RECYCLING NEWS
AUTO RECYCLERS IN ORLANDO Recycling delegates from all corners of the globe gathered in Orlando, Florida, in September for the annual Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) Convention and Trade Show. With almost 1,000 in attendance, this was the world’s largest auto recycling event for auto recyclers. One of the highlights from the event came from eBay […]
TOWING NEWS
STILL ON THE HOOK As the one-year mark on several overhauls to Ontario’s towing industry approaches tow truck operators looking to reapply as OPP-requested services are on the hook to complete their own electronic criminal record checks following a series of updates to the provincial program. This is a new addition to the application specifying […]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
REBAR REVENGE Have you ever removed a rebar rod from a body? A Prince Edward Island shop had quite the project after a local event volunteer turned up with a rebar rod lodged in his vehicle’s trunk. The poor volunteer had been working since 4 a.m. and returned to their vehicle to find a metal […]
OEM NEWS
NO GREEN Automakers are struggling to get on track to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a recent report by the Capgemini Research Institute.The academic think tank explains that investment in sustainability initiatives has fallen to less than one percent in 2022, compared to 1.22 percent in 2019. At current investment levels, greenhouse gas […]
INSURANCE NEWS
CASH IN THE FURNACE The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) says the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is on track to record a financial loss of $298 million for 2022. Vice president of IBC’s western and Pacific regions, Aaron Sutherland, called this update from the ICBC “incredibly disappointing” and said that taxpayers will likely face […]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
UPDATES REQUIRED A member of the Forbes Technology Council warns that modern roads may need to be reworked to suit the needs and capabilities of autonomous vehicles. CEO of machine learning company Blyncsy, Mark Pittman says autonomous vehicles could mistake fallen construction barrels or crooked paint lines as warning barriers or exceptionally narrow lanes—uncommon events […]
BUSINESS NEWS
INSIDE TESLA’S WALLET Tesla’s recent decision to stop using ultrasonic sensors (USS) in its cars will reportedly save the electric automaker roughly US$114 per vehicle, said Mike Lane, an analyst from Munro & Associates. While the figures have not been verified by Tesla, Lane said each Tesla comes equipped with about a dozen USS, at […]
INDUSTRY NEWS
OTTAWA SEEKS INVESTMENT The federal government is reportedly set to introduce subsidies for the production costs of large EV battery producers in hopes it will convince the parties to build plants on Canadian soil. The new measures—dubbed a “game changer” for Canada’s industrial policy—could see Ottawa fund the operating expenses of battery and battery component […]
