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Where to Find Jobs after Service Advisor Training

Automotive Training Centre

Specialty shops catering to performance vehicles, luxury brands, or specific car types offer a chance to delve deeper into a particular area of automotive repair. Looking Up: Parts Departments and Wholesale Service advisor training equips you with customer service skills and a strong understanding of car parts.

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Want to Become a Parts Counter Person After Auto Parts Training? Learn the Importance of Strong Sales Skills

Automotive Training Centre

As the bridge between automotive suppliers and mechanics or consumers, a parts counter person is essential in ensuring that the correct parts are available and delivered efficiently. However, succeeding in this role requires more than just technical knowledge of car parts.

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Cash for Junk Cars: Quick Ways to Sell Your Junk Car for Cash

Auto Service World

Maintained vehicles or those with new parts benefit from increased market value. Dispose of any car parts you plan to keep or sell as separate items before selling your vehicle. The removal of stereo equipment, GPS devices and custom wheels can be part of preparing your junk car for sale.

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Wrenching Women Wednesday with Katie French, featuring Missy Stephens

RepairPal

This week, we would like to introduce Missy Stephens, Community Engagement Manager at Auto Care Association. This is Missy's story Growing up, as a little girl, I always dreamed of selling auto parts. But I did always love fast cars and pick up trucks growing up. Wait, that’s not what happened.

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Customer Education is Part of Building Trust

Automotive Management Network

Shop managers want them to focus their efforts on selling, but part of selling is careful explanation and creating consent. The service advisor must communicate what needs to be done to the car to the customer, and the customer must understand what he is explaining. Highlight how the repair will increase the customer’s safety.

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Beyond the Blast – Using a Vibratory Tumbler for Parts Cleanup

Eastwood

Media blasting has long been the go-to method for cleaning rust and grime off old car parts, but it’s not always the best solution for every restoration project. This method is a hands-off way to clean up rusty nuts, bolts, and smaller parts. He swore it helped put a brighter shine on the finished pieces.

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Big O Tires details growth plans, training initiatives at 2024 conference and convention

Tire Review Magazine

Additionally, attendees had the opportunity to explore a trade show and participate in breakout sessions focusing on fleet management and new training tools available to Big O Tires’ locations and staff. We listened to your feedback and, after much due diligence, we are making a significant investment in the new learning management system.”

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