Automotive Industry Archives

2011, AutoShopOwner.com Salutes Its Members

As AutoShopOwner.com enters its fourth year, I would like to personally thank all the members for their continued contribution and making AutoShopOwner.com the “go to” online business forum for the independent automotive repair industry. Th...

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2012 and Beyond: Opportunity or Uncertainty?

As co-founder of AutoShopOwner.com, I want to take a moment to thank all of our members and their contributions to this community. Together, we have made AutoShopOwner.com the premium online business resource for automotive shop owners. We all know...

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New Report Brings Opportunity for Growth, Are Y...

A recent report from Lang Marketing Resources Inc. reported that in spite of the economic climate, service stations, independent garages, repair specialists and foreign car specialists are generating about 2.6 billion more in service revenue in the U.S...

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Men of Steel - A father’s day tribute to the au...

Some of my fondest memories as a young boy in the 1960’s were the Saturday afternoons I spent with my father at Babe’s Body Shop in the Bronx. Babe and my father were old army buddies who served together in World War II. They grew up in the same neigh...

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AutoShopOwner.com: Committed to this Ever Chang...

Now more than ever before, we need to think and breathe business. I know most of you may have started as techs and many still turn wrenches on a daily basis, but the brutal facts are in: We are in a fight, unprecedented from any other time in auto rep...

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You Survived 2009, Now Thrive in 2010

If you’re reading this article that means that you are still in business and have weathered the economic storms of 2009. While we are not out of the woods yet, things are definitely looking better than a year ago. 2010 will continue to bring us challe...

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“The Right to Repair Act” Your Customer’s Right...

This great nation was founded on strong beliefs and principles that are still held sacred today. The citizens of the United Sates treasure the opportunities that have been instrumental in making this country the world power that it is. One of the reaso...

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Looking Past the Recession

In my 25 years of automotive shop ownership I’ve lived through at least three recessions or economic downturns if that’s what you’d like to call them. They have some factors in common of which we should all be aware, the primary one being that eventual...

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