Professional Motor Mechanic

Connecting with garage customers

|Date: December 20, 2021

Connecting with garage customers

The iGarage app is designed to connect you more easily with your customers, winning you more work and str ...

The iGarage app is designed to connect you more easily with your customers, winning you more work and streamlining your processes. Internet technology means the world is a more connected place than ev ...

December 20, 2021
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Autodata reveals latest training offering

|Date: November 25, 2021

Autodata reveals latest training offering

Jonathan Sampson, Director of Sales & Product, Autodata Training reveals all on the company’s latest ...

Jonathan Sampson, Director of Sales & Product, Autodata Training reveals all on the company’s latest training offering. Autodata is the leading supplier of technical information to the automotive ...

November 25, 2021
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ClickMechanic runs through business strategy

|Date: November 24, 2021

ClickMechanic runs through business strategy

Louanne Dias, Marketing Executive, ClickMechanic, tells PMM how the service handles problems coming in fr ...

Louanne Dias, Marketing Executive, ClickMechanic, tells PMM how the service handles problems coming in from customers and how their in-house technicians make sure complex issues are properly diagnosed ...

November 24, 2021
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3D Group outlines locksmithing solutions

|Date: November 23, 2021

3D Group outlines locksmithing solutions

Workshops are often on the lookout for new services they can offer customers to give them an added advant ...

Workshops are often on the lookout for new services they can offer customers to give them an added advantage over rival workshops. Could auto locksmithing be the service that your business needs? Here ...

November 23, 2021
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The cybersecurity issues affecting the aftermarket

|Date: November 22, 2021

The cybersecurity issues affecting the aftermarket

We are all familiar with the threat cybersecurity issues can pose, but could it even be threatening the v ...

We are all familiar with the threat cybersecurity issues can pose, but could it even be threatening the very basis of your business? In the second part of our look at cybersecurity and data issues sur ...

November 22, 2021
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Keeping your customers satisfied

|Date: November 19, 2021

Keeping your customers satisfied

MyCars is a new app being launched to help put independent garages on a level footing with main dealers w ...

MyCars is a new app being launched to help put independent garages on a level footing with main dealers when it comes to customer interaction. PMM’s Kieran Nee sat down with Adam Fox, one of the devel ...

November 19, 2021
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AT Academy rounds up learning series

|Date: October 27, 2021

AT Academy rounds up learning series

Tom Denton, founder of the Automotive Technology (AT) Academy and prolific publisher of automotive traini ...

Tom Denton, founder of the Automotive Technology (AT) Academy and prolific publisher of automotive training textbooks, finishes his series of articles on learning. This month, Tom travels forward in t ...

October 27, 2021
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The benefits of software investment

|Date: October 26, 2021

The benefits of software investment

ACIS discusses the benefits of investing in software in the workshop. It is commonplace for workshops to ...

ACIS discusses the benefits of investing in software in the workshop. It is commonplace for workshops to invest in the latest technology for their technicians on the workshop floor. But, if businesses ...

October 26, 2021
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How the connected world impacts the aftermarket

|Date: October 25, 2021

How the connected world impacts the aftermarket

In the connected world we live in, developments and disruptions in unrelated sectors can end up impacting ...

In the connected world we live in, developments and disruptions in unrelated sectors can end up impacting on the automotive industry. Neil Pattemore reflects on the recent semiconductor shortage and t ...

October 25, 2021
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Investigating the automotive skills shortage

|Date: September 08, 2021

Investigating the automotive skills shortage

Recruitment specialists Ingenia Recruitment investigate the ongoing skills shortage within the automotive ...

Recruitment specialists Ingenia Recruitment investigate the ongoing skills shortage within the automotive sector. Workshops have reached a critical stage due to an ongoing skills shortage disaster. Th ...

September 08, 2021
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The different components of learning

|Date: September 07, 2021

The different components of learning

Tom Denton, founder of the Automotive Technology (AT) Academy and prolific publisher of automotive traini ...

Tom Denton, founder of the Automotive Technology (AT) Academy and prolific publisher of automotive training textbooks, moves onto his third article in his series on learning. This month Tom takes a lo ...

September 07, 2021
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The importance of alternative fuel testing

|Date: September 06, 2021

The importance of alternative fuel testing

If diesel testing shouldn’t leave you fuming, then alternative fuel testing needn’t be shocking. Director ...

If diesel testing shouldn’t leave you fuming, then alternative fuel testing needn’t be shocking. Director of Avia Autos, Hayley Pells explores. As the car parc share of alternative fuelled vehicles in ...

September 06, 2021
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How the industry can encourage women to join

|Date: September 03, 2021

How the industry can encourage women to join

In this month’s column, Gemma Westlake asks whether we’re doing enough to encourage interested girls to j ...

In this month’s column, Gemma Westlake asks whether we’re doing enough to encourage interested girls to join the industry. Welcome back! It’s been what feels like a long time. We have finished (and ar ...

September 03, 2021
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What to know about Double Clutch Transmissions

|Date: August 23, 2021

What to know about Double Clutch Transmissions

Slough’s VRT played host to Schaeffler as the company’s Technical Manager Alistair Mason took them throug ...

Slough’s VRT played host to Schaeffler as the company’s Technical Manager Alistair Mason took them through a rundown of a Double Clutch Transmission. It won’t be news to any of our readers that vehicl ...

August 23, 2021
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Are apprenticeships the best option?

|Date: August 02, 2021

Are apprenticeships the best option?

The skills shortage and lack of young talent coming into the industry are two very difficult problems to ...

The skills shortage and lack of young talent coming into the industry are two very difficult problems to solve. Apprenticeships have been thought of as the solution for decades now, but are they the b ...

August 02, 2021
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