Euro Motorcars announced that it has just moved its certified collision center to Gaithersburg, Md., from Rockville, Md.
The new facility is 53,000 square feet with an aluminum bay, truck booth and a full service department. The new facility will also house the accounting department for all three of Euro Motorcars’ dealerships in the area.
This year’s SEMA Show held a new surprise for me — a secret drop-off at our booth in the form of a mysterious sticker.
There are always surprises at the SEMA Show, which is one reason why it’s such a special event. New faces to meet, old faces that you haven’t seen in a long time with which to reunite, new technological wonders … the list goes on and on.
This year held a new surprise for me, however — a secret drop-off at our booth. Visiting the booth one day to make sure the magazines on display were still neat and tidy, I noticed a roll of stickers on the table. Upon closer inspection, I saw that the stickers read: “Collision Repair Equal To Mechanical Repair Rates: Why Not?” And there was also a mysterious symbol that my wild imagination took to be the logo of some secret society. But it wasn’t so mysterious after all; the letter “Y” and the drawing of a knot was a visual representation of: Why + Not. Haha, very clever!
Stopping daily work to work “on” your business instead of “in” your business is essential in order to deliver change in the new year.
The bull market of consolidation is expected to continue in 2023 even amidst high inflation, rising interest rates and other challenges.
Many repairers are now taking a stand, realizing they cannot conduct business the way they used to.
The new facility that CARSTAR Fort Collins moved into was designed with organization and performance in mind.
It’s always been easy for repairers to see insurers as the bogeyman that causes all of their problems, but insurers are merely taking advantage of repairers’ lack of business knowledge and acumen.
Do you know a “rockstar” in the automotive aftermarket? Then it’s time to nominate them as a Vehicle Care RockStar!
This year’s Single-Shop award winner is Michael Bradshaw of K & M Collision in Hickory, N.C., and the Multi-Shop winner is Matt Ebert of Crash Champions.
The goal is not to declare war against insurers; it is to declare independence for your organization so that you’re able to provide the highest level of service to your true customers.
