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The Coretec Group to Participate in EV Conferences and Increase Awareness of Endurion Battery Program

ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Coretec Group, Inc., (OTCQB: CRTG) – developers of a silicon anode for lithium-ion batteries, engineered silicon, and 3D volumetric displays – is making the rounds to automotive, electric vehicle, and battery events this summer to discuss how its Endurion battery program can advance the electrification of transportation and increase battery efficiency […]

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK

Column by TOM BISSONNETTE    …  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE Three months into the new business I was feeling bruised and battered. Down five staff members and working my tail off just to keep up I was lucky to have the remaining employees and my wife on my side. She was working part time at the […]

THE MOST IMPORTANT ADAS QUESTION

Are you in, or are you out? As a collision shop, maybe you do alignments; maybe you don’t. Should you? As a collision shop, maybe you do ADAS work; probably you don’t. Should you? You should. It’s your shop. Make it your work. Wheel alignments are traditionally among the highest-margin services a shop can perform. […]

SEEING DOUBLE

There’s a new Pfaff Autoworks in town Story by ALLISON ROGERS What’s nearly 4,500 sq. m., smells brand-new and sparkles all over? The new Pfaff Autoworks location in Markham, Ontario, of course. The company now touts two collision repair facilities—the other in Vaughan, Ontario—in addition to a portfolio of dealerships across the southern tip of […]

WALTER MORSE ON MERIT

Story by CHASE CLOUGH Walter Morse, owner of High Caliber Auto Collision & Repair and his team of skilled technicians have been servicing the people of the Creston Valley for 14 years. Located in Creston, British Columbia with a population of 5,600, the facility is nestled in a rural location with many surrounding small farming […]

BUILDING BRANDS WITH BOB LEIBEL

Reflecting on his career in bettering businesses Story by MAX REID As he closes the book on a long career working at the highest levels of our industry, devoting himself to the development of brand strategies that would prove foundational to the modern collision repair process, Bob Leibel has earned his time in the spotlight. […]

Shattering Stereotypes

Meghan McEwen is breaking down boundaries, mastering one skill at a time Story by KATE NG It wasn’t just the logo on the Mustang that caught Meghan McEwen’s eyes as a child. The aggressive curves of the 1999-2004 Mustang, drag racers on TV deploying parachutes and howling car engines were some of the memories that […]

In Case You Missed It: Industry gathers at CCIF Montreal

Montreal, Quebec — Last week hundreds of representatives from the sector gathered for the first in-person Canadian Collision Industry Forum in two years, four months and three days—not that anyone was counting. CCIF chairman Paul Prochilo said all verticals of the industry were represented at CCIF Montreal. He said 51 percent of attendees identified as […]

TOGETHER AT LAST

AIA Canada gathers for first in-person AGM since 2019 The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) held its annual general meeting in May, where members of the Canadian aftermarket industry gathered in person for the first time since 2019. The event was held at the Delta Hotels Toronto Airport Conference Centre on May 10 […]

Dashboard Blinders: Next-gen Apple CarPlay announced, safety concerns remain

San Jose, California – During today’s showcase at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple showcased its next generation CarPlay system. While modern versions have a single touchscreen in the center channel for functions like GPS and radio, the CarPlay of the future extends this screen into the glovebox exterior and instrument panels for speed, gas and […]

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