Retail

New tools for luring techs

“When you have a four-day schedule, it literally increases the capacity of the facility without adding any bricks and mortar to it. Techs essentially work 100 percent of their hours in 80 percent of the days.” Mike Jones, senior vice president of aftersales, Group 1
KW
By:
Ken Wysocky
April 01, 2019 04:00 AM

Two of the Big Six U.S. public dealership groups are taking steps to stabilize service technicians' careers, improving their work-life balance and fattening their wallets, as the retailers try to retain talented techs amid a growing industrywide shortage.

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