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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

Motorvault.pro?
07/09/2026 in the Shop Management Forum
Anyone bought and used this repair info service. Saw it on facebook today. Motorvault.pro.
California wage law
07/07/2026 in the Shop Management Forum
In California are techs who use own tools entitled to double minimum wage? In California is it wage theft if a shop does not pay techs who use own tools double minimum wage?
Holiday on a off day? what say you?
06/29/2026 in the Shop Management Forum
This Friday is July 3rd. Are you open or closed and why? We are normally open Monday through Friday.
When business coaching replaces technical competency
06/13/2026 in the Shop Management Forum
For decades, shop owners chassed business metrics while neglecting the technical foundation that actually keeps a shop alive. Now CAN-bus/GDI vehicles are exposing that gap, machine shops cannot support the repairs, techs cannot diagnose the failures, and...
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...

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