So far in 2011, auto repair shops have been doing extremely well, with sales growing almost ten percent.
Most repair shops and auto parts stores will accept them for this purpose, as will local recycling centers.
Coach uses various repair shops to service the vehicles when needed, she said.
Some make clothes, some start nightclubs, some open warehouses or car- repair shops.
"These young men can then set up their own auto-repair shops and employ other people like themselves, " Mr Yunus says.
It was in a cheaply constructed, boxlike, one-story building on a desolate street of bars, car-repair shops, and empty lots.
These are the nail salons, dry cleaners, and shoe repair shops that make up a very large but completely fragmented market.
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Asif Noorani, the founder of Dr. Cell Phone, a chain of repair shops in Texas, has also seen one iPad.
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Midas has more than 1, 360 auto-repair shops in the U.S. as of the end of the second quarter, and 157 in Canada.
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Stuart and Allison got the idea from observing customers of a prior business they started together that focused on car repair shops.
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Output is shrinking, and with it the industries that supply, or buy from, farmers: fertiliser wholesalers, bakeries, tractor-repair shops and so on.
Wooden Lenjes are being replaced by cheaper fibreglass substitutes, and wooden Lenj construction workshops are being transformed into repair shops for older Lenjes.
Nasser had diversified into Internet commerce, auto repair shops--even a junkyard.
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They will be actively aided in that effort by the military officers and civil servants who run the federal facilities, because their careers depend on keeping the repair shops humming.
Its strong balance sheet allowed Ford to go on a spending spree, paying top dollar for those European car companies and even buying up peripheral businesses like repair shops, Hertz car rental and a junkyard.
This is done so that body and repair shops throughout the world can figure out how Mulliner workers seamlessly fitted a DVD player into the rear headrest, or how the folding solid wood tables unfurl.
Imagine, if you will, that Monday night we heard from local restaurant and catering companies throughout the nation, then on Tuesday night we heard from auto dealerships, Wednesday night was machine repair shops, Thursday was real estate agencies, etc.
On the sides of this street were luggage stores, bike and auto repair shops, snack stands, and stores that seemed to be packed with a mishmash of imported goods: brooms, hats, or LED shrines upon which to place your Buddha figure.
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The site an industrial area full of car-repair shops that officials have sought to develop for decades would cost tens of millions of dollars to clean up, and developers were concerned about being able to quickly lure residents and retailers to the unproven area.
Just in industries directly related to autos, trillions of dollars change hands each year flowing to and from auto insurers, auto financiers, service and repair shops, rental agencies, taxi operators, fleet managers, oil companies, transportation and logistics companies, emergency rooms, health insurers, medical practices, personal-injury lawyers, government taxing authorities, road-construction companies, parking-lot operators, and on and on and on.
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Sageworks analyzes privately-held companies including many independent automotive repair and maintenance shops.
To squeeze out more revenue, Hanson plans to open new motor-rebuilding shops and offer more on-site repair and parts installation.
To squeeze out more revenue, Hanson plans to open new motor-rebuild shops and offer more on-site repair and parts installation.
The DIY (do it yourself) auto repair market has grown along with the auto, truck and motorcycle industry and so have the local shops (maintainers) that do the work for us.
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