REGIONAL NEWS | BRITISH COLUMBIA
PINK CAR PRIDE Drivers in southern B.C. may be familiar with a certain pink car perched atop the headquarters of a Chilliwack irrigation company— well, unless the community can rally together, the famous pink car may be headed to the crusher. The pink sedan has been tasting fresh mountain air from the top of Southern […]
REGIONAL NEWS | ALBERTA
SAY HELLO TO SMITH Simplicity Car Care has announced that Greg Smith is the new owner of the Simplicity Car Care Spruce Grove location. With over 30 years of experience in the car repair industry, Smith brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Simplicity family and is committed to providing topquality service to […]
MANITOBA | REGIONAL NEWS
BUILDING BRIDGES The Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba is hosting its 2023 Trade Show on October 27, 2023. This year’s event will feature an “Olympic-style conference” and trade show at the CanadInns Polo Park Conference Centre. Daytime attendance is reserved for students in correlation with the ATA’s Youth Attraction Effort, but members of the trade […]
SASKATCHEWAN | REGIONAL NEWS
LOCAL CELEBRITIES With sights seemingly set on cornering the luxury EV repair market, AutoCanada announced that Kavia Autobody in Saskatoon has achieved certification from VinFast. This impressive step forward is a continuation of when AutoCanada saw its Burwell Autobody facility in London, Ontario, become the first repair facility certified by the Vietnamese in North America. […]
ONTARIO | REGIONAL NEWS
LIGHTENING THE LOAD As huge sums of money are currently being floated above Ontario’s burgeoning EV industry, the federal government announced it will be investing $5 million into a Concord auto parts plant specializing in lightweight EV parts. With this boost in funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), ArcelorMittal […]
REGIONAL NEWS | ATLANTIC
A MEERY MINUTE In a show of appreciation for years of dedication, CARSTAR congratulated its Atlantic Canada zone director, Dave Meery, on his twentieth anniversary with the company in June. For the past two decades, Meery has been at the helm of a market that has grown from three collision centres to 34 locations, with […]
REGIONAL NEWS | QUEBEC
GO GABRIELLE Skills Canada has announced its team for the 2024 WorldSkills competition in Lyon, France, and the autobody paint representative is from Quebec. Gabrielle Leclerc will compete in the car painting competition next September, representing the nation in the trade and competing against other automotive refinishers from across the globe. Each Canadian competitor earned […]
