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ASW Conversations: Opening new bay doors

Auto Service World

The 2017 Canadian Technician of the Year from CARS magazine was the lead tech at Master Mechanic High Park, the 2021 Shop of the Year. It’s not often, perhaps even rare, these days that a technician sets off on their own to open their own shop. But that’s the plunge Rui Silvestre has taken.

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BA Auto Care, Columbia Maryland’s Top Independent Auto Repair Shop Celebrates 45 Years of “Looking Out For You and Your Car”

BA Auto Care

Founded in 1978 as British American Auto Care by England native Brian England, the auto repair shop quickly established its reputation for quality auto repair backed by 5-Star customer service. Impressed with what they heard, the couple moved to the United States in 1972. As expected, some are quite memorable, Ms.

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Evaluation

AutoShopOwner

My background is in auto sales and management. I have worked in Franchise stores for almost 20years, and opened my own Independent dealership in 2017 (6years as of October). Out of highschool I went to trade school and received my AAS as an auto tech, however I ended up in sales instead of wrenching.

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Autoflow Featured on Shop Owner Magazine Cover

Autoflow

In April of 2011, the brothers purchased a struggling auto repair shop located in Rowlett, Texas, which they found on Craigslist. Their continued hard work and determination later yielded the opening of their second Golden Rule Auto Care shop location in neighboring Wylie, Texas, in July of 2017.

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Revamping Auto Tech Retention: Strategies for Success

AutoFix

The Pay Scale Alright, here’s the deal: In 2017, the median salary for gigs requiring a bachelor’s degree was about $72,830. Our auto techs? We’ve NEVER had as many shops transitioning to a 4-day work week in auto repair history! They were clocking in at an average of $36,950. It doesn’t quite stack up.

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Playbooks: Why You Need One

DRIVE

Learn how you can start effectively managing your shop! Jim Krell of K-O Auto As a business owner, you know there are many moving parts that go into running a shop. Jim Krell’s shop has been open for nearly 30 years, but he created his first playbook back in 2017. The difference between before and now is night and day.

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Range Rover Common Problems

Alex's Autohaus

Due to the cost of repairs it is important to get any problems addressed as soon as possible to avoid secondary part failures. Electrical Faults and Failures Range Rovers have complex electrical and computer systems to manage all of the various systems within the vehicle, but this complexity comes at a price.