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Accelerating Performance™

Why Kent Automotive?Simply put, it’s because we know the business. Anyone can deliver products, Kent Automotive delivers performance. We work with you to maximize your

bottom line, provide superior technical support, and offer shop-proven products, systems and training to accelerate your performance.

It’s what we do every day.

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Accelerate your business performance today! Contact us to place an order or for a complimentary shop assessment.

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Anyone can deliver a product. Kent Automotive delivers performance. Our relationships go beyond the product. We get to know your business, understand your product usage, anticipate your needs and maximize your bottom line. It’s what we do every day.

We show you how to boost your productivity — and profitability — at every turn. We do this by providing profit-enhancing tools, a wide product offering and effective training…everything your business needs to accelerate performance.

We Accelerate Performance.

What You Need to Drive Your BusinessIt’s time to optimize efficiency with the same attention to detail you bring to automotive repair — from every possible angle. With top-of-the-line products and unmatched product systems, we make it easy for you to run an ultra-streamlined, service-focused business.

• Choose industry-leading products for collision, mechanical and service repair • Use our on-site inventory management expertise to improve organization and efficiency• Fine-tune employee knowledge with our certified I-CAR® training• Access profitability tools like PROS (Product Reimbursement Operating System)• Enhance everything you do with the best technical support in the industry• Rely on quick service: 99% of products ship within 24 hours

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Profit Enhancing SoftwareWhat if you could maximize gross profit on every repair? You’d see a serious impact on your profitability. Our cost-recovery software tool, PROS (Product Reimbursement Operating System) allows you to easily track and charge for all consumable product used on a repair. Plus, PROS can generate the type of detail-rich reports and supplemental invoices that you use every day.

• Arrange for complimentary PROS installation and PROS employee training at your convenience• Print your own barcode labels for products, customers, technicians and work orders to automate data entry• USB barcode scanner available – increases accuracy and data entry speed

• Easy Reordering• No Inventory Shortages

• Leaner, Better Running Shop• We Back Every Product

Effective Inventory Management, Guaranteed.Not having the stock you need can really hurt your cycle time. And having excess stock messes with your margins. With Kent Automotive’s Balanced Inventory Service Program, you can run leaner than ever. We work with you — on-site at your facility — to identify your needs, recommend the right products and propose the best placement of inventory system cabinets and bins. Our guarantee means you’ll have the right products at hand and in stock, all organized perfectly. With our custom-designed storage and inventory system, you’re sure to see a bump in efficiency.

What’s more, we’ve teamed up with Audatex, CCC Pathways®, Mitchell, ADP® and Reynolds and Reynolds®, to make estimating and price retrieval easier than ever.


Hands-On Training and Unbeatable KnowledgeA critical factor in running efficiently is the ability to maximize product performance. At Kent Automotive, we provide personal and practical training for everyone who uses our products. Why? Because understanding how well our products work, and how to get the most from them, pays off in productivity and profitability. It’s just another way we help our customers become more knowledgeable, more efficient and more competitive.

Kent Automotive is a recognized I-CAR® member and an approved provider of continuing automotive education. Our instructors can schedule seminars at your location at times that fit your schedule, all at no charge.

• Access expertly trained sales and technical specialists to stay current• Complete approved I-CAR® Industry Training Alliance courses and apply for I-CAR® Points

Our complimentary in-shop product clinics and training can have you trained

and out in an hour!

In-Shop Product Clinics:• Seam Sealers*

• Plastic Repair*

• Safety

• Brake Noise Elimination

• Electrical Repair

• Corrosion Protection Restoration

• Adhesive Bonding

• Cutting Tools and Abrasives

• Compounds and Waxes

• Fasteners and Body Hardware

• Cleaners and Degreasers

*I-CAR® classes available

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• On-Site Needs Assessment

• Usage-Based Product Recommendation

• Strategic Inventory Bin & Cabinet Placement At No Charge

• Ongoing Inventory Management

• Regular New Product Releases For Late Model Vehicles



Kent Automotive Offers:• Adhesives• Body Hardware, Domestic and Import• Brake Service Products • Cleaners and Degreasers• Corrosion Protection Restoration• Cutting Tools and Abrasives• Electrical Repair• Fasteners

• Wind/Water Leak Glass Repair• Plastic Repair• Safety • Seam Sealers• Service Chemicals• Specialty Coatings• Shop Supplies • Cabinets and Storage Systems

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