Millions to Learn why ‘Parts Matter’ Through Broad-Reaching New Digital Campaign from Federal-Mogul Motorparts

Millions to Learn why ‘Parts Matter’ Through Broad-Reaching New Digital Campaign from Federal-Mogul Motorparts, from Motor Age. Whether it’s a collision that could have been avoided, a loss of control caused by a broken steering component or an
Mar 30, 2015

Managing Talent

Managing Talent, from Shop Owner. Are you working on your business or in it? This is a question that I challenge every automotive service center owner and manager to seriously consider. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to a repair shop o
Mar 30, 2015

Avoiding a Supplies Surprise

Avoiding a Supplies Surprise, from Autonet. The relationship between the supplier and repairer is an important part of the repair process because having the replacement component is key to getting the job done right and within the allocated time. The
Mar 30, 2015

Appointments

Appointments, from Fixed Performance. Regardless what business you’re in the reason we make appointments is to save time. In the dealership world technician time is extremely valuable. However, if you want to grow your business and have consistent
Mar 30, 2015

Spring and Summer Storms Keep Auto Body & Repair Shops Jumping

Spring and Summer Storms Keep Auto Body & Repair Shops Jumping, from CrossCheck. Spring and summer are peak times for severe weather and storm damage to cars. The state of Florida experiences the most thunderstorms per year on average, and the so
Mar 30, 2015

Six Simple Changes for a Record Year in Fixed Ops

Zig Ziglar said “You have the perfect processes in place to give you exactly what you got last year.” I’m betting most dealers and managers would like to have a more productive and more profitable year this year versus last year. Increase servi
Mar 23, 2015

TPMS – Making sure the light comes on when it’s supposed to!

TPMS – Making sure the light comes on when it’s supposed to!, from AutoPro Workshop. “The light wasn’t on when I got here!” Your customer is adamant that the funny looking yellow warning light now brightly illuminated on his instrum
Mar 23, 2015

OTC launches industry-first wireless OBDII dongle tire pressure monitoring system device in North America

OTC launches industry-first wireless OBDII dongle tire pressure monitoring system device in North America, from Motor Age. OTC has released the industry’s first all-in-one tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) tool with wireless OBDII dongle, acti
Mar 23, 2015

Service Scheduling – Meet Shop Watch

Service Scheduling – Meet Shop Watch, from AutoPoint. We’d like to introduce you to the service-scheduling feature within our Shop Watch system, which was recently acquired along with Service Dynamics. Shop Watch is a Service Management System de
Mar 23, 2015