Guides
Guides for auto repair shops and automotive businesses
Practical answers to what owners ask most: how to check a vehicle in without disputes, how to bring customers back, how to get paid and how to keep inventory.
Auto repair, body and paint, quick lube and tire shops
Vehicle check-in checklist with photos for auto repair shops
How to check a vehicle in with photos, a checklist and the customer's signature so nobody can blame your shop for scratches or damage that were already there.
Auto repair shops, quick lubes, motorcycle and tire shops
How to send maintenance reminders on WhatsApp to your shop's customers
How to remind each customer of their next service on WhatsApp, by date or by mileage, without doing it by hand. What to say, when to send it and what to avoid.
Quick lube and oil change shops
Oil change reminders on WhatsApp for quick lube shops
How to bring every quick lube customer back for their next oil change: mileage records, automatic WhatsApp reminders and booking in the same chat.
Auto repair, body and paint and motorcycle shops
How to get customers to approve repair quotes on WhatsApp
How to send a repair quote on WhatsApp with photos and prices so the customer approves all or part of it from their phone, and what to do if they don't reply.
Auto repair shops, quick lubes, tire shops, parts stores and motorcycle shops
WhatsApp bot for auto repair shops: what it should answer and how to get one without the hassle
What a WhatsApp bot should answer for an auto repair or automotive business (vehicle status, prices, stock, hours and appointments), what it shouldn't do, and how to run one without setting up the WhatsApp API.
Auto repair shops, tire shops, quick lubes and parts stores
How to keep track of parts inventory in your auto repair shop
How to run parts inventory in a shop or parts store: stock that goes down when parts are used or sold, supplier purchases, low-stock alerts and what you really need to record.
Shops and automotive businesses that run on Excel, notebooks or WhatsApp today
An alternative to Excel for running your auto repair shop
When Excel stops working for running an auto repair or automotive business, what spreadsheets miss, and what a simple, affordable alternative should have.
Motorcycle repair shops
Motorcycle repair shop software: work orders, history by plate and reminders
What motorcycle repair shop software should have: work orders, history by plate, parts, prices answered on WhatsApp and next-service reminders.
Body, paint and collision shops
Body and paint shop software
What a body and paint (collision) shop needs: damage photos at check-in, quotes by part and labor approved by the customer, and progress the customer can follow.
Tire shops and alignment and balancing centers
Tire shop software: tire inventory, sales and alignment
What a tire shop needs: tire inventory by size, counter sales, alignment and balancing orders, and answering stock and price on WhatsApp.
Auto repair shops and automotive businesses in Ecuador
Auto repair shop software in Ecuador with SRI e-invoicing
What shop software in Ecuador should have: work orders, photo check-in, WhatsApp quotes, SRI electronic invoicing from the work order and card payment links.
Repair shops, quick lubes, tire shops, parts stores and any business paid by bank transfer
How to spot fake bank transfer receipts in your business
The 5 signs of a fake or reused transfer receipt, what to check before handing over the vehicle or the goods, and how to confirm the money actually arrived.
Auto repair shops and automotive businesses that get paid over WhatsApp
How to collect payments on WhatsApp from your shop's customers: payment links and bank transfers
How to get paid without chasing customers: when to send the payment link, how to ask for a deposit when the quote is approved, how to take bank transfers and which gateway to use (Payphone, Mercado Pago or Stripe).
Auto repair shops and automotive businesses in Ecuador
SRI e-invoicing for auto repair shops in Ecuador, step by step
A practical guide to electronic invoicing with Ecuador's SRI: electronic signature, the emission request in test and production, the "No existe un contribuyente registrado" error and how to send the invoice to your customer.
Mechanics opening their own repair shop, quick lube or tire shop in Ecuador
How to open an auto repair shop in Ecuador: requirements, permits and first steps
What you need to open an auto repair shop in Ecuador: RUC, land-use approval, municipal license, fire department permit or LUAE, used oil, e-invoicing and getting organized from day one.
Owners of auto repair, quick lube, tire and body and paint shops
Best auto repair shop software in 2026: prices and features compared
Auto repair shop software compared: Excel, Mi Taller, Mecánica MX, Taller Alpha, GestionCar, TallerKit and Sherom. Prices, WhatsApp, maintenance reminders, invoicing and AI.