Industry-wide Initiative: Cox Automotive joins the fight against systematic racism in Canada
Mississauga, Ontario — Cox Automotive Canada has signed on with BlackNorth Initiative (BNI) as the first auto sector player to combat anti-Black and systemic racism. As part of the agreement with the Initiative, the Mississauga-based company has pledged to meet specific hiring goals for its workforce and executive team from members of the Black community. […]
Certified Success: Fix Auto Fredericton achieves Red Seal Certification
Fredericton, New Brunswick — Mark Weeks, regional vice-president for Fix Network, announced that Fix Auto Fredericton location is now Red Seal certified—an important recognition that endorses their superior knowledge of the most complex automotive repair technologies. “Learning never stops at Fix Auto Fredericton,” said Corey Etheridge, general manager at the Fredericton location. “We take our […]
Rainbow Road: Axalta releases 68th Global Automotive Colour Popularity Report
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Axalta has released its 68th annual Global Automotive Color Popularity Report revealing the most common colours on the road today. The report showed that as of today, 38 percent of drivers own a white vehicle, 19 percent sport black vehicles while 15 percent own a gray vehicle. Holding steady at 38 percent […]
EV Deliveries: First All-Electric EV Star Cargo Plus delivered to the City of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia – GreenPower Motor Company Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emissions electric-powered medium and heavy-duty vehicles, announced today the delivery of its first EV Star Cargo Plus to the City of Vancouver. The city of Vancouver has a Greenest City Action Plan and has adopted a Climate Emergency Action Plan to […]
Efficiency for the East: Toyota Canada opens new Ontario distribution centre to ‘better serve’ Eastern Canada
Bowmanville, Ontario — Toyota Canada has announced a new parts distribution centre in Ontario that it says will better serve dealerships in Eastern Canada. The new facility, which is 32,500 sq. metres (350,000 sq. ft.) in size, located in Bowmanville, Ont., about 75 km east of Toronto. Toyota, which did not disclose the cost of […]
A Virtual Success: Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting 2020 Virtual Convention
Charlotte, North Carolina — Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting recently held their North American Maaco Convention virtually on Dec. 2, 2020. The theme of the 2020 Maaco Convention was ‘Moving Mountains, which was chosen because of the efforts made to deliver 2020 results in the face of one of the most challenging years the […]
Home Sweet Hyundai: Canadian customers can now book at-home drive tests
Markham, Ontario — No one wants to buy a new car without test driving it first, but during this pandemic, human-to-human contact is not preferred. As a result, Hyundai Canada is now offering customers at-home or at-work test drives to keep contact during the pandemic to a minimum. By using the Hyundai At-Home Test Drive […]
Electric Cheques: Ford government sets sights on EV manufacturing rather than EV incentives
Toronto, Ontario — A spokesperson for Ontario Premier Doug Ford has stated that the government will “continue to put forward sensible solutions” that encourage Ontarians to purchase EVs, prompting speculation that the Ford government has no intention of bringing back Ontario’s EV incentive, which previously awarded Ontarian drivers who made the switch to EVs up […]
Innovation Transformation: BETAG launches new eLearning programs
London, United Kingdom — BETAG’s new eLearning program will be complemented by their current existing range of instructor-led, and on-location training courses. BETAG has developed an eLearning program for writers and technicians, with online eModules and live-streamed eClasses. The first elements of our eLearning program are primarily focused on non-structural damage to outer panels (currently […]
All the Fixings: Fix Network and RMHC Canada launch ‘Season of Giving’ initiative
Blainville, Quebec – Fix Network has pledged support once again to the Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada (RMHC CANADA) by launching its initiative to help families with sick children during these stressful times. The initiative will run through the whole month of December to help support RMHC’s 34 programs across Canada that provide families with […]
