Brian Jones is a contributing writer for CBT News. He has worked in the automotive industry for decades as an ASE Certified Master Tech. He lives outside of Dallas, Texas with his family where he enjoys motorsports, pickup trucks, and traveling.
It isn’t difficult to see that the auto technician position is demanding on the body. After twenty years of wrenching, most techs feel the pain, especially since 2 out of...
While your car dealership is focused heavily on scheduled maintenance and repairs, you might be missing some valuable revenue opportunities. Increase your fixed ops revenue with these four simple steps.
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In the 2020 Transportation Technician Supply & Demand Report, it was reported that the country is going to be short about 642,000 automotive, diesel, and collision technicians by 2024 if...
When you discuss automotive compliance, you automatically think about regulations over the F&I department or with selling new cars. However, there are just as many regulations and rules in the...
In the NADA Dealership workforce survey, it was revealed that two of every five service advisors would leave during the year. With a near 40% turnover rate, this is one of the...
Dealership culture tends to take the technicians for granted and overlooks many of their efforts, but this isn’t the way to retain mechanics. According to Career Explorer, automotive service technicians...
Dealerships are just starting to get back on their feet since the COVID-19 pandemic. It's now time to take stock of what has changed with the service departments and examine...
According to the International Energy Agency, electric car sales surpassed 2 million globally in 2019. These numbers only continue to grow higher, leaving dealerships wondering how their service department will...