Shop profile: AJ’s Transmissions has made a name for itself with customers and technicians alike
Al Varner Jr. was “born with transmission fluid on his bib,” according to those around him. Hanging around his dad’s shop, he had an early introduction to the industry, tearing down transmissions at age 8 and building his first transmission when he was 14. “I was definitely born and raised in his business,” he says.
Shop profile: The success story of ACE Transmission
“I don’t know of another shop that does nothing but transmission work that has 23 bays going,” says Marvin Gott, founder of Springfield, Missouri-based ACE Transmission. Add to Marvin’s description the fact that the bays are full, the lot is full of more vehicles and there’s a large ACE reman facility across town building units
Remanufacturing Is Surging
“Reman” has been around since the early days of automatic units, but the use of remans has exploded in the past 20 years.
Speedy’s Transmission Races Ahead of the Pack
Speedy’s works on all types of vehicles, from late-model vehicles with complex electronic controls to decades-old cars with complicated linkage.
Transtar Industries Launches Customer Reward Program
Transtar customers can now earn points every time they purchase parts on www.transend.us.
Taking It Up A Notch
Few people have spent more time with torque converters than Joe Rivera of ProTorque Performance Products. Joe tells us he started working with transmissions at the age of 12. His father, Joe Sr., operated one of the earliest Lee Myles shops on Long Island. Last month, we discussed the profitability potential for transmission shops that
Strategies for Revenue, Growth Discussed During Frost & Sullivan Webinar
Ben Johnson, director of product management for Mitchell 1, recently participated in a Frost & Sullivan webinar presentation titled, “Global Automotive Aftermarket: Strategies for Revenue Generation & Growth.” To view the recorded session, visit the BrightTALK website and fill out the free online registration form. Johnson’s presentation begins around the 45:00 mark. Johnson joined host
Following The Supply Chain
Transtar Industries has become a significant player in the transmission industry by supplying the parts shops need to rebuild or remanufacture any unit that comes through the door. But getting the parts to your shop in time to service your customer takes a lot of planning and work behind the scenes in the ever-changing supply
Canadian Shop Specializes in Honesty
The founders of B&N Transmissions in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, have had a journey that few in the industry have experienced. The shop founders are two brothers who fled their native country of Uganda, Africa in the 1970s under pressure from President Idi Amin, known as the “Butcher of Uganda.” Brian Charania moved to Canada first
Composite Analysis of Transmission Digest Reader Shops
The Transmission Digest Annual Survey of Retail Shops has served as a benchmark and planning tool for the industry now for the past 35 years. Charts and tables in this section are based on a survey that was conducted early this year.
Performance Profiting
Going way back in history, it’s evident that when there are more than one or two of any transportation mode, the owners need to find out which is fastest. This has never more true than today when there are attractive profits to be made from serving a new generation of racers willing to pay to
Shop Profile: Ed’s Transmission of Marysville
Ed’s Transmissions has been around in one form or another in Washington state since 1952, but the original owner Dick Matson has long since sold them to separate owners of his three locations. With the original store in Everett, Washington, and two other shops added later, the Marysville store is now embarking on an ownership
