Are You Educating Your Customers on ADAS?
If I owned a collision repair facility and spent all that money on equipment and training, I would go out of my way to tell consumers why my shop was the best choice in the area to restore their vehicles’ safety systems to proper working order.
Auto Body Labor Rates: We’re Beat Up and Punch Drunk
With the cost of everything having gone up, from gas to groceries to, in your business, the cost of paint and materials and tech pay, we probably all feel a little bit bruised up and punch drunk.
Do You Have a True Team at Your Auto Body Shop?
Are you proud of the team you’re on at work? Would you call it a team? Does it have chemistry?
The Perfect Storm: Is It Time for Body Shops to Take Action?
With all the turmoil going on in the collision industry, one repairer believes if shops don’t take a stand now, they’ll never be able to correct the injustices happening right now.
Proper Collision Repairs: Weeding Through the Fakery
With so much fakery out there — fake news, deepfakes, fake profiles — is our filter getting better at determining what is real and what isn’t?
Podcasts of the Week
Podcast spotlight for the week of April 4.
Collision Repair: The Future Is Now
How is fast-developing technology going to change your shop, vehicle repairs and customer experience?
It’s 2022 — Is the Sky Falling?
It’s 2022 — are we scared of the challenges that lie ahead?
Deciphering My Dashlights
The BlueDriver scan tool really came in handy, considering the dash on my 2009 Honda Civic routinely lights up like a Christmas tree.
Business Lessons from James Bond
Even though James Bond is a made-up, fictional character, we can all learn a lot from him, in both our personal and business lives.
Automotive Repair Shops: Trust is Gold
Trust is gold in the automotive repair business, and once you lose it, you probably can never get it back.
OEM Certification: A Differentiator
OEM certification offers numerous benefits to a collision repair facility, including helping it stand out among competition.
