Management: Running a ‘Green’ Automotive Repair Shop
In the immortal words of Kermit T. Frog, “It ain’t easy being green!” Well, it turns out, that may or may not be completely accurate, at least when it comes to running a green automotive repair shop. With the current economy, as well as lots of new legislation, not to mention incentives from state and local governments, it is getting easier all the time to run a green shop.
Test Drive: Automotive Art: More Artists See and Feel the Beauty of Chrome and Metal
Chicago — Online art marketplace DiscoveredArtists.com reports a growing number of artists who are caught up in capturing cars on canvas. Although these artists can choose from a world of subjects ranging from naked ladies to breathtaking landscapes and crashing waves, they are fascinated by the lovely curves and flashing metal of car bodies. Automotive
Selling Services: Marketing Nitrogen to Your Customers
What’s wrong with air? Like a slumbering giant, the passenger and light truck tire industry is slow to evolve and slower to accept new products and ways of thinking. Take the current buzzword going around: nitrogen. That inert gas has the industry and, as I found out, consumers, in an uproar about who and what
Point Of View: Your Management Style Defines Your Level of Success
Be competent, be trustworthy, put other peoples’ needs first. Many people think these are three cornerstones of good selling. I think these are also three principles of good management. Of course, other skills and attributes are important. Good managers need to be able to think strategically, they need to be good sales people and good
Point Of View: Who Will Fix Cars 10 Years From Now? Part Two
I hadn’t planned on writing a follow-up to my last column, but reader response was so strong, I felt compelled to continue the discussion on the Great American Technician Shortage. Actually, I’m going to let our readers write most of this column, but I can’t let the moment go without putting in my two cents’
Management: Who Will Fix Cars 10 Years from Now?
I am so tired of hearing about the technician shortage. If this industry is in such dire peril of not having enough technicians today and tomorrow, why the heck aren’t more people in this business doing something to improve the situation?
Point of View: Who Will Fix Cars 10 Years from Now?
I am so tired of hearing about the technician shortage. If this industry is in such dire peril of not having enough technicians today and tomorrow, why the heck aren’t more people in this business doing something to improve the situation? The Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) was held in Dearborn, MI, earlier this year.
Tech Tip: With Inflation-in-a-Can, ‘Temporary’ is the Operative Word
Even for the most skeptical motorists, inflation-in-a-can is a valid answer to experiencing a flat tire at the wrong time in the wrong place. But there are many caveats that must be followed explicitly when connecting a can of sealant and quite a few psi to the valve stem.