Repair Shop Websites found this story from Amarillo, TX where a local shop is using the extra parts from salvage yards to bring in more business while saving consumers money. Local body shops are taking full advantage of the rare opportunity to purchase used parts in relatively good condition. Salvage yards can sell everything except for the motor itself and the frame. Read here!

Repair Shop Websites has found another article that predicts the future of the American automotive consumer.  This article is based off of research such as European trends. It indicates Americans will soon be buying turbocharged engines.

“The success of the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program shows that a consumer appetite exists for fuel efficient options on traditional engine platforms that don’t sacrifice the power, reliability and price that Americans demand,” said David Paja, Vice President, Marketing for Honeywell Turbo Technologies. “For that reason, almost every major automaker has announced plans to broadly introduce turbocharged engines to the U.S. market in the…

Repair Shop Websites wants you to read this special report on the economy, its effects on the aftermarket, the overall future of the industry.  Not everyone qualified for Cash for Clunkers and those people still needs car maintenance more than ever.  Although the auto repair industry isn’t “booming”, it is stable and promising.  Read more here.

Repair Shop Websites wants to annouce that the Cash for Clunkers program ends Monday August 24, 2009.  There are mixed emotions about the program, especially amongst the auto repair industry, but the program has met the expectations set by the federal government and it is now coming to an end.  Click here to read more.