEVER solve the 'tech shortage'
07/09/2025 in the Industry Issues Forum
is simple economics. In the current market, I could never afford to embark on this career path. Full stop. I'll give you a simple, unrelated anecdote about the state of the economy for a typical person. You can choose to dismiss it because it doesn't jive...
A Big, growing Problem
07/04/2025 in the Industry Issues Forum
I have been off work for a year, do to a industry related health issues. After attorney told me to try for Social Security Disability, but Doctor disapproved. Do to the mental health problems from the heavy metal poisoning. I am experiencing bad episodes ...

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