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Why did my shop's sales drop this month?

The month's coming in short, and you don't know why. 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's October sales were tracking 14% below September.

Nolavi alert that auto repair shop sales are down 14 percent with the reason
The drop, already explained.
2

The cause

Nolavi split the drop into its parts. Car count was steady. Average repair order fell $58 because the service writer's approval rate on recommended work dropped from 62% to 44%.

Table breaking down an auto repair sales drop into car count, average repair order and approval rate
Approvals were the problem.
3

The correction

The service writer started showing customers photos and the reason for each recommendation, and Nolavi lists declined work for a follow up call.

4

The verification

Approval rate recovered to 60% in three weeks and the month closed only 3% below September.

Auto repair sales recovery after fixing estimate approval rate
Caught early, fixed fast.

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.

Why do repair shop sales drop?

Fewer cars, smaller tickets or fewer approvals. Split the drop into those three to find the real cause.

How do I raise approval rates?

Show photos, explain why in plain words, and follow up on declined work.

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