How to increase repair shop profit: a management course
A busy shop with tight cash is more common than it seems. Often the problem is not the number of jobs but how costs, prices and targets are set. If you run a repair shop and want to understand how to increase profit consistently, the course "A Mecânica da Oficina" (The Mechanics of the Shop), taught in Portuguese, was built for exactly that. Here is what it teaches, who it is for and what its advantages are.
How the A Mecânica da Oficina course helps increase profit
In a competitive market like auto repair, increasing profit is a constant challenge. The course was created by Marcos Castro, founding partner of Onmotor, a Brazilian management software company, who knows the routine of repair shops firsthand.
The content covers process management and optimization, cost analysis, setting targets, service pricing and improving workflow. With that, you can organize your routine, train your team and improve the customer experience.
What the course teaches
The syllabus includes:
1. The start of the process and the reality inside the shop: how that reality is built; 2. The company's database: using technology in the business; 3. Business results (economic vs. financial): what they are and how to read results indicators; 4. Analyzing business costs (operating cost + supplier cost): the costs involved in running a shop; 5. The revenue target: how to calculate it: setting the target and how it relates to the average ticket, with an introduction to the MRT concept; 6. Building a winning team: how to hire, whom to hire and what it costs to keep the team; 7. The revenue target: how to hit it: average ticket and work orders; 8. Pricing: building profitable work orders: the M.R.T. method; 9. The phases of the repair process: checklists and the must-haves for organization and customer satisfaction; 10. Decisions that improve company efficiency: best practices in the repair sector.
Bonus: a pricing course for repair shops, covering concepts, costs and how to reach a price that hits your profit target.
Who the course is for
- beginners in auto mechanics
- experienced mechanics who want to learn management and better understand the shop's profits
- repair shop owners.
Why take the course
It offers about 10 hours of content with these advantages:
- immediate application: tools and techniques you can put into practice at the shop right after class
- developed by shop owners: the method grew out of the experience of people facing the same daily challenges
- specific to the automotive sector: unlike generic management courses, it was designed for auto repair businesses.
Sign up or get in touch
To start applying these strategies, sign up for the A Mecânica da Oficina course.
Want to learn about Onmotor's management software too? See the Onmotor system or get in touch with your questions.