HGreg, King of the Nissan: HGreg has No. 1 Nissan dealership in both Canada and U.S.
Saint-Eustache, Quebec — Closing off another glamourous award season for the North American auto industry, Quebec-based dealer network, HGreg, is excited to announce big numbers on both sides of the border as two shops under the banner have been named #1 best-selling Nissan dealerships for Canada and the U.S., respectively. Beating out a total of […]
Short end of the Longshore: Mfg. groups calling for intervention amid strike planned for Port of Montreal
Toronto, Ontario — With the labour disputes at the Port of Montreal coming to a head, leading the longshoremen to announce a partial strike for April 13, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) is calling on the federal government to intervene to ensure service continuity at the port. A shutdown at this, one of the country’s […]
Tuesday Ticker: April 13, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — Magna partners with an Israeli startup, which will see the Aurora, Ont.-based company build electric vehicles atop the startup’s platform; electric vehicle sales grow in B.C. and General Motors meets its mask production promise to the federal government in this week’s Tuesday Ticker. More moves for Magna Magna International will develop an […]
AirPro’s Aid: Company joins Collision Industry Foundation donor program with $10k pledge
Mechanicsville, Virginia — AirPro Diagnostics has joined the Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) Annual Donor Program at the highest level–1st Responder–with a $10,000 pledge. The Annual Donor Program was designed to bring needed, recurring resources to CIF, so it can deliver on its mission to answer the call when those in the industry have been impacted […]
Couples Counselling: Manitoba repairer org. seeking injunction against MPI for negotiation withdrawal
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba Public Insurance’s (MPI) recent withdrawal from the bargaining table with the province’s auto repairers is set to receive some legal backlash, in the form of a court injunction being sought by the Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba (ATAMB). The group, which represents 232 auto body repair shops in the province, filed […]
HOLD STRONG, FORGE ON
We are amid a technical tsunami, of which only the most powerful collision centres will survive BY ALLISON ROGERS We are all more than aware of how fast this industry progresses. Procedures can change overnight, models become more complex by the months, coatings change like chameleons and top-of-the-line tools rotate annually. Just last Fall, the […]
TOWING NEWS – CRM 20#2
TOW THE LINE Four sections of highways in the GTA will become restricted tow zones that allow only a single company to operate within those areas, according to new towing industry rules announced by the Ontario government in late February. The pilot project will run for two years initially, with the potential for one-year extensions […]
RECYCLING NEWS – CRM 20#2
UNITED WE STAND The Automotive Recyclers Association of Canada (ARC) has joined the Your Data. Your Choice campaign as an industry champion, uniting recyclers in the auto industry’s efforts for consumer ownership of vehicle data. The Your Data. Your Choice campaign, fostered by the Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada), the AutoCare Association and […]
CONFIRMED BY COVID
Rob Rainwater, Mike Kunkel and Lee Worman of Profit Team Consulting will be hosting bi-weekly virtual training sessions for the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association now through June 3. Recyclers look back on lessons learned in 2020 BY ALLISON ROGERS As an essential business amid COVID-19, the strength of the North American automotive recycling sector has […]
HER OWN WAY
The drivers behind Dara Carpenter’s success BY JULIA LLOYD “Mistakes have the power to make a great leader,” — Dara Carpenter, CEO and founder of E.L.C. Dispatch Solutions Dara Carpenter has made a name for herself as a leading voice in the field of automotive tow and storage. In 2015, Dara founded E.L.C Dispatch Solutions […]
