Profit Centers Archives - Page 2 of 11 - BodyShop Business
Reader’s Choice: Parts Inventory

“We have an inventory of parts we ordered and never returned to the vendor for whatever reason. What percentage of depreciation (from price when originally purchased) is calculated into our selling of the part to the customer? Or do we just sell it for whatever we feel is reasonable?”

Thicker, Better Spray Liner with Superior Support

The Spray-Lining product can easily bond with leading poly and epoxy formulas, allowing repairs on most spray-on bedliners.

Grow Shop Revenue

Lancer Insurance Company’s auto rental program allows shop owners to minimize their customers’ inconvenience while adding a new profit source.

Heavy-Duty Collision Repair

Views and observations from the heavy-duty truck repair side of the collision business…plus helpful advice for those thinking of adding it to their services.

Print Custom Images on Tires

LAC’s Tire Printer uses inkjet technology to print in full color on a tire’s sidewall.

Quickly Secure Vehicle Title

The IAA Title Management and Title Tracker reduce the time to secure a vehicle title and sell the vehicle at one of IAA’s 160-plus auctions.

Rental Profit Center

Establish your own rental fleet and keep revenues in-house.

Wheel Repair Service

Increase your revenue by adding on-site alloy wheel repair and wheel straightening to your list of services.

Create New Profit Center with Rentals

Lancer’s commercial automobile insurance coverages allow body shop owners to establish their own rental fleet and turn it into a new profit source.

Try Insurance Auto Auctions for Free

Insurance Auto Auctions offers thousands of quality repairable vehicles weekly at auctions across the United States.

Find Quality PDR Techs

TopTech Finder, an open job marketplace bringing together automotive repairers and paintless dent repair (PDR) technicians, provides an online search engine to connect automotive repairers and qualified PDR technicians.

Licensed Vehicle Info Labels

ECS Automotive Concepts supplies replacement VIN certification labels that are 100 percent exact in appearance to the ones that were manufactured with the vehicle.