EV/AV Report: Trudeau pledges EV production and charging investments; Volvo invests in Canadian startup
Toronto, Ontario – The Canadian government pledges to build more electric vehicles (EVs) and the necessary chargers, a European autonomous vehicle (AV) company expands into Canada and local AV innovators and Canada-based Waabi receives investment from Volvo. This is the latest in EVs and autonomous vehicles. Made in Canada In two visits to Windsor, Ont., […]
Blend Brief: Blend study results reviewed by information providers, says SCRS
Palm Springs, California — The Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) recent blend study is making estimating system providers “reevaluate” the numbers they’ve been reporting, SCRS executive director Aaron Schulenberg told attendees at last week’s board meeting. The study results, first released Nov. 1, showed blending took 31.59 percent longer than a full refinish–not 50 […]
Superior Screens: Infotainment retrofits for early-2000s Porsches now offer region-specific features
Toronto, Ontario — For those of you out there who might be thinking that your early-2000s Porsche is starting to outlive its former “cool factor,” the German OEM has begun selling refreshed infotainment systems to be retrofitted into certain early-aughts models. Drivers of certain 911, Boxster, Cayman, and Cayenne models will now be able to […]
Learner Car: All EV Canada creates labeled, educational version of Tesla Model 3 for tech training
Halifax, Nova Scotia — The great minds over at All EV Canada in Halifax have come up with a bright idea for educating collision repair technicians on the diverse, and often unfamiliar, electronic components in a modern electric vehicle, as shown in a recent Youtube video. The team at All EV Canada just unveiled a […]
Mobile Streaming: TV-watching behind the wheel a growing trend, Toronto police and locals say
Toronto, Ontario — Recent charges laid against a Toronto driver came with what one would think would be an obvious warning, but apparently bears repeating—hey everyone, please don’t watch TV while you’re driving. Please. The Toronto Police Service followed up on a recent incident of TV-related distracted driving on Twitter, pointing out that these sorts […]
Home Testing: Automotive Journalists Association of Canada announces best vehicles for 2023 across 12 categories
Toronto, Ontario – The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) announced its candidates for the best vehicles in Canada for 2023 on Thursday, spanning 12 categories, including cars utility vehicles, EVs and more. This brings 11 OEMs one step closer to winning the 2023 Canadian Car of the Year and 2023 Canadian Utility Vehicle of […]
Honourable Mentions: CA-CA, WAR, ZOOOOM on ICBC’s 2022 rejected plates list
Vancouver, British Columbia — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has bad news for some vanity plate applicants, announcing that the corporation had rejected 3,135 plates for failing to meet guidelines. Standout rejects include U2SLOW, HELL NO, BLURRR, HONDA, 2FAST4U, ALPHA, 0H BOY and ZOOOOM. According to ICBC, slogans are rejected if they don’t […]
Welcomes of the Week: Simplicity Car Care opens new location in Grand Falls, N.B.
Grand Falls, New Brunswick — Simplicity Car has opened its newest location in Grand Falls, N.B. According to a company press release, the full-service repair centre is located near Chemin Bourgoin and Highway 2 and provides bumper-to-bumper care. The new shop’s owner, Real Cyr, has fixed cars for more than 20 years, growing a small […]
