Many days I feel like the luckiest person in the world. I get to work with intelligent, hardworking auto shop owners who are always trying to improve their businesses. They take training, they hire business coaches, they join associations –in short, they are...
By Craig Van Batenburg, DMM, Automotive Career Development Center (ACDC) Test 12 volt first. Keep at 11.5v all the time (except 12v crank).Look for extra keys in car. Disable 12 volt if not found.Use a factory scan tool and diagnostic software (ACDC recommends...
The recent defeat of the Ontario right to repair bill may have been focused on access to repair information and parts for electronic devices, but the automotive aftermarket in Canada should sit up and take notice. The automotive aftermarket does currently enjoy access...
You know the feeling: you’re just getting into your day when a regular customer comes in. They were just in for brake service. So you’re happy to see them, but when they don’t return your friendly greeting, you know something is up. And, as a professional, you know...
As the auto repair industry population ages, finding talented young people to take over the reins as owners look ahead to retirement is an increasingly pressing issue. Steve Sandham of George’s Auto Repair in Tillsonburg, Ontario, is a great example of how putting...
Picture yourself getting into a taxi. Then picture yourself in that taxi as it lifts off the ground and takes to the air. Now picture yourself in that air taxi without a driver. A report by the Boston Consulting Group predicts that people around the world will take...
The British Columbia-focused Automotive Retailers Association is hosting the Women in the Automotive and Powersports Industry event on June 27 in Vancouver, B.C. Women make up 51 percent of the population but only 6.4 percent of trade workers. In a time when...
General Motors Canada and Unifor have announced that they have reached a "Transformation Agreement" that will transition the GM Oshawa Assembly operations to parts manufacturing and advanced vehicle testing. While there will still be significant reductions in the...
When asked why they started their own business, I have heard many shop owners say one of the following things. “I did not make a good employee.” “I did not play nice with others.” “I was not good at following orders.” Or, “No one could do it as well as me, so I may as...