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Source: Motor Age

Increasing gross profits starts with looking at labor

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.

Source: Motor Age

Bendix issues fraud alert concerning fake checks

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.

Source: Motor Age

The Top Shops for 2008

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.

Source: Motor Age

All in the Family

December 1, 2008
By:Chris Miller

It's a dream of many a father and son to launch a successful family business. For Aaron Clements, this dream started in 1977, when he and his father opened C&C Automotive in Augusta, Ga.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Couple committed to success in tough times

December 1, 2008
By:Stephanie Skernivitz

At Korte's Collision, the husband and wife team of Matt and Lisa Korte are still surprised by their five-year success story. Matt can still remember handwriting estimates in the early days. And Lisa recalls balancing the books with their four-year-old son building Legos at their feet. Their tag-team approach to running a business and a family keeps them much too busy to realize their success.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Creative marketing turns North Carolina shop around

December 1, 2008
By:Joan Engebretson

When Billy Darr accepted the job as general manager at Triangle Auto Body of Durham, N.C., he had his work cut out for him. Owner Dwayne Glenn, who started the business in 1984, had built a very successful business based on dealer referrals. The company lost one-third of its business when one key dealer account opened its own body shop and another sold its franchise.

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