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Openbay Customer Stories from 2015

What do Bob, Jordan, Kushal, Lawton and Precia have in common? They all tried Openbay for the first time in 2015, and shared their experiences with the Openbay blog. Here are a few quotes from their interviews: Read each of their stories via the links above, and when you’re ready to book automotive repair or […]

January 4, 2016 More

What a Year It’s Been: Openbay’s 2015 News

What a year 2015 has been for Openbay, and after a tough act to follow in 2014. Our dev team has been churning out new product features and apps, our member services team has been working hard to connect consumers with quality mechanics, and to sign up new shops, and we’ve been studying feedback from vehicle […]

December 29, 2015 More

Car Repair Shops – You Need This App

Just as virtually everything and everyone has moved online, it’s not enough – the world’s gone mobile! The average American spends 4.7 hours per day on a mobile device. This may be a tough pill to swallow in a world where many repair shops still exist offline. We’re still pretty astonished to find many service […]

December 9, 2015 More

Openbay Debuts OpenbayASP, Mobile Platform for Automotive Repair Industry

Powerful Online-to-Offline Customer-Acquisition Platform Promotes Efficiency & Transparency Openbay, the award-winning auto-repair marketplace, announces OpenbayASP, a native iOS app for Automotive Service Professionals that brings a mostly offline industry, online. OpenbayASP combines the online-to-offline customer-acquisition power that Openbay delivers to its network of service professionals with the benefits of a mobile platform. OpenbayASP promotes transparency […]

November 18, 2015 More

Meet Kushal: Hassle free from A to Z

In the latest series of Openbay-user stories, we speak with Kushal J., whom we discovered after he completed a survey about using Openbay. How did you hear about Openbay? I’m getting my MBA at Babson, here in Boston, and one of my classmates is Mike, who works at Openbay. [Mike L. is one of Openbay’s […]

November 2, 2015 More

Openbay Covered in Wired Magazine

Head to the news stand to pick up the October issue of Wired magazine – page 85 features apps fit for a car trip, suggesting you “let your phone ride shotgun, where it can make sure you see more sights and hit fewer roadblocks.” Openbay is included in the road-trip app roundup. David Pierce writes this […]

GalleryOctober 5, 2015 More

Survey Says: Worthless vs. Useful Vehicle Technology

Are you the kind of person who has an iPhone, but who’s never tried working with Siri? Maybe you’re also the type to drive a snazzy new connected car, but who will leave the technology idle. Despite the fact that many of us are regulating our home temperature with Nest, or hopping around town in […]

August 26, 2015 More

Openbay Covered in USA Today- "There's an app for that!"

ICYMI (that’s “in case you missed it” for the non-millenials), Openbay was in USA Today! In the article, “Need Help? Travel Industry Gets More Responsive,” USA Today’s smart-travel columnist and consumer advocate, Christopher Elliott advises readers, “Don’t Wait – There’s an App for that!” Here’s the bit where Openbay is mentioned, and for the full article, click […]

July 28, 2015 More

Openbay covered in July/August issue of Playboy magazine

Openbay, the nationwide online marketplace for auto repair, is in print in the current July/August issue of Playboy magazine, which boasts more than a million readers per month. In case you’re curious, check out Openbay on page 31 – look for the headline, “Popular Mechanic: an app that does everything but turn a wrench.” We’ll leave […]

June 22, 2015 More

Openbay covered this Sunday’s Boston Globe Business Section

Great news – Openbay and OpenbayConnect made the cover of this Sunday’s Boston Globe Business Section! If you’d like to read the article in its entirety, check it out here. Curious to try us out? If you know what your car needs, sign up for Openbay here or download our mobile app. Are you clueless […]

June 15, 2015 More