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Automotive Training Institute instructor provides tips for lasting success and profit for shop owners (May 2008)
Bret's Autoworks owner reflects on his start and successes along the way (May 2008)
Olathe, Kan. -- Shawn Fischer, general manager of Bret's Autoworks, said he was more than 2,000 miles from home when he first met Bret Tredway, owner of Bret's Autoworks. It was 1997 and the two were involved in a mission trip in Venezuela.
Cunningham Auto Body finds a niche in total loss, buy back market (May 2008)
Midwest May People & Places (May 2008)
Panel of brake experts answers questions, gives advice on proper repair procedures at Showpower (May 2008)
Brake work is not what it used to be, said Bendix Technical Training Manager Jay Buckley during an expert panel technical seminar at Showpower in Chicago on March 27-29. "Technicians don't understand how complex brakes can really be," he said. "With the advent of ABS, stability control, and traction control, there is a huge need for continuing education."
St. Louis foreign-parts recycler uses Internet to build business, expand customer base (May 2008)
St. Louis--About seven years ago, Joe Heiman, the second-generation owner of Al's Foreign Car, said he got his recycled-parts business set up on the Internet, and he has been rolling ever since. He said his Web site www.alsforeigncar.com and his involvement with www.car-part.com offers his business another form of exposure. Read Full ArticleVeteran of changing salvage business says auctions should be closed to overseas buyers (May 2008)
Wichita, Kan.--Kara Hay, counterwoman at Don Schmid Salvage, said she has seen some big changes in the salvage industry since she first starting working at Don Schmid Salvage in 1990. First and foremost, she said, buying quality vehicles at auctions has become a challenge. Read Full ArticleEducating customers and using the latest diagnostic equipment helps western Illinois repair shop find niche (April 2008)
For 26 years, top-notch service and diagnosis continue to work for Parkville repair shop (April 2008)
Parkville, Mo.--Glen McKahan, owner of Glen's Service Center, said he had 48 jobs before he opened his own automotive repair shop in 1982. Whether it was working as a technician at a dealership or in the press room for the Kansas City Star, McKahan said his previous jobs helped mold him into the business owner he is today.
Midwest April People & Places (April 2008)
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