SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 24, 2025--
Mitchell 1, the market leader in auto repair software and services, and 360 Payments, a trusted payment processing partner for the automotive industry, today announced a strategic partnership to elevate payment processes for auto repair shops. This collaboration seamlessly integrates 360 Payments with Mitchell 1’s industry-leading Manager™ SE shop management system, giving shops a powerful toolset to streamline operations and enhance the customer experience.
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“We are pleased to partner with 360 Payments. This collaboration reinforces Mitchell 1’s commitment to helping shops succeed by connecting them with trusted partners who can help drive their businesses forward,” said Jamie Strickert, vice president of sales at Mitchell 1. “Manager SE gives shops a reliable, all-in-one system to manage their business, while 360 Payments provides a simple, transparent way to handle payments, making life easier for shop owners and their customers."
The integration is designed to help auto shops streamline their payment processes, ensuring smoother workflows and better service for shop teams and their customers. With features like Text to Pay, multiple options for consumer financing and more, this partnership helps auto repair shops save time, improve efficiency and increase customer satisfaction.
“We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Mitchell 1. It exemplifies our commitment to providing innovative, integrated solutions to the automotive industry that simplify operations and enhance efficiency for repair shops. 360 Payments has a proven track record as a leader, and together with Mitchell 1, we’re empowering businesses to deliver exceptional service to their customers,” said Pete Plotas, senior vice president of channels and alliances at Vehlo.
Benefits of this partnership for Mitchell 1 shops:
To learn more about the partnership or to integrate 360 Payments with the Manager SE system, visit 360payments.com/mitchell1.
Through this collaboration, Mitchell 1 and 360 Payments are taking auto shop operations to the next level, enabling shop owners to drive success while focusing on their passion for exceptional service.
About Mitchell 1
As a member of the Snap-on® Total Shop Solutions brand family, Mitchell 1 has been a leading provider of repair information solutions to the motor vehicle industry for more than 100 years. Mitchell 1 offers a complete line of integrated repair software and services, including vehicle repair information, business management and shop marketing services, to help automotive and commercial truck professionals improve productivity and profitability. For more information, visit the company’s website at mitchell1.com.
About 360 Payments
Founded in 2011, 360 Payments specializes in delivering advanced payment solutions designed specifically for the automotive repair industry. By seamlessly integrating with leading shop management software and digital vehicle inspection tools, we offer innovative features like contactless Text to Pay processing, a built-in consumer financing platform, and streamlined business financing through 360 Capital. Our mission is to simplify payment processes for repair shops of all sizes, while providing exceptional customer support. Learn more at 360payments.com.
Mitchell 1, the market leader in auto repair software and services, and 360 Payments, a trusted payment processing partner for the automotive industry, have partnered to elevate payment processes for auto repair shops.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed tests of newly developed reconnaissance and attack drones this week and called for their increased production, state media said Thursday.
Kim has been emphasizing the development of drones, and the tests were the latest display of his country’s growing military capabilities.
Photos released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency showed Kim observing what appeared to be a large reconnaissance drone roughly resembling Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail airborne warning and control aircraft. Other images showed exploding drones crashing into military vehicles used as targets.
The agency said the test demonstrated the reconnaissance drone’s ability to track multiple targets and monitor troop movements on land and at sea, potentially enhancing North Korea’s intelligence-gathering operations and ability to neutralize enemy threats. The report said the new exploding drones are designed for various attack missions and feature unspecified artificial intelligence capabilities.
Kim expressed satisfaction with the drones’ performance and approved plans to expand production, emphasizing that drones and AI should be “top” priorities in efforts to advance his armed forces and adapt them to modern warfare, KCNA said. The agency said the tests took place as Kim visited a drone technology complex and an electronic warfare research group on Tuesday and Wednesday.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry didn’t immediately comment on the North Korean report.
Kim previously inspected other demonstrations of drones that explode on impact in November and August last year.
North Korea also last year accused South Korea of sending its own drones to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets over the North’s capital of Pyongyang, and threatened to respond with force if such flights occur again. South Korea’s military refused to confirm whether or not the North’s claims were true.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have escalated recently as Kim continues to expand his military capabilities, which now includes various nuclear-capable weapons targeting South Korea and intercontinental ballistic missiles potentially capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.
Kim is also aligning with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, sending troops and military equipment to support Russia’s efforts. This has raised concerns that he may receive Russian technology transfers in return, further strengthening the threat posed by his nuclear-armed military.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a report Thursday that it believes North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February and has continued supplying ammunition, short-range missiles, self-propelled howitzers, and multiple rocket launchers. The Joint Chiefs assessed that, of the approximately 11,000 North Korean troops sent to fight in the war against Ukraine, around 4,000 have been killed or injured.
In this photo provided Thursday, March 27, 2025, by the North Korean government, a man in a military uniform films what is called an attack drone crashing into a prepared target at an undisclosed location in North Korea, earlier this week. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
In this photo provided Thursday, March 27, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center bottom, walks by what appeared to be a large reconnaissance drone at an undisclosed location in North Korea, earlier this week. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
In this photo provided Thursday, March 27, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center left in a black jacket, stands by what appeared to be a large reconnaissance drone at an undisclosed location in North Korea, earlier this week. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
