ON PROUD DISPLAY
Collision Repair magazine representatives recently had the opportunity to participate in an exciting Open House event at the AkzoNobel Ontario headquarters in Etobicoke, Ontario. The event showcased the latest innovations and developments in the collision repair industry. Attendees were given a demonstration of an Automated Dosing Machine, led by technical consultant Dave Woolley. Other topics included discussions on coatings specifically designed for ADAS-enabled vehicles and attracting youth to the industry. To conclude the event, John Cox, Canadian ACoat services manager, showed a demonstration of Carbeat, AkzoNobel’s interactive shop management tool.
A STARRY NIGHT FOR A NEW DAY
Axalta Coatings Systems has announced ‘Starry Night’ as its 2024 Global Automotive Colour of the Year. This latest edition marks the tenth year that Axalta has introduced its automotive colour of the year and the first time it has featured a shade of black. Dan Benton, senior manager, global colour at Axalta further noted that “black is the second most popular automotive colour globally. We’re excited to feature a black shade as our 2024 Global Automotive Colour of the Year. ‘Starry Night’ is a hue where black is bright and dark is distinguished.”
HALF DAY
The fourth-quarter 2023 overall average length-of-rental for collision-related car rentals was 16.4 days–just over a halfday lower than Q4 2022’s average LOR. Of all the provinces, Ontario had the highest LOR at 18.1 days, followed closely by Alberta at 17.1 days. Comparatively, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I) had the lowest LOR record at just 13.9 days. When looking at national statistics for Driveable LOR, the country saw an average rate of 12.6 days or a 0.2-day increase from 2022. Once again, Ontario had the highest rate of Driveable LOR at 14 days followed by Alberta at 13.9 days. Here, Quebec had the lowest Driveable LOR at just 9.9 days.Non-driveable LOR across Canada, on average, saw a rate of 30.9 days and this is consistent with 2022’s data. For rentals associated with total losses, the length of rental periods for the country saw an average of 23.6 days, a 1.8-day decline from Q4 2022.
