Chromatic Shift: PPG appoints new executives
Toronto, Ontario — Auto paint giant PPG has announced major changes to its executive team which will affect its global auto refinish business. On Monday, PPG announced four new executive appointments. Chancey Hagerty, current vice president of global industrial coatings, will become vice president of PPG’s global automotive refinish coatings. He will continue to serve […]
Automotive Avro Arrow: First all-Canadian zero-emissions concept bears name of nation’s beloved aircraft
Las Vegas, Nevada — The details of the first all-Canadian zero-emissions concept car, expected to launch in 2022, will be announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The concept—titled ‘Project Arrow’ in a nod to the Avro Arrow, a supersonic jet designed and built in Canada in the 1950s—will be […]
Pickup Performance: Ford named top seller in Canada for 11th year
Toronto, Ontario — Ford Motor Company is the top-selling automotive manufacturer in Canada, despite a three percent drop in overall sales in 2019. It’s the 11th year the automaker has topped the charts, likely due to its F150 being the top-selling pickup truck in Canada—for the 54th consecutive year, that is. The automaker’s overall truck […]
Exclusive: 2018 better than 2019, industry leaders say
Toronto, Ontario — Canadian collision industry leaders are less happy with the performance of their businesses in 2019 than 2018, the results of a Collision Repair survey has found. According to the results from this magazine’s latest annual survey, 12 percent of respondents were ‘pleased as punch’ by their businesses performance in 2019, 40 percent felt […]
