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Openbay Took Part at the Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care National Convention
Openbay took part at the Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care National Convention this past weekend. For those not familiar with Cottman, they specialize in automotive transmission repair and maintenance in addition to providing total auto care. They have been around for decades with the first Cottman Transmission Center established in 1962. Today, they […]
Got Questions About Your Repair? Now You Can Speak to a Mechanic
When it’s time to get your vehicle serviced and you’re unsure where to take it, what’s your first step? You reach out to a trusted resource for help, most likely a friend or family member. Ideally, you’d have a friend or family member that possesses the skills of a certified automotive technician. But most of us […]
Openbay Wins 2016 Owler Hot in Cambridge Award
Each year, Owler, a crowdsourced competitive intelligence platform, recognizes the top trending companies in cities around the world. This year, Openbay was chosen as the winner of 2016 Owler Hot in Cambridge, MA award. Cambridge, a mecca for startups and for millennials seeking to latch on to the next rising star, is strengthening its position as one of the […]
Meet Lauren Fix, The Car Coach
There’s $62 billion of undone automotive maintenance each year, and Lauren “The Car Coach®” Fix is on a mission to change that. The aptly named Lauren “Fix” is an ASE-certified automotive technician. She regularly appears in a host of national media outlets, giving car-care tips as a spokesperson for the nonprofit Car Care Council. In addition, […]
Patrice Banks, Head of Girls Auto Clinic, Views Auto-Care Challenges As Her Opportunity
Women are making headlines in the automotive world – according to Frost & Sullivan, most licensed drivers are women, women influence 91% of automotive purchases, and more women than men are “schooling themselves before walking into a dealership or garage by researching on the Internet or among their peer groups.” Despite the large composition of […]
Love Cars? No Need to “Turn a Wrench” to Thrive in the Auto-Care Industry
Here at Openbay, we’re car fans. We love driving them, dreaming about them and watching car movies. Working in the automotive aftermarket service industry, we’re lucky to do what we love – help to keep everyone’s wheels in great shape, so they can get back on the road and enjoy life. If you’re a car […]
Check it Out: Openbay’s Dashboard Redesign!
If you’re among the lucky ones who’s booked car repair or maintenance in the last week on Openbay, you might have noticed something different about our look. What’s our secret sauce? A brand-spanking new vehicle-owner dashboard! Of course Openbay has always been mobile-optimized – especially given 87% of millennials admit “my smartphone never leaves my side, […]
11 Crazy Car Facts
11 Did-You-Know Car Facts about the US: There are about 250 million cars on the road Of those cars, 80% are out of warranty The average age of a car on the road is 11.4-years old 62% of millennials don’t have sufficient savings to cover an unexpected $500 car repair The average cost of a […]
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Openbay, an award-winning online e-commerce marketplace for automotive repair and services and a provider of SaaS-based solutions for the automotive care industry, is transforming the experience for automotive repair and service for consumers and the way that automotive care businesses acquire and service customers.