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There are so many choices today when it comes to marketing your autorepairshop. I see shop owners posting questions in various industry Facebook groups like The AutoRepair Marketing Mastermind, and they’re asking about choosing the right marketing partners. I was a Mercedes Master Tech.
For years, managing an autorepairshop meant doing vehicle inspection reports based on paper checklists. This habit carries on today, even when most other parts of shop operations have moved online. However, they achieve far more while making shops more efficient and profitable.
We just came through the summer months and most autorepairshops seemed to do pretty well. insert sad trombone sound ] So we go from months where everyone is happy, maybe even a little overwhelmed with work, to the following months where people are stressing out and the sky is falling because car count is down.
Overall, this improves communication and workflow within an autorepairshop. Old versus modern For years, autorepairshops have used clipboards with lists that they work through methodically. Sure, they made sure the techs reviewed all components but limited their findings to notes.
The vast difference technician efficiency makes On a good day, your autorepairshop will line up several appointments. Ideally, you’ll have a good mix of high-turnover services in some bays and bigger-revenue repairs in others. Every minute that a tech spends under the hood or a hoist boosts your profitability.
Should shops have to bear the cost of diagnosis by providing the necessary scan tools? Most autorepairshops require their techs to have a basic set of tools and view having a complete set as a sign of professionalism. OEM diagnostic scan tools are tools that car manufacturers make available via licensing.
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