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  • Windows 10: Should I Update Now or Wait?

    Windows 10: Should I Update Now or Wait? The biggest computer news this summer is likely the new Windows 10 operating system. This update will be available FREE on July 29th for all Windows 7 & 8 users. Yes, a FREE upgrade from Microsoft. Mitchell 1 has quietly been testing the performance of all of […]

  • CARS Show to Feature “Shop Management Unleashed”

    CARS Show to Feature Mitchell 1 Shop Management Training Session Shop Management Unleashed: Optimizing Repair Shop Efficiency with Mitchell 1’s Manager SE We’re excited to bring our popular shop management training to the CARS event! The “Shop Management Unleashed” session will be led by our own Tim McDonnell, Mitchell 1 National Training Manager, on Wednesday, […]

  • Scottsdale Workshop was Fantastic!

    Scottsdale Workshop was Fantastic! We’ve just wrapped up the first Shop Management Workshop for 2015, held in Scottsdale AZ on April 30 – May 2. It was our second time at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, and it once again proved to be a magical venue. It’s a beautiful setting with the facilities, services and staff […]

  • Mobile ManagerPro Now Connects with SureTrack

    Mobile ManagerPro Now Connects with SureTrack Diagnosing and fixing vehicles has gotten even easier for auto repair shops using the Mobile ManagerPro digital multi-point inspection tool and SureTrack, the vehicle diagnostic module in ProDemand. We’re pleased to tell you about a major feature enhancement that has just been implemented to integrate the two systems. Now […]

  • Tips, Tricks & Increased Efficiency Await You on Our Forum

    Tips, Tricks & Increased Efficiency Await You on Our Forum – You Want to Read This! When was the last time you visited your Mitchell 1 Manager Forum? Did you know it has existed since 2004? If it’s been a while (or perhaps never), here’s a quick introduction: It’s active daily with interactive peer-to-peer discussions […]

  • Build Your Shop Management Skills in Sunny Scottsdale

    Build Your Shop Management Skills in Sunny Scottsdale We’re pleased to let you know that the first Shop Management Workshop for 2015 will be held in beautiful, sunny Scottsdale AZ on April 30 – May 2. The venue is the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, which describes itself as “an oasis of tranquility” with “warm desert breezes […]

  • Multi-Point Inspections: Your Shop’s Storytelling Tool

    Multi-Point Inspections: Your Shop’s Storytelling Tool Think of the multi-point inspection feature of Mobile ManagerPro as your gateway to an illustrative story detailing your customer’s overall vehicle condition. Just like a good book, every story needs a beginning, a conflict and a resolution. Vehicle inspections are no different. To craft and share a thorough story, […]

  • How to Boost Sales with Vehicle Condition Photos

    How to Boost Sales with Vehicle Condition Photos Photos tell stories, communicate emotions and, for a growing number of independent automotive repair shops, demonstrate vehicle service recommendations in a way that words alone just can’t match. We know that technicians in repair shops in the U.S., Canada and other areas have already collectively taken and […]

  • Shop Shares Secrets of Success in Magazine Cover Story

    Shop Shares Secrets of Success in Magazine Cover Story It’s always gratifying when we see one of our Mitchell 1 auto service shop customers featured in an industry publication. So, we were delighted to see Summers Automotive Service Inc. in Kirkland Washington featured on the cover of the December 2014 Northwest edition of Parts and […]

  • With Auto Updater, ‘Now’ Might be Sooner Than You Think

    With Auto Updater, ‘Now’ Might Be Sooner Than You Think When I used to read Manager™ SE enhancement requests from users, either on the Manager Forum at managerforum.net or in our incoming support emails, I’d be reminded that the British alternative rock band The Smiths had a big hit in 1984 called “How Soon Is Now?” That […]