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Which auto repair shop software should I use?

You have shop software, and you still can't tell how the week went. Here's how Nolavi works through it, the same way a good mechanic works on a car: find the concern, the cause, the correction, then verify the fix.

1

The concern

Nate had a shop management system he'd used for years. It printed estimates and repair orders. But when he wanted to know which ads paid off, how close payroll was to 30% or why gross profit dropped in October, none of it was in there.

Nolavi ad to bank tracking table for an auto repair shop showing each step from ad click to bank deposit
Every dollar from ad to deposit, matched.
2

The cause

Shop management software tracks the repair order: the car, the work, the invoice. It stops when the customer pays. Everything after that, where the money went, whether the ad that brought the call was worth it, what the true profit was after all bills, is a gap it was never built to fill.

Nolavi weekly KPIs for an auto repair shop showing true profit, cost per customer and score improvements
The numbers your shop system doesn't show.
3

The correction

Nolavi connects to the shop software already in place and picks up where it stops. It follows each ad to the phone call, the booked job, the paid invoice and the deposit in the bank. It logs every bill, checks payroll every week and shows true profit in one number. The Monday report tells Nate what to do next, with the math behind each move.

Nolavi Monday report for an auto repair shop owner showing what went right and missed calls to follow up
One page, every Monday.
4

The verification

Nate kept his existing shop system. He added Nolavi and in the first month had a clear picture: which ads paid, which calls were missed, where the money went. His score went from 84 to 91 in eight weeks, and cost per new customer dropped from $61 to $38.

How we work. We make changes like this for shops all the time, using each shop's own data. The numbers shown are examples.

Questions

Quick answers.

What should auto repair shop software actually tell me?

Which ads brought in repair orders and what they cost, whether payroll is on target, what each job is really worth after parts and labor, and your true profit each week. Most shop software doesn't cover any of that.

Does Nolavi replace my shop management system?

No. Nolavi connects to what you already have and fills the gaps: ad tracking, true profit, bills, payroll and the weekly report your shop system doesn't write.

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