CARSTAR Brampton West opens in Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario — January 2, 2018 — CARSTAR Collision & Glass Service has added Brampton West to its North American network. The network’s second Brampton location is owned in partnership with John and Diana Vella and Frank Sottile. Sottile, who also owns CARSTAR Brampton, is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of collision […]
Color Compass presents donation to the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Foundation
By Erin McLaughlin Vancouver, British Columbia — January 2, 2018 — Color Compass started the new year by improving the lives of local children. The company recently made a $28,000 donation to the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Foundation (BCCHF). Color Compass supplied $25,000, while a customer, professional services partner and member of senior management […]
More than 90 percent of Tesla vehicles exit the assembly line defective, say Tesla employees
By Erin McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario — January 2, 2018 — Nine former and current Tesla staff have claimed that over 90 percent of Model S sedans and Model X SUVs require repairs before even leaving the factory. The staff cited these numbers from Tesla’s internal tracking system as recently as October. The employees […]
CSN Collision Centres expand with CSN Riverside
By CRM Staff Windsor, Ontario — January 2, 2018 — For many years having successfully run CSN JJ Dominion in Windsor, Ontario, Vince Paesano and Joe Di Carlo have purchased the longstanding Riverside Custom Collision shop, rebranding it under the CSN banner as CSN Riverside. They will run their newly purchased facility along with CSN […]
John Eagle’s legacy: Karco simulates Honda Fit crash to demonstrate need for OEM parts
By Erin McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario — January 2, 2018 — Karco recently developed crash-testing footage of three Honda Fits—a red 2009 Honda Fit with a glued roof and other non-OEM repairs, a blue 2013 Fit with numerous aftermarket parts, and a control black 2010 Fit. The 2009 vehicle replicates the repairs done by John […]
Quebec’s Zero Emissions Bill Causes Upset
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — January 2 2018 — The province of Québec just got a bill in the mail. Bill 104 is “an Act to increase the number of zero-emission motor vehicles in Québec in order to reduce greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions.” Isabelle Melançon, the Québec Minister of Sustainable Development, the […]
New Year’s changes to executive management at Nissan
Yokohama, Japan — January 2 2018 — With the new year comes executive appointment shake-up at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Going into effect throughout January, the company says these changes are to “strengthen the management structure.” Effective January 1, Hideyuki Sakamoto will moving up from his previous position of executive vice president, product engineering—a position […]
Texting and driving getting worse says CAA
Ottawa, Ontario — January 1 2018 — According to a poll by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), most Canadians think texting and driving is getting worse, not better. Canadians are clearly aware that texting and driving do not mix, with 96 percent of respondents stating that drivers who text and drive “are a threat to […]
