

(their hesitancy and the pressure is all unjust) This troubling stat begs the question: How do you continue to invest in the business and even provide a living wage for you and your team at that level of profit? 98.9% of shop owners that I asked about raising their labor rate told me that they were the one who was most affected by the change. That is only a $15,000 average net operating income before tax. I recently saw a survey of shops whose sales averaged $750,000 yet their net operating profit was only 2%. Of late there has been a lot of dialogue around my circles about being paid for the value you give and bring to your customer.

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Throughout a 25 plus year career with new car dealerships and OEMs, he was blessed to have experienced all fixed operations positions, having been a Certified ASE and GM Master Technician, Shop Foreman, Service Advisor, Parts & Service Manager and Fixed Ops Director over many years for Cadillac/Oldsmobile, Mercedes, VW and Chevrolet stores. Gary Smith started in the car business in 1979 and never looked back.
