2006 Underhood Service Repair Market Industry Profile -

2006 Underhood Service Repair Market Industry Profile

The 2006 Underhood Service Repair Market Industry Profile is an in-depth report of the independent automotive repair market. This profile by Ed Sunkin, highlights many of the elements of doing business in today’s repair shops. Note: This article was reprinted from Underhood Service magazine. Ads have been removed.

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