A new calendar year has arrived, and with it come expectations for growth in your automotive service business. Whether your service department has reached capacity for vehicles per day or you have room for additional customers, you’ll need to achieve better results by...
Battery Tips
Maximizing the Lifespan of Start-Stop System Batteries
In an effort to reduce fuel consumption and comply with ever-tightening CAFÉ fuel economy and emissions standards, carmakers have integrated several new features in vehicles produced over the past decade or so. One such system is Auto Start-Stop, a system that shuts...
Does the Cold Drain Batteries Overnight?
In the midst of a cold spell, a common sight unfolds. Drivers fire up their cars amid a frosty fog, scraping ice from windshields and shoveling out their driveways. Inevitably, hundreds, or even thousands, of calls will be placed to roadside assistance services like...
Six Strategies for Marketing EV Services
As the automotive industry undergoes a seismic shift towards electric vehicles, repair shops and service departments at dealerships find themselves at the forefront of a new era in vehicle servicing. There’s no mistaking the fact that fossil fuel-burning vehicles will...
Jump Starter vs Booster Cables: Which is Better for Battery Health?
Dead batteries are par for the course in automotive sales, service, and repairs, whether in an independent service shop, a collision repair center, or on the showroom floor. For some, it’s an old battery that’s due for replacement such as for a vehicle in used...