Automotive Training Centre

JUNE 27, 2025

OEM flex schedules, also known as variable or adaptive maintenance schedules, rely on sensors and software to monitor engine loads, oil quality, driving style, and climate. Instead of telling drivers to return every 5,000 km for an oil change, the vehicle calculates when maintenance is genuinely needed.

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Mechanic Auto Mechanic Training Automotive Service Advisor 155

Brake & Front End

OCTOBER 28, 2024

If the service advisor has a KeyReader pad on their desk, initial vitals can be obtained from the key. If the vehicle has a Display Key, the owner can view the recommended services and vehicle status on the key’s LCD display. KeyReaders can purchased, but the software required to retrieve the information can be problematic.

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Service Advisor Oil Change Vehicle Electronics 130

AutoFix

APRIL 10, 2025

Labor shortages have driven up wages for technicians and service advisors. Smart shops now: Use dynamic pricing tools Base pricing on acquisition cost Build in flexibility for supplier changes Adjusting auto repair pricing doesnt mean gouging customers, it means pricing for sustainability.

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Finance Auto Repair Auto Repair Shop Service Advisor 52

Shop Marketing Pros

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Are you using your CRM and shop management software to its fullest? You have more techs, more service advisors, and more bills to pay. Are you involved in your local chamber of commerce and BNI group? The key word in that question is “involved.” Do you do things that benefit your community? Do you give back?

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Auto Repair Auto Repair Shop Car Media 235

Autoflow

JUNE 27, 2023

If you market for dozens of small oil changes a year, you’ll need more bays for quick turnaround. Optimize Workflow Regardless of size, the sooner a service advisor can prepare an estimate, get parts and hand the job to a technician, the better. Is your service advisor walking back and forth to the bays for updates?

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Auto Repair Shop Auto Repair Service Advisor Software 40

Wrench

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Zach is a service advisor for Wrench. He is always willing to go above and beyond to get actual mechanic work secured for fleet jobs instead of just oil changes and diagnostics. Sam is a Service Advisor with Wrench. Alex is a service advisor on the Wrench team. Thank you for all that you do!"

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Service Advisor Management Customer Service Oil Change 40