INDUSTRY NEWS
SEE YOU AT SEMA Registration for the 2023 SEMA Show is officially open. This year’s annual trade event and industry week will take place from October 31, 2023 through November 3, 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Those interested in attending can register online at semashow.com/register. MAKING SPACE With all Ontarian eyes fixated on […]
OEM NEWS
CROSSED WIRES According to Plante Moran’s OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) Study, there is “rising tension” between OEMs and suppliers, largely due to increased risk to short-term cost recovery issues, production scheduling and supply chain disruptions as the industry transitions to electric vehicles. “These are compounded by long-term strategic issues suppliers have, related to adequate […]
BUSINESS NEWS
PRICING PARADIGM The Boyd Group reported increases in its Q1 sales, driven by “higher repair costs due to increasing vehicle complexity…increased scanning and calibration services and general market inflation,” said the company. CEO Tim O’Day told investors during the earnings call that most of the company’s scanning and calibrations are completed by third-party sublets, though […]
INSURANCE NEWS
A PROUD FIRST Big things are happening south of Thunder Bay, as multi-generational shop owner and former Collision Repair cover star Roy Pelletier revealed that his facility will soon become the fifth Intact Rely Service Centre in Ontario—and the very first on First Nations territory. While preparations for the rebrand and eventual relaunch of his […]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
DEFECTS-B-GONE A Toronto-based startup says it’s using tech innovations to detect slight changes in the automotive spraying process to avoid defects and reworks caused by changing colours or poor surface finishes. Mazlite’s cloud-based sensors measure assembly line spray patterns every few minutes to ensure thickness levels are correct. The device can also detect dirty nozzles […]
