Friday Fun: Rockstar gets into autobody, US org to require connected cars and Russia’s car collapse
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 22, 2015 — Recapping a few of the interesting items you might have missed this week: – Blurring the lines between the autobody world and the virtual world is video game producer Rockstar Games, which announced that it’s new “Lowrider add-on pack” for its popular Grand Theft Auto 5 […]
SEM launches new Custom Fill Color Coat aerosol blanks
Rock Hill, South Carolina — October 22, 2015 — According to SEM, collision centres can now match any interior carpet, velour, vinyl, plastic, or properly prepped and primed metalcolour with an aerosol. SEM delivers aerosol blanks for filling Color Coat formulas using SEM’s Custom Fill machines. A statement from SEM says jobbers can now provide […]
Big profits: York U prof says insurer ROE should be cut in half
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 22, 2015 — Critics of the insurance industry were heartened last week by the appearance of a report from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association that claimed Ontario auto policyholders were overcharged by more than $700 million last year. According to the report auto insurance customers have overpaid for […]
CARSTAR Canada and CARSTAR US become rivals in charity and baseball
Hamilton, Ontario — October 22, 2015 — In the name of cross border relations (and friendly trash-talking), CARSTAR Canada has extended a friendly wager to CARSTAR US on the ALCS Major League Baseball series between CARSTAR US hometown team Kansas City Royals and CARSTAR Canada’s hometown neighbours, the Toronto Blue Jays. The wager, which emulates the […]
