Body Shop Management Systems Software
Opening a New Auto Collision Repair Shop

Starting a collision repair business requires a complete, written business plan.

Hunting for Web Traffic in Huntington

East End Body Shop redesigned its website and is getting paid off with higher traffic.

Consolidation

The pace of consolidation has quickened within the last few years. What does it mean for the industry and the single-store independents that must compete with multiple-shop operators?

Web Presence Management: What You Don’t Know That You Don’t Know About Your Website

Do you know who owns the copyright to your website or your domain name? Has someone copied your site? You’ll be surprised at the answers.

Selling Customer Pay

Properly implemented, a good customer pay sales strategy can bring significant volume and profit to most collision repair facilities.

Shop Profile: Collision Care Auto Body Centers

When Val Fichera and DeNardo Auto Body were first profiled in BodyShop Business in 1993, Fichera was a fledgling 21-year-old business owner with high ambitions. Nearly 20 years later, he has five locations with more than $14 million in gross sales.

The Perfect Body Shop Design

Where should the paint area go? The prep area? The estimating area? These are all questions shop owners find themselves asking in their pursuit of the ideal shop layout for maximum efficiency and productivity.

Are You Doing Your Part to Get the Next Generation Interested in Auto Repair?

The average age of people working in the automotive aftermarket sector is getting higher. There needs to be more focus on getting younger people interested in auto repair.

Become Environmentally Friendly without Losing Money or Efficiency

Does converting to waterborne/low-VOC and pursuing other “green” practices translate to more green of the cash variety at body shops? My shop found that it can.

Collision Repair Data Mining: Is It a Threat to Your Business?

Collision repairers are becoming increasingly concerned that their data is being used in ways they’re unaware of. They also feel it’s being used against them to control market dynamics.

Should Collision Repairers Unionize?

Some say that unions could be the solution to low wages and other issues in the collision repair industry. Others say unions would make those problems worse in a “careful what you wish for” scenario.

Collision Repair Industry Changing at Speed of Light

Editor Jason Stahl touches on his visit to PPG MVP Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., where speakers addressed need to react quickly to changing world.