New car prices are about to spike. With the U.S. slapping a 25% tariff on vehicles assembled outside the country, buyers are rushing to dealerships to beat the price hikes. But what does this mean for you, the independent shop owner? In short: opportunity. Big one. Here’s how to get ahead of the chaos and … Read more
Shop4D Top Performing Shops Collectively Increased Annual Sales By More than 40% Year-Over-Year. By Shop Owner Staff 2022 was a remarkable year for an exclusive group of independent auto repair shops who have been singled out from nearly 300,000 shops in the U.S. to earn the 2022 Shop4D Top Performing Shop Award. While facing workforce challenges, supply … Read more
By David Rogers How do you fix cars when you can’t get parts? I wish this were just a philosophical question, the kind usually reserved for falling trees in the woods or a single hand clapping, but instead, it’s the reality that shop owners continue to face. When the supply chain is disrupted from manufacturing … Read more
by David Rogers As published in AutoLink Magazine There is no more dire problem that we face in the automotive industry than the technician shortage. That’s a big way to open, especially given the current landscape. Inflation is eating profits, supply chain issues are slowing production, and municipal lock downs continue to threaten our ability … Read more
What Pandemic? How To Grow Your Shop Through Crisis by David Rogers As published in Shop Owner Magazine, March 2021 (pages 8-10, 12) Across the US, shops absorbed lockdowns, quarantines, and fear and grew their shops by hundreds of thousands of dollars. What we can we learn from them about handling crises and growing your … Read more
PANDEMIC PLAYBOOK This crisis has forced shop owners to make some critical and incredibly difficult decisions about every dollar. By David Rogers on May 19, 2020 Follow these three steps for maximizing resources and providing top-notch service during COVID-19. As I write this, we’re approaching two months of our lives being upended by COVID-19. Between … Read more