How do I get more cars into my auto repair shop on slow weeks?
Some weeks the bays are full. Some weeks you're staring at empty lifts. 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.
Nate's car count dropped from 104 to 78 for two weeks in a row in early September.
Two slow weeks, flagged right away.
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The cause
Nolavi compared it to last year and to search trends. Back to school weeks always dip, and 160 past customers were overdue for service but nobody had reached out.
The fastest fix was already in the customer list.
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The correction
We sent a reminder text to the 160 overdue customers and ran a short A/C and inspection campaign nearby.
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The verification
The next week came back to 101 cars, and 31 of them were from the reminder list. Nolavi now plans for that dip every year.
Back to normal in one week.
How we work. We make changes like this for shops all the time, using each shop's own data. The numbers shown are examples.
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Questions
Quick answers.
What's the fastest way to fill a slow week?
Reach out to past customers who are due for service. They already trust you, so they book fastest.
Why does my shop slow down at the same time every year?
Back to school, holidays and tax season all shift spending. Last year's numbers show when to plan ahead.
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