The Fight For The OBDII Port
Some techs have noticed coverage on some newer vehicles is not that great, they can’t access modules or tests are missing.
New Garage Gives Underhood Service An Edge In 2020
The Underhood Service Garage features latest auto technology to ensure our editorial is aligned with industry expectations.
Future Automotive Fantasy Pales Next To Today’s Technology
Our industry continues to find real solutions to today’s challenges and to those they’ll be facing soon.
Why Reading The Manual Is Essential
What is “service-ready?” This phrase came from our friends at Toyota and, in a nutshell, it means you are equipped with the tools, knowledge and intellectual resources necessary to perform a repair prior to the vehicle arriving.
Your Car, Your Data: Your Livelihood, Your Tools
Data is the new electronic currency of the automotive industry. By having vehicles connected to the OEMs with wireless technology, it allows engineers and the marketing department to look at the data generated by customers long after they have left the showroom.
Not Just Your Average Joe
Joe Sharp, owner of Joe’s Garage in North Little Rock, Arkansas, was named winner of the 2019 Wix Driving Performance award.
Scare Tactic Training
The most challenging aspect of developing training is to avoid the “doom and gloom” scenarios.
Winter Vehicle Maintenance
For much of the country, winter brings potentially hazardous road conditions, meaning your shop should be planning now to help your customers safely weather the season.
How Can You Incorporate A Telematics Strategy Today?
Everywhere you look today – whether it’s online, in trade publications or notices from trade associations – you hear about telematics.
Learn To Say ‘I Don’t Know’
Most trainers say what makes for a great diagnostic technician is not knowing everything but knowing what they don’t know. Some say they have an internal diagnostic strategy that finds problems with the vehicle and the fault with their thinking.
100 Years And Just Getting Started
In 2020, Babcox Media – parent corporation of Underhood Service – will celebrate 100 years of dedication to the automotive industry.
Overcoming Identity Crisis Means Equal Parts Art And Science
The automotive industry has suffered with an identity crisis for a number of years. Some of it is self-inflicted and some of it is due to public stigma which comes from a lack of understanding about what it takes to successfully move along with a large dose of commoditization in a race to the bottom.
