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High-Tech Cars Are Killing the Auto Repair Shop New vehicles are rigged out with sensors and computer chips—and they're costlier for shop owners to fix. Get ready to wait longer for repairs.
Auto shops seemingly aren't prepared for these high-cost investments, according to another auto shop owner John Firm — owner of Firm Automotive in Fort Worth, Texas — who said that he's seeing ...
Hi-Tech Automotive's Tom Barrows is the president of the SEMO Chapter of the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Missouri. A trusted automotive repair service can be a very valuable asset ...
"It's a perfect storm," an auto repair shop owner said. By Max Zahn. March 9, 2023, 6:04 AM. ... The lack of supply has coincided with another trend driving up repair prices: high-tech cars.
Car Repair Shop Owner Hogging Parking With Porsches, Ferraris Ordered to Pay Fine, Do Community Service In a March 2022 investigation, the I-Team showed how Hi Tech Automotive in Silverlake was ...
High-tech cars drive up prices, turning auto repairs into major investments Average repair costs for gas-powered vehicles is $4,696 while electric alternatives cost $6,018 ...
In a complaint filed Tuesday in L.A. County Superior Court, City Atty. Mike Feuer accused the two shops — Hi Tech Automotive and Sublime Silverlake — of illegal street parking and storage of ...
Local car repair shops turning away jobs over ‘financial restraints,’ costly tech for new vehicles — why taking your car to a dealership for a fix-up might be your only option soon ...
Establishing clear sales goals is essential for driving performance and accountability in auto repair shops, advised a shop ...
LA's Municipal Code 12.26 says car repair shops can't park customer cars waiting to be serviced "outside of the approved enclosure" of the shop's premises. But for decades, Hi Tech was violating ...