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Smerdoff / Auto Repair CRM

Custom CRM for Auto Repair Shops

Generic shop management software makes you adapt your bays, your techs, and your parts process to its workflow. We build a CRM around how your shop actually moves a car from check-in to pickup — with bay status, repair orders, and revenue tracking that match your floor, not a template.

Bay StatusRepair OrdersParts TrackingRevenue
Custom CRM dashboard for an auto repair shop showing bay status board, repair order queue, and revenue per bay
$8.71
returned on average for every $1 spent on a CRM
Nucleus Research / Nutshell
+29%
average sales lift for companies using a CRM — with +34% sales productivity
CRM industry data

Why repair shops outgrow generic shop management software

Most shop software was built for a national chain's checklist, not your bay count and your techs. A custom CRM removes the friction your advisors and techs have learned to work around.

Bay status your whole shop can see

Diagnostic, waiting on parts, in repair, ready for pickup — every car's real status on one board, updated by the tech at the bay, not guessed at by the front desk.

Repair orders that don't get re-typed

Estimate, approval, parts, labor, and invoice live in one order — no retyping the same VIN and job into three different systems.

Parts tracking without the phone tag

See what's ordered, what's backordered, and what's on the shelf without a tech walking to the counter to ask.

Real numbers on average ticket and bay load

Revenue by bay, by tech, and by job type — and how long a car actually sits waiting versus in active repair.

Own your customer history

Full vehicle and service history tied to the customer, so any advisor can quote the next job without digging through paper folders.

No per-bay software fees

Add a bay, add a tech, add a location — without a subscription tier that charges you for growing.

What goes into an auto repair shop CRM

We build the modules that match your shop's floor — not a bloated suite built for a franchise chain.

Bay status board

Live view of every bay — diagnostic, waiting on parts, in repair, ready — updated in real time by the tech.

Repair order workflow

Estimate to approval to parts to labor to invoice, all in one order with a full audit trail.

Parts & vendor tracking

Order status, backorders, and stock visibility tied directly to the repair order that needs them.

Vehicle history

Every past repair, mileage, and recommendation tied to the VIN, visible to any advisor instantly.

Technician time tracking

Clock time against jobs to see real labor cost versus what you billed, per tech and per job.

Customer communication

Automated text/email updates on approval requests, status changes, and pickup readiness.

FAQ

Yes. The bay board shows every vehicle's current stage — diagnostic, waiting on parts, in repair, ready for pickup — updated by techs from the bay so the front desk never has to walk the floor to check.

It tracks parts status against each repair order — ordered, backordered, received — so advisors can give customers a real timeline instead of a guess, and techs aren't stuck asking the counter for updates.

You get reports on revenue per bay, per tech, and per job type, plus how long vehicles actually sit waiting versus being worked on — numbers most shops currently track by memory or a whiteboard.

Generic shop management platforms are solid general-purpose tools and worth using if your workflow fits their model. If your shop runs a specific approval process, unusual bay setup, or needs reporting they don't offer, a custom build removes those workarounds — at a higher upfront cost but no ongoing per-bay or per-user fees.

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Get a free estimate for your auto repair shop CRM

Tell us how cars move through your bays today — we'll scope a system that matches your floor, not one you have to adapt to.