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GM IN MEXICO General Motors is now Mexico’s largest automaker in terms of vehicle output. With more than 830,000 vehicles manufactured in Mexico last year, GM surpassed Nissan, which slid by 10 percent in 2018, to become the country’s top vehicle provider. North American automotive production continues to grow in Mexico as manufacturers look to […]

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Industry

ELECTRIC HIGHWAY Canada is well on its way to developing the first transcontinental electric highway. Former state-owned energy firm Petro-Canada announced the news, stating that 50 high-powered electric vehicle charging stations will be installed along the country’s 4,860-mile Trans-Canada Highway by 2020. Petro Canada, which is owned by Calgary-based Suncor Energy, will begin construction of […]

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Believe it or not

FORD DEALERSHIPS DEAL WITH DIFFERENT SORT OF DEALER A number of Canadian Ford dealerships made an unexpected discovery. Dealerships in Ontario, New Brunswick and Quebec found large packets of methamphetamines hidden in the spare tires of Ford Fusions that didn’t match the make or model of the vehicle. The vehicles were shipped from a Mexico […]

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EDMONTON EDUCATION Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) hosted the grand opening of its state-of-the-art safety training facility located at the Edmonton International Airport, Airport City site. The facility will serve as a commercial transportation hub for safety training development and delivery, research and technology innovations, and will help in strengthening education for commercial drivers across […]

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The Opportunity of a Lifetime

My life changed the moment I crossed paths with the Skills/Compétences Canada competitions. I had been working as a car painter in a collision centre full-time for a couple of years when I started to notice that my skills in the shop were getting better. Tasks became easier and faster to complete. I was able […]

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B.C. COLLEGE OFFERS AUTOMOTIVE GLASS TECHNICIAN PROGRAM

COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIA BLENDS ONLINE AND IN-CLASS TRAINING FOR APPRENTICES BY CINDY MACDONALD For the first time, the College of New Caledonia (CNC) offered an automotive glass technician apprentice certification program in the fall of 2018. This program is the first trade at CNC to use a blended online/ face-to-face model. The 16-week course […]

LAW AND ORDER: SGI’S TOP FIVE FRAUDULENT CLAIMS OF 2018

As March is devoted to fraud prevention month in Canada, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) has laid out the top five insurance fraud schemes that they have caught over the past year. When suspected fraudulent insurance claims are made, SGI’s Special Investigative Unit is responsible for investigating them. Over the course of 2018, the SIU has […]

Getting Ahead

ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL’S LEGENDARY AUTOBODY PROGRAM BY LINDSEY COOKE Learning the skills of the collision repair trade in high school could bring more of the younger generation to the industry— at least that’s what St. Joseph Catholic High School teacher Stefano Liessi believes. Liessi has been teaching the autobody program at the Edmonton school […]

Repairing Beyond Borders

CHRIS MENCHACA’S WORK REDEFINES THE ROLE OF AUTO TECHNICIANS BY GIDEON SCANLON As the senior manager of training and development at the remote diagnostic repair giant asTech, Chris Menchaca is responsible for overseeing the training of asTech’s small army of remote service technicians. It is no easy task. For one thing: just a few years […]

Government announces $3-$6K grant for female apprentices

By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — December 11, 2018 — Federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Patty Hadju has announced a new apprenticeship incentive grant for women in autobody, collision damage repair, auto painting and auto glass repair technician programs. This new Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women provides $3,000 per year or level, up […]

CNC offering automotive glass technician program

By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — December 18, 2018 — For the first time ever, the College of New Caledonia (CNC) in British Columbia is offering an Automotive Glass Technician Apprentice certification program. The program, which became available this fall, is the first trade at CNC to use a blended online face-to-face model. The 16-week course […]

Trying out the trades

By CRM Staff   Toronto, Ontario — November 13, 2018 — Skills Canada’s (SCC) 14th National Skilled Trades and Technology Week (NSTTW) was aimed at raising awareness among students and educators about the incredible skilled trade and technology career opportunities available across Canada. SCC hosted the week-long event on November 6 at the Halifax Convention […]

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