Legacy, Dave DeCourcey and ASA Massachusetts Dec. 2016
I have lived in this state since 1963 when I moved from Utah. It has become a home to my wife, sons and many friends. To the east of Worcester [...]
November 2016 .. Thanksgiving is about Family. What if you don’t have one?
If you have run a shop for any amount of time, finding and keeping good help is always near the top of the list. At every class I teach a [...]
October 2016 … American Trade Associations ..their future
In 1991 Van Batenburg’s Garage (my former shop) joined the Automotive Service Association so we could get a discount on Indentifix (formerly called Autoline Telediagnosis) and started to receive their [...]
September 2016 .. What the Berlin Wall means to me
September means Europe for ACDC. For about ten years Deb and I have flown to Europe, sometimes a couple times per year. We have been invited to teach in amazing [...]
ACDC’s 6 Step Plan to Fix the American Repair Shop Problems August 2016
First let me make my case as to what is not working. Generally Speaking, Auto techs feel they do not make enough money and shops are having a harder time [...]
June 2016 EVS 29 Montreal
What an extraordinary time to stand at the kick off of EVS29 in the breezy sunshine with YVES RACETTE who is our French Speaking teacher (and well known ambassador of [...]
What is wrong with Craig?
When my dream of opening Van Batenburg’s Garage (VBG) back in 1977 was realized, I was a 26 years old. So much has changed and so have I, but my [...]
When a Customer Sues a Repair Shop
Sometimes you do something in business that can’t be repeated or duplicated but the story lives on just because it was so unique. At Van Batenburg’s Garage such a story [...]
April 2016 .. What dangers do lithium-ion batteries pose?
Here is an Interview with a Battery Engineer Chevy Volt Li-ion Pack opened up What dangers do lithium-ion batteries pose? You can get six times the energy density [...]
March 2016 … Hybrids, Utah and Baby Boomers
Hybrids, Utah and Baby Boomers Shirley C. Van Batenburg I was born 5 years after WWII along with lots of other people. I grew up in Ogden, Utah [...]