Category: Automotive repair

How far behind the industry is the labor rateHow far behind the industry is the labor rate

March 20, 2023| 2:44 pm

Image credit: Depositphotos. com Automotive aftermarket service and repair shops are charging at least $100 an hour less than they should be, industry experts recently argued. A recent report from AutoLeap, a shop management software company, reported that the average shop surveyed charges $120 per hour for labour, and figures fluctuate depending on the kind of shop. the State of the Auto Repair Industry found that a specialty shop will charge $179 per hour, compared to a franchised shop at $112 per hour. An independent shop will charge $110 per hour. “We are at least $100 an hour less expensive… [...]

Eagle Auto Body reflects on car repair delaysEagle Auto Body reflects on car repair delays

March 16, 2023| 2:42 pm

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Days, weeks, even months. If you get into a fender bender that’s how long you could be waiting to get your car repaired. “We just had a Lincoln here and all we were waiting on was a headlight and I still couldn’t find one. We ended up having the old one work until we got the new one in, and once it comes in, we replace it. We typically don’t like doing that but yeah, they waited up to a solid month in a half, almost two months trying to get a headlight,” said [...]