Bold and Blue-tiful: PPG’s 2020 Colour Report shows continued increase in blue hues
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — On Tuesday PPG released its 2020 automotive colour popularity report, and the results are mind blue-ing. The colour, called ‘optimistic’ by PPG, climbed to nine percent of the global colour share in 2020—a one percent increase from 2019. The trend reinforces PPG 2019 automotive colour forecast, which anticipated that sales of blue […]
Lordco Annual Tradeshow set for April 1-30, online
Toronto, Ontario – Lordco Auto Parts has announced that it’s thirty-first Annual Tradeshow is a go for this April. Taking advantage of an online platform for the second year in a row, the Lordco Annual Tradeshow is set to take place over the course of the entire month of April. “We want participants to enjoy […]
Retiring Right: Owners of Romeo’s Garage and Bodyshop retiring after 50 years in business
Ottawa, Ontario — After decades of hard work and long hours, Romeo and Genuia Donatucci feel now is the time to retire as owners of Romeo’s Garage and Bodyshop and welcome in a new generation. Since 1970, the couple has been repairing cars for over 50 years and they will tell you it’s not easy […]
Pandemic Profits: Honda raises 2020/2021 predictions
Tokyo, Japan – Despite Covid-19 slowdowns, Honda has seen some significant profit increases in the latest quarter, reporting a 67 percent increase globally based on higher demand and cost reductions. In a statement released on Tuesday, the automaker noted an operating profit for three months, to Dec. 31 was 277.7 billion yen (CND$3.38 billion). “Automobile […]
Labanovich to Lead: Jeff Labanovich named COO of CARSTAR Canada
Hamilton, Ontario — Jeff Labanovich has been named chief operating officer (COO) for CARSTAR Canada. Labanovich has been a part of the CARSTAR Canada family for more than 15 years, joining first as a franchise partner and then the corporate team in 2018. In his former role as general manager of CARSTAR Canada, Labanovich was […]
