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Training

Ontario college strike ‘should not affect’ apprenticeship programs

By Tom Davis Peterborough, Ontario — October 16, 2017 — More than 12,000 faculty members of Ontario’s 24 public colleges are currently on strike after negotiations between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the College Employer Council (CEC) failed on Sunday. The Chair of the union bargaining team, J.P. Hornick, said it had […]

Collision Repair

Construction of Haiti Arise collision school to begin in January

Grand Goave, Haiti — October 13, 2017 — Haiti Arise Technical Institute has announced that the construction of the teaching facility dedicated to collision repair in Haiti will begin in January 2018. The announcement comes after Haiti Arise partnered with organizations within the collision repair industry, including CCIF in Canada and CIC in the USA, […]

Collision Repair

SEMA Preview: Tom Shay on war and business

By Tom Davis Las Vegas, Nevada — October 10, 2017 — Do you ever feel like the industry is a battlefield? Tom Shay might agree with you. Shay uses the teachings of General George Patton to explain how multiple businesses can succeed in the same marketplace. His presentation, “Business Management: If General Patton ran your […]

Network

Global View: Delegates highlight world recycling issues at IRT

By Alex Dugas Niagara Falls, Ontario — September 8, 2017 — The International Roundtable of Automotive Recyclers (IRT) took place recently in Niagara Falls. The event gathered an international crowd as leaders of the automotive recycling industry travelled from far and wide to discuss the state of the industry. Participants were given the chance to […]

Network

Think Global, Tour Local: International experts visit Canadian auto recyclers

By Alex Dugas   Niagara Falls, Ontario — September 7, 2017 — The International Roundtable of Automotive Recyclers (IRT) kicked off this week in beautiful Niagara Falls. This year’s event gathered automotive recyclers from around the world, including speakers from Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, India and Canada.   Canadian Auto Recyclers magazine was right […]

Collision Repair

Letter: Proposed tax changes will hurt repairers

Halifax, Nova Scotia — September 12, 2017 — Ottawa’s fall parliamentary session started September 11, and we’re already seeing signs that recently proposed changes to small business taxes may be the biggest battle on Parliament Hill.    Kelvin Campbell is the Owner/Operator of CSN Chapman Auto Body in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He believes that the […]

Jesus Munoz joins Spanesi Americas’ education and development team

Naperville, Illinois — September 6, 2017 — Spanesi Americas has announced that it is expanding its team again to better serve its customers and the collision industry. The new team member is Jesus Munoz. In addition to other qualifications, Munoz has experience as a Body and Paint Instructor at BMW’s centre in Greer, South Carolina, […]

Tundra Take-Back launches fourth year of vehicle recycling in Canada’s north

By CAR Staff Nunavik, Quebec and Baffin Island, Nunavut -- August 16, 2017 -- Canada’s automotive recyclers are once again stepping up to bring their expertise to a new frontier. Tundra Take Back has been running for the last several years. In brief, the project seeks to bring automotive recycling to communities in Canada’s far north. Professional recyclers travel to remote communities and help local people learn to properly depollute and recycle the end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) that have piled up.

World coming to Canada for International Roundtable

By CAR Staff Niagara Falls, Canada — August 16, 2017 — It’s less than a month until the next International Roundtable on Auto Recycling (IRT) takes place in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The IRT brings together the leading international automotive recycler associations, industry officials, guest speakers and local auto recyclers to discuss the global auto recycling […]

Printing Power: Additive manufacturing may be the future of the auto repair industry

By Josh White Peterborough, Ontario — July 27, 2017 — Imagine this scenario: a car rolls into the shop with a seemingly simple problem, such as a single broken bracket on a wiring harness. Laying hands on this bracket, however, proves to be very difficult. It turns out it is only available as a part […]

Survey: Majority of respondents believe a non-technical education is valuable

By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — July 11, 2017 — Collision repair is a business that demands continuous education, but much of this is through upgrade courses, or in some cases by learning on the job. Collision Repair magazine’s latest survey focused on the levels of formal education achieved by readers. Collision Repair magazine runs […]

Ford Shatters Windshields, expectations, in next Gen Fiesta ST reveal commercial

Ford’s resident collision experts will have their work cut out for them after the reveal trailer of the next generation Ford Fiesta ST, which featured everything from female World Rally Championship driver Toni Kelly drifting around a photography room and dodging traffic in the slick new Ford, to fearless BMX stunt sensation Sebastian ‘Bas’ Keep chasing her down through the ford production factory. The part that may make you cringe (or may not, depending upon your brand allegiances), comes in around the minute 40 mark, when Sebastian jumps his BMX bike off of a maintenance bridge near the ceiling and onto the top of a beautifully painted and brand new Ford Fiesta ST, absolutely demolishing the windshield and denting the hood of the newly-crafted vehicle.

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