Starting a shop and managing it to the big leagues require very different skills. Odds are you don’t have both, and that’s okay.
A Shop Press ode to the unsung heroes taking calls, keys, and credit cards.
Ford’s so-called fix for servicing corroded front springs was something neither drivers nor dealer techs were happy about.
There’s still a place for arcade racing games, even in today’s world of hyper-realistic simulation racing games
Auto care news and advice you can use.
Break out your paint pen—you’re the service writer now!
When released from captivity, these things will give ya a case of the spins.
Rust-resisting stainless steel cars are back. Will they have better success than their predecessors?
I was raised in times and places where it was considered a mark of pride to get the job done, no matter the risk to your own body. That, friends, is bunk.
In my salvage yard days, I learned a trick I still use today that’s the fastest method in the world, hands down.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
When it is necessary to make your own gaskets, small bolt holes are often the trickiest features to cut.
Here’s an easy guerilla marketing trick to get your customer counts up by selling on your days off.
Everyone knows about sedans and pickups, but what about shooting brakes and pony cars? Here’s an incomplete guide to the rarer designs on the road.
Giving customers like me a heads-up about recommended maintenance will help us, and yourself.
A new bill in Pennsylvania would create an alert system that service centers would need to regularly check.
New report from IMR Inc. measures household perception of trade professions to help the automotive industry attract more skilled workers.
For decades, VW served its workers a unique German dish that I had to try for myself: currywurst.
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