On this week's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, CBT's Jim Fitzpatrick talks to fixed-ops expert, and regular CBT contributor, John Fairchild of Fairchild Automotive Solutions. Jim talks to John about what...
In 1930, during the Great Depression, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that a 15-hour workweek would become a reality “within 100 years.” At the time of his prediction, the industrial...
Ford Motor Company and tech supplier Bosch have partnered to create a virtual reality training program for the Mustang Mach-E. This new program will allow technicians to learn how to...
The automotive industry’s well-documented technician shortage is a serious concern. For the 76,000 technician positions that are vacated annually, whether technicians changing industries or to retire, only 39,000 new techs...
On today's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon discusses whether you should pay your entry-level technicians at a flat-rate or hourly as well as some pros and cons of...
Employee wages are one of the biggest expense of any dealership. This is especially true in the service department. Attracting quality talent and paying them what they are worth are...
On today's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon continues her series on how you should be paying your technicians. In part three, Becky answers the question: Do we retire...
On today's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon continues her series on how you should be paying your technicians. In part two, Becky talks about giving your technicians access...
For almost seven weeks, Chicago area dealership mechanics were on strike. Almost 2,000 mechanics at close to 140 new car dealerships throughout the Chicago area were involved in the strike....