Source: Motor Age
 November 21, 2009
By:Tschanen Brandyberry
When Vernie Menke used to wander out to his father's shop behind his childhood home, he knew he wanted to work in an automotive shop for the rest of his life. But when he walked into his first job at Paul Fischer Performance Shop in 1970, his views all changed. Yes, he still wanted to be in a shop, but this was different. The shop was pristine. It was spotless and organized ? just how Menke knew a good automotive repair shop should be run.
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Source: Motor Age
November 20, 2009
By:Tschanen Brandyberry
Gene Morrill might be one of the few shop owners in the country who encourages his technicians to log onto Yahoo! Messenger during work. But utilizing technology in a multitude of ways helped the shop land in second on the top 10 Motor Age Top Shops in 2009.
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Source: Motor Age
November 19, 2009
Shops from around the country fill out the top 10 of the fourth annual Motor Age Top Shops Contest. The top shop in 2009 is Menke Automotive Repair in Newburgh, Ind., and shops from Colorado, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, California, Michigan, Arizona and another Indiana shop round out the list.
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Source: Motor Age
October 24, 2009
By:Tschanen Brandyberry
ORLANDO ? There are only three ways to make money in the automotive repair shop business, but by crunching some numbers, you can increase your gross profit. So by working on increasing sales, increasing gross profit and decreasing expenses, you can make more money. Kelly Bennett focused on increasing gross profit in his class ?Increasing Gross Profit? during WORLDPAC?s second day of its first supplier and training expo.
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Source: Motor Age
September 28, 2009
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix CVS) and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC are warning their employees, customers and other consumers about a business financing scam that has appropriated the companies' identities.
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Source: Motor Age
December 23, 2008
The 2008 edition of Motor Age?s Top Shop contest featured a number of qualified entries. Each shop brought something different to the table, and a number of unique business practices shone through. Whether its community service, activity in the automotive industry, ASE Blue Seal Shop classification or good, quality techs, these shops are some of the best in the country.
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