Pricing, Discounts, Labor Rate

52 topics in this forum

1. Are Your Using Multi Tier Labor Rates?

   By Joe Marconi, April 19   

   • labor rate
   • labor profit
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • labor rate
     • labor profit
     • labor pricing
     • labor charges
   • 5 replies
   • 507 views
   • 
   • Linc Lewis
   • Thursday at 12:21 PM

2. Should Auto Repair Shops Consider Dynamic Pricing? Hotels and Airlines do it.

   By Joe Marconi, March 16
   • 1 reply
   • 878 views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • March 16

3. Establish Labor Rates Per Job, Per Technician

   By Joe Marconi, January 10   

   • labor rate
   • labor profit
   • (and 1 more)

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     • labor rate
     • labor profit
     • labor pricing
   • 0 replies
   • 1.7k views
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   • Joe Marconi
   • January 10

4. Finding obsolete Parts

   By TTP, December 20, 2023
   • 2 replies
   • 2.1k views
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   • bantar
   • December 20, 2023

5. Ok, You Increased Your Labor Rate, What's Next?

   By Joe Marconi, January 14, 2023   

   • labor rate
   • labor rates
   • 3 replies
   • 4.2k views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • November 2, 2023

6. Labor Rates are going up! Finally! 1 2

   By Joe Marconi, July 31, 2021   

   • labor rate
   • labor profit
   • (and 2 more)

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     • labor rate
     • labor profit
     • labor charges
     • labor rates
   • 55 replies
   • 7.3k views
   • 
   • Joe Marconi
   • January 5, 2023

7. Conceding on Part Margins Means Your Need to Increase Labor

   By Joe Marconi, October 14, 2022   

   • labor rate
   • 1 reply
   • 2k views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • October 14, 2022

8. How are Your Garage Prices Coping With these High Inflation Times.

   By Eric Roberts, September 12, 2022   

   • pricing
   • price matching
   • (and 3 more)

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     • pricing
     • price matching
     • price complaints
     • inflation
     • price increases
   • 2 replies
   • 908 views
   • 
   • Mike the Mechanic
   • September 19, 2022

9. Air Conditioning Repair Pricing

   By JeffPMR, May 12, 2020   

   • air conditioning
   • a/c
   • 18 replies
   • 2.8k views
   • 
   • Joe Marconi
   • July 11, 2022

10. How to calculate your Effective Labor Rate (ELR)

    By Transmission Repair, May 19, 2022   

    • labor rate
    • 0 replies
    • 689 views
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    • Transmission Repair
    • May 19, 2022

11. How To Calculate Your Labor Rate Off Your Costs, Not The Competition

    By Transmission Repair, May 19, 2022   

    • calculating labor rate
    • labor rate
    • 0 replies
    • 542 views
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    • Transmission Repair
    • May 19, 2022

12. Shop Labor Rate 1 2

    By spencersauto, August 4, 2017   

    • labor rate
    • hourly labor rate
    • (and 1 more)

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      • labor rate
      • hourly labor rate
      • shop labor rate
    • 89 replies
    • 12.9k views
    • 
    • Joe Marconi
    • April 19, 2022

13. Never Say "No" To A Job

    By Transmission Repair, March 18, 2022
    • 11 replies
    • 914 views
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    • weighit
    • March 21, 2022

14. Quick Lube Price Increases

    By bantar, February 13, 2022
    • 2 replies
    • 666 views
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    • bantar
    • March 10, 2022

15. Are You Currently Looking to Hire a Technician?

    By Joe Marconi, March 2, 2022
    • 0 replies
    • 468 views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • March 2, 2022

16. Used car lots

    By Thewizardsauto, January 11, 2022   

    • used cars
    • 6 replies
    • 717 views
    • 
    • Thewizardsauto
    • January 23, 2022

17. Shop Labor Rate - Pre-1975 Cars

    By bantar, January 10, 2022   

    • labor rate
    • 0 replies
    • 820 views
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    • bantar
    • January 10, 2022

18. Customer's buying their own parts 1 2 3

    By Jonathan Ganther, November 2, 2015   

    • parts
    • customers
    • (and 1 more)

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      • parts
      • customers
      • auto parts
    • 115 replies
    • 19.3k views
    • 
    • DUFRESNES
    • November 22, 2021

19. Your Price is too high! Or is it too low?

    By bantar, March 9, 2021
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • April 12, 2021

20. More Car Counts? Or, focus on what counts, per car?

    By Joe Marconi, January 14, 2021   

    • car counts
    • sales
    • (and 2 more)

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      • car counts
      • sales
      • profits
      • labor profit
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    • 
    • Joe Marconi
    • January 27, 2021

21. Labor $$ - More Important than ever!

    By Joe Marconi, September 21, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • September 28, 2020

22. Why Are Some Shops Afraid of Charging for Analysis?

    By Joe Marconi, September 14, 2011
    • 35 replies
    • 7.9k views
    • 
    • zach
    • May 16, 2020

23. Are Part Margins getting too hard to achieve?

    By Joe Marconi, February 2, 2020   

    • part profit
    • gross profit
    • (and 4 more)

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      • part profit
      • gross profit
      • labor rates
      • part margin
      • part mark up
      • part markup
    • 10 replies
    • 2.9k views
    • 
    • alfredauto
    • March 16, 2020

24. Creating coupons/ Pictures

    By sparkerauto, October 30, 2018
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views
    • 
    • JustTheBest
    • January 20, 2019

25. The $19.95 Oil Change Offer 1 2

    By HarrytheCarGeek, June 15, 2017   

    • idiot shop management
    • stupid marketing
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • idiot shop management
      • stupid marketing
      • money loser
      • cheap oil change
    • 86 replies
    • 14.3k views
    • 
    • JustTheBest
    • November 4, 2018

26. Price Negotiations

    By bantar, March 25, 2018
    • 13 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • tyrguy
    • April 18, 2018

27. Dealing with family & friends?

    By PARKSINDUST, January 26, 2015   

    • family friends discounts
    • 25 replies
    • 5.1k views
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    • thecarcarecenterinc
    • March 13, 2018

28. Parts category pricing strategy??

    By [email protected], September 27, 2017   

    • parts
    • pricing
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • parts
      • pricing
      • matrix
      • markup
      • profit
    • 7 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • PherBag
    • November 12, 2017

29. Charging for everything?

    By Shopcat, April 13, 2017   

    • billing
    • shop supplies
    • 17 replies
    • 4.2k views
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    • xrac
    • August 7, 2017

30. Gross Profit

    By jfuhrmad, July 12, 2017
    • 13 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • HarrytheCarGeek
    • July 28, 2017

31. hourly rate , not enough?

    By steve fox, May 12, 2017
    • 26 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • gandgautorepair
    • July 9, 2017

32. Parts markup?

    By Jay Huh, February 9, 2017
    • 32 replies
    • 5.7k views
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    • jfuhrmad
    • June 16, 2017

33. Advertising Special Discounts- ie Military, Teacher, Police

    By CAautogroup, March 14, 2017
    • 34 replies
    • 4.7k views
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    • Wheelingauto
    • March 17, 2017

34. Storage fees.

    By frostytire, December 28, 2016
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
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    • tyrguy
    • December 28, 2016

35. Cheap oil changes ( should I keep doing it )

    By lakesidetire, December 14, 2015
    • 17 replies
    • 3.6k views
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    • lmcca
    • May 2, 2016

36. The little things..

    By integritytrans, October 15, 2015
    • 24 replies
    • 5.1k views
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    • GTS_Services
    • January 22, 2016

37. Fall special that have done well with

    By lakesidetire, November 17, 2015   

    • Fall special sale
    • 19 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • meowpox
    • December 1, 2015

38. Labor Rates

    By tirengolf, August 14, 2015
    • 16 replies
    • 4.2k views
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    • CMillet86
    • November 1, 2015

39. Parts markup

    By totalautocare, October 20, 2015
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • sparkerauto
    • October 22, 2015

40. Price Sheets

    By CAautogroup, December 7, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • FROGFINDER
    • December 8, 2014

41. Cheap Oil Change Coupons Attracting Wrong Type of Customers?

    By 5 Star Auto Spa, January 24, 2014
    • 17 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • mspecperformance
    • January 27, 2014

42. Transmission shop pricing & just general help

    By grifftrans, September 6, 2013
    • 21 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • mspecperformance
    • September 9, 2013

43. Book explaining hours for job

    By Rooster, August 9, 2012
    • 21 replies
    • 6k views
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    • PARKSINDUST
    • September 26, 2012

44. SHOP LABOR RATE

    By GENUINE, January 26, 2012
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • GENUINE
    • January 26, 2012

45. Marking up parts

    By carbtech72, June 15, 2011
    • 11 replies
    • 4.6k views
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    • Dennis R.
    • June 24, 2011

46. Shop supplies,how much on what?

    By Dr.Dave, December 27, 2010
    • 6 replies
    • 6.6k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • January 2, 2011

47. Napa Tams list/mark up

    By Dr.Dave, November 7, 2010
    • 0 replies
    • 2.9k views
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    • Dr.Dave
    • November 7, 2010

48. matrix help

    By Dr.Dave, October 19, 2010
    • 3 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • Dr.Dave
    • November 1, 2010

49. How do you figure hourly rates?

    By CARMandP, September 6, 2010
    • 10 replies
    • 4.7k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • September 26, 2010

50. You are higher that the dealer!

    By Joe Marconi, April 15, 2010
    • 12 replies
    • 3.9k views
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    • Gonzo
    • May 1, 2010