Friday Fun: Dieselgate’s effects, AV insurance and Fenix makes acquisitions
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 15, 2015 — A collection of interesting goings-on in the auto world from the past week: – The VW scandal continues to generate some interesting knock-on effects. VW, of course, was caught cheating on emissions tests. The scandal has focused attention on emissions testing in general. There is some […]
Report: Ontario auto insurance industry ‘fundamentally broken’
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 15, 2015 — A fascinating, incendiary new report prepared by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) suggests that the auto insurance in Canada’s largest province is in deep need of reform. The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) hired two York University Schulich School of Business Professors, Fred Lazar and […]
New line of 1-inch impacts from Mac Tools
Westerville, Ohio — October 15, 2015 — Mac Tools has launched new 1-inch impact tools available in inline and pistol configurations. According to Mac Tools, the new impact tools provide excellent power, while also being lightweight for less operator fatigue. The new impacts feature a forward/reverse lever location that allows for more efficient use. The […]
Carbon fibre could be a major material within five years
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — October 15, 2015 — More composite materials, including carbon fibre, will be showing up on our roads in coming years. It’s an absolute certainty that these cars are also going to be making their way to your facility. Dale Brosius is the Chief Commercialization Officer for the Institute for […]
