Explore the road to profitability and return on investment in this highly competitive industry. by Murray Voth, RPM Training Let’s start this conversation by asking a few questions. How many owners of independent automotive service facilities will have made enough money to retire by the time they are 65 years of age? How many shop […]
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Do the right things for the right reasons and receive the rewards. by Murray Voth, RPM Training Six minutes, one tenth of an hour. We have been measuring time in the automotive world by tenths of an hour for decades. Our labour guides, estimating tools, billing practices, and some payroll practices all depend on this
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Achieve what you deserve—choose the net profit you require and work backwards. Stop looking for the silver bullet and chip away at all the small things that make a big profit. by Murray Voth, RPM Training Based on the Automotive Industries Association of Canada’s 2020 Outlook Study, the average independent automotive service provider has a
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What do you need to move vehicles that typically require specialized licenses beyond the traditional Class 5? by David Ribeiro Interpreting insurance coverage is challenging at times, not only for the person who wants to ensure that they are appropriately covered, but also for the insurance staff attempting to interpret the application of coverage. Today,
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How to calculate your rates and understand the cost and value of your business. by Murray Voth, RPM Training The automotive service and repair industry has relied on outdated business practices for much too long. Using labour rates and labour guides the way we currently do has caused us to compete in such a way
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At the age of 89, John Weston passes away. Weston’s Automotive was one of the founding members of the Automotive Retailers Association (ARA) 70 years ago. Photos: Weston’s family archive Shortly before the ARA’s 70th Anniversary Celebration and AGM, Weston’s Automotive Ltd. announced sad news about the passing of its former owner and ARA Honorary
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Bill C‑244, an act to amend the Copyright Act (Diagnosis, Maintenance, and Repair), is essentially about copyright, but in simpler terms, it is about the right to repair. On February 4, 2022, automotive and industry critic MP Brian Masse (Windsor West) tabled a new right-to-repair bill in Parliament to protect Canadian automotive car owners’ choice
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) Branch of the B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has introduced a new testing requirement for all authorized inspectors (AI) who wish to add the salvage vehicle endorsement to their certificate. Effective March 31, 2022, all AIs seeking this endorsement are required to take and pass a knowledge
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Register now to become an EVfriendly certified provider. If you are not yet familiar with EVfriendly, in short, it is an industry-led program, powered by the Automotive Retailers Association, sponsored by the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Low Carbon Innovation, designed to cultivate a higher degree of confidence in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) ownership. The program
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