Labor rate study

[Bill Howell]

Originally Posted by surreyboy

what kind of law is that? seems archaic

It may be old, but truss me, it is alive and well. Has to do with price setting. NO competing companies can ever get together and talk about prices or what they charge, or what they think is a good price for services rendered, huge NO NO with the Feds. Any type trade association, regardless of business will make this very clear at any meetings. If you ever attend one and they don't, get up and RUN, not walk to leave.
Anyway, what raised a flag to me with the OP looks like a shop and was asking shops their prices.
As long as we as customers can state prices we have paid or what we know to be a rate at somewhere we do business at, that is fine,just not shops themselves. Personally, if I was a shop here, I would not even post in this thread. Most shops are well aware of this but I just posted in case someone wasn't.
No problem here, just did not want anyone to get their A$$ in a sling.

[Rellim51]

Originally Posted by Bill Howell

If you ever attend one and they don't, get up and RUN, not walk to leave.

I was a service manger for a pretty large GM/Chrysler dealer for several years and attended MANY meetings/conferences held by both all over the country and this was NEVER mentioned. I'm not sure where you're getting your info or what you're basing this statement on but from my experience it does not hold up.

[LateNight72]

Originally Posted by Rellim51

I was a service manger for a pretty large GM/Chrysler dealer for several years and attended MANY meetings/conferences held by both all over the country and this was NEVER mentioned. I'm not sure where you're getting your info or what you're basing this statement on but from my experience it does not hold up.

If you're at a GM dealer conference, everyone "works" for GM. It is one company talking about prices "within" the company. Not GM talking to Ford or Chrysler trying to determine how to price something.

[mazspeed]

Originally Posted by americansupercarinc

What State do you live in and what is your Labor rate or the rate at your favorate shop ?

I think Kentucky has the biggest labor rate as far as inbreed family members, but Missouri and Arkansas are closing in on that.