CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
PROLONGED PAINTING Bugatti issued a press release this past March detailing its whopping 600-hour process in painting a vehicle. Before the paint is even opened, specialists check panels for minuscule pits that may affect the finish and other imperfections. After clearing the car, a layer of primer is applied and sanded, followed by a second […]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
PRECISE PAINTING Axalta has announced a new venture with an inkjet manufacturer, in which the coatings company plans to provide a “next-generation sustainable digital paint technology for the transportation industry.” More specifically, this planned technology could contribute up to a 30 percent reduction in CO2 emissions for two-toned vehicle manufacturers, according to Axalta. Digital paint, […]
INSURANCE NEWS
ONTARIO LAWYER GROUP CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO AVIVA INSURANCE’S CONDUCT The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) issued a press release early August regarding the “troubling revelation” that Aviva Insurance hired Thérèse Reilly, a government insurance adjudicator, while she was employed with the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT). Reilly had been involved in a number of case […]
BUSINESS NEWS
POLYGLOT PLATFORM Arslan Automotive is currently finalizing the Korean translation of its Accuvision 3D measuring system and its associated software, company owner Arman Gurarslan told Collision Repair. Gurarslan hosted a team of Korean automotive professionals at Performance Collision Brampton, managed by Gary Dunn, in mid-August. The Korean team had the chance to receive training on […]
OEM NEWS
TOYOTA TOPS TESLA Overall customer satisfaction has grown among American car buyers, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The ACSI Study—highlighting the overall satisfaction based on interviews with 8,941 customers, chosen at random between July 2022 and June 2023—noted that overall customer satisfaction with the automobile industry has improved following last year’s decline […]
EV NEWS
COAST TO COAST IN 18 CHARGES Rainer Zietlow recently drove a Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle across Canada, stopping just 18 times to recharge—a feat the adventure driver has won a Guinness World Record for. Zietlow and his cameraman, Elric Popp, departed St. John’s, Newfoundland, on July 25, 2023. The pair traversed 7,133 kilometres across Canada […]
