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CCF in YYZ

By Steve Knox Toronto, Ontario — October 5, 2018 — In August, I found myself in a conversation that has stuck uncomfortably in my mind. During lunch with a colleague—a veteran in the Canadian collision world—we were discussing industry changes, and how repair businesses have needed to adapt to address them. The cars we work on are not like the […]

Porsche’s first-ever certified collision conference

By Lindsey Cooke Toronto, Ontario — October 5, 2018 — Porsche presented some of their futuristic innovations and announcements at their first-ever certified collision conference in the world. Held in Vancouver, the conference involved about 30 people from various Canadian Porsche certified repair shops. Collision Repair caught up with Peter Woo, owner of Auto Excellence […]

Wheels 4 Wishes

By CRM Staff  Toronto, Ontario – October, 5 2018 – Buckle up, Wheels 4 Wishes is back to support the Children’s Wish foundation this weekend at Canadian Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario. Children will have the opportunity to take a ride with ASN/FIA licensed drivers around the park’s development track, before checking out the onsite […]

Toyota issues worldwide Prius recall

By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – October 5, 2018 – A defect causing vehicles to stall while driving has forced Toyota to recall approximately 2.4 million hybrid cars worldwide.  The Japanese car manufacturer announced Friday that the recall will affect roughly 807,000 Prius cars in the U.S. Vehicles affected by the recall include select 2010 […]

How to lead when you’re not in charge

By Zachary Duncan Toronto, Ontario — October 5, 2018 — Even during the day-to-day grind, the unexpected will happen. A panel is left unpainted, a job is unexpectedly scratched, or perhaps the manager drops-the-ball and slows production to a stand-still. If you listen, you will hear explicatives being shouted around the facility. It may even […]

SCRS OEM Tech Summit connects at SEMA

By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – October 5, 2018 – The OEM certification trend is arguably at a tipping point. With companies such as General Motors preparing to move forward with a network of company approved bodyshops and actively referring customers to them through OnStar, other big automakers are now entertaining the same kind of ideas. This […]

Kia Canada sponsors Memorial Cup

By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — October 5, 2018 —The historical Memorial Cup has gained a new sponsor this year, one that involves a player in the automotive industry, Kia Canada Inc. With Kia as the new sponsor for the tournament, they have also joined forces alongside the Canadian Hockey League, Western Hockey League, Ontario […]

LKQ Toronto East hosts open house

By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – October 5, 2018 — LKQ will be hosting an open house event this coming Wednesday, October 10th at their brand new Toronto East location in Whitby. CRM had the opportunity to talk with LKQ Toronto East general manager, Amin Youseff about the upcoming event. “We are really excited to […]

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