auto dealer in black and red logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

National Auto Care Announces Launch of Fixed Ops 5 Podcast

Fixed Ops 5 will focus on the customer experience in the service drive, profitability opportunities and fixed operation of dealerships.

April 26, 2021
National Auto Care Announces Launch of Fixed Ops 5 Podcast

Fixed Ops 5 will focus on the customer experience in the service drive, profitability opportunities and fixed operation of dealerships.

2 min to read


PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – National Auto Care (NAC) is excited to announce that the company will launch a podcast, video and blog series, Fixed Ops 5, hosted by NAC National Fixed Operations Training Manager Corey Smith. The series will premiere May 5, 2021. 

Fixed Ops 5 will also allow us to educate the dealership with some amazing technological advancements taking place in the industry.

Fixed Ops 5 will focus on the customer experience in the service drive, profitability opportunities and fixed operation of dealerships. An exciting industry insider will be the featured guest in every episode. The May 5 premiere will feature guest Ron Overs, publisher of Fixed Ops Magazine and a decades-long industry veteran. 

Host Corey Smith is a renowned fixed ops expert in his own right, with nearly 20 years of experience and a proven track record of success in sustaining increases in revenue, service drive traffic and reduction in expenses, all while maintaining the highest level of employee and customer retention. 

The first podcast episode will air on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The series will release new episodes on the 5th and 20th of every month after the premiere. Along with podcast episodes, NAC will release a video version of the episode on YouTube and a corresponding blog post that will be published on nationalautocare.com. 

“Hosting this podcast gives me the amazing opportunity to help service advisors with their day-to-day job and to help F&I professionals speak to the service department. Fixed Ops 5 will also allow us to educate the dealership with some amazing technological advancements taking place in the industry," says Smith. "With our short, concise platform, everyone will have the opportunity to listen in for timely, important knowledge they can use in their daily routine at the dealership." 

NAC released a trailer for the series on April 21. Links to the channels where the audience can find the series are included below. 

Click here to navigate to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/59a1grYGviGYSPgEPyr9pD?si=jyBXwiWdQ_iSKPbaJtZsfA 

Click here to navigate to YouTube: https://youtu.be/qB02NrkYYlo

READ: AutoNation Stock Continues to Rev Up

More Fixed Ops

pair of hands holding tools working on a vehicle under the hood
Fixed Ops•by Lauren Lawrence•October 9, 2026

The Fixed Ops Blind Spot

Customer-pay repair orders are profitability drivers for service departments, but many dealerships don't know how much of their business goes to them.

Read More →
White backlit BRZ sitting in front of mechanic.
Fixed Ops•by Staff•October 8, 2026

ASE Invites Service Centers to Benchmark Performance

ASE Connects is gathering the data for its quarterly service snapshot report, which provides a comparison of service drives across the country.

Read More →
Mechanic holding digital device over an open vehicle engine
Fixed Ops•by Hannah Mitchell•October 2, 2026

More Cars Recalled in First Half

The six months that kicked off the year saw an extended surge of the number of vehicles recalled, electrical issues leading the way again.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Mechanic's hand picking through a toolbox
Fixed Ops•by Staff•August 25, 2026

California Dealer Group Foundation Partners With ASE

CNCDA Foundation and ASE Connects collaboration is intended to build California's automotive technician workforce.

Read More →
Auto Dealer Today, Dealer Debrief, 08/19/2026, with Lauren Lawrence
Fixed Ops•by Lauren Lawrence•August 20, 2026

Dealer Debrief: Fixed-Ops Opportunities

In this week's debrief, host Lauren Lawrence discusses maximizing your dealership's profitability with a focus on fixed operations.

Read More →
Auto Dealer Today, Dealer Debrief, 07/23/2026, with Lauren Lawrence
Fixed Ops•by Lauren Lawrence•July 24, 2026

Dealer Debrief: Technician Apprenticeships

In this week's debrief, host Lauren Lawrence discusses a new grant for service tech apprenticeships and more industry workforce news.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Photo of metal tools on a surface
Fixed Ops•by Staff•July 2, 2026

ASE Acquires WrenchWay

The auto technician certification nonprofit said the deal expands its role in workforce-development and support for current and future service professionals.

Read More →
Photo of tire on white car
Fixed Ops•by Staff•June 29, 2026

TraXtion Introduces TireSpec Website Solution

The company says the offering enables consumers to snap a photo of their tire with a smartphone and receive an instant replacement quote, capturing 90% of tire shoppers who start their shopping online.

Read More →
Photo of white SUV in garage with graphic explaining car photo process
Fixed Ops•by Staff•June 15, 2026

UVeye Launches Same-Day Vehicle Listings for Car Dealers

New 'Scan to Sold' offering turns the service lane into a website-ready merchandising photo booth designed to help dealerships reduce turnaround time from days to minutes.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Advertising graphic for RockED and Vincue
Fixed Ops•by Staff•June 15, 2026

RockED, VINCUE Launch Inventory-Management Industry Certification

Offering for retail automotive dealers and operators is designed to address what the companies say is a lack of standardized and modern thought leadership in vehicle life-cycle management.

Read More →