From Check Engine to Checkmate: The Art of Auto Shop Communication
On the Garage Grit Podcast, a panel with shop owners Josh Wahlstrom (Farmington, Utah), Chris Fuller (Auburn, Massachusetts), and Rick Sharpe (Annapolis, Maryland) discusses internal shop communication and its impact on customer trust, emphasizing that auto repair is ultimately a relationship business with two outcomes: the transaction and how customers feel when they leave. They compare workflows for DVIs, diagnosis pricing, parts ordering, dispatch/tech boards, appointment confirmations, and communication tools (in-person, Slack, internal chat, walkie-talkies, limited paper). Rick pays…
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