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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1976
Page
6
Sol Stember reviews the growing cooperative auto repair movement, citing Berkeley and Greenbelt models, Briarpatch in Palo Alto, and Rockland County NY as examples. The piece outlines startup costs, member fees, labor-driven savings, and governance, noting the Briarpatch shop charges actual time rather than flat rates, and that cooperatives require strong management and seed funding to succeed.
A detailed look at Washtenay County's Cooperative Auto in Ann Arbor Michigan shows a member owned repair co op with 1000 fully paid shares and 1000 partly paid shares. It charges labor at 14 to 16 dollars an hour with discounted parts and uses a 10 percent parts markup. The facility includes eight lifts, seven full time mechanics, and plans for expansion. Members study automotive maintenance through evening classes and may rent space to do repairs. The co op operates with a 50 dollar share price and generates 500000 dollars yearly in volume, paying mechanics piece rate commissions and reinvesting profits into equipment and facilities.
In Novorossiysk, Andrei Oganov runs the Soviet Pepsi plant opened in 1974 on the Black Sea coast. About 20 million bottles circulate nationwide, with 30 million returned last year amid deposits and recycling efforts. Bottles feature Lenin and Brezhnev likenesses, while returns are limited to select stores and some bottles arrive as souvenirs.
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