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Mike Anderson of Collision Advice led the panel discussion on scanning at NACE Automechanika. One of the more intriguing parts of the discussion focused on the uses of scanners outside of diagnostics.

Scan-A-Palooza: Mike Anderson talks scan tools and the importance of OEM knowledge

Vincent Romans addressing a packed house at this year's MSO Symposium. Romans helped kick off this year's event with an update on the current state of the industry.

6th annual MSO Symposium examines insurer and OEM viewpoints

Ton Buechner (left) has resigned as CEO of AkzoNobel, citing health reasons. Thierry Vanlancker (right), leader of the company’s chemical division, will take his place as part of “emergency contingency planning.”

Tuesday Ticker: Ton Buechner steps down as CEO of AkzoNobel

Pictured is CSN Collision Centre’s newest location: CSN Gan Chev, located in Gananoque, Ontario. “For me, being the owner of CSN Gan Chev means more than just running a collision centre,” says owner Jamie Hall. “I am carrying on my father’s business, his hard work and ambition.”

CSN Gan Chev joins CSN Collision Centres

Thayaparan Parameswaran, the new owner of Fix Auto Scarborough Central. Parameswaran also owns Fix Auto Georgina.

New ownership at Fix Auto Scarborough Central

The whole crew standing outside the BMW Performance Centre. From left to right: Alex Dugas from Media Matters, Inc. David Cross and Robin Popow from Vancouver Community College. Raymond Bourgeois from Allstate Insurance. Shane Roset from Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Dan and Jeff Doot from BMW North America. Brigitte Pesant from AIA Canada. Sid Petrisor from SGI. Gary Lin from BMW Canada. John Norris from CIIA. Randy Sandhu from BCIT. Mike Kenelly from Fanshawe College.

BMW Conference hosts BMW/MINI Certified Collision Repair Workshop

This chart details what percentage of vehicles in respondents' facilities have sustained damage in more than one location.

Survey: Favourite repairs and most common types of vehicle damage

John Eagle Collision Center has been accused of using glue to repair the roof of the Honda Fit shown here, as opposed to welds, as called for by Honda’s repair procedures. Both of the vehicle occupants sustained injuries in the crash.

Friday Fun: BC brokers in hot water for improperly accessing AutoPlan

AkzoNobel has announced the promotion of Sylvain Séguin to the position of Vehicle Refinishes Canadian Country Manager.

Sylvain Séguin named Vehicle Refinishes Canadian Country Manager at AkzoNobel

One of Lordco Parts’ facilities in Cache Creek, British Columbia. Lordco has put forth a $25,000 contribution to the Canadian Red Cross and another $10,000 to the Emergency Operations Centre.

Lordco Parts offers support during BC fires

A selection of photos from the Business Outlook Conference on the first day of NACE Automechanika 2017. Watch for more reports and photos throughout the event!

Live@NACE Automechanika: Business Outlook Conference puts the focus on future of telematics

The back of the 3M DEMO trailer features a fully functional paint booth. Other parts of the DEMO trailer offer similar functions in regards to different tools, allowing repairers to try out equipment in real applications.

3M’s DEMO trailer to host Chip Foose at NACE Automechanika

An unsuspecting bystander rescues a car from a rogue shopping cart. Fix Auto conducted this social experiment to test how people would react to a shopping cart speeding towards a vehicle.

Fix Auto lets shopping carts go rogue to test how humans react to potential vehicle damage

Sean Carey led off the Advanced Technology & Diagnostic Repair Forum with a look at connected cars.

Live@NACE Automechanika: Preparing for new tech at the ATDR Forum

Audi officially launched the 2018 A8 at a special event in Barcelona, Spain. According to the company, it is the world’s first commercially available level 3 autonomous vehicle.

The Autonomous Report: Audi’s A8 is world’s first level 3 AV

Tuesday Ticker: Disruption continues to impact retail auto parts stores

It’s quite common among our readers to have at least one relative involved in the collision industry. Surprisingly, it seems to be brothers that are most common, followed by fathers, with cousins in third.

Survey: Collision repair is still a family business

A truck carrying thousands of pounds of hagfish stopped short in Oregon, spilling 13 containers of live, very slimy fish. Autobody staff working on the car show here found a live hagfish still swimming around in some water trapped in the bumper.

Friday Fun: Hagfish on the highway lead to disgusting accident

The first International Night Reception at Automechanika Chicago in 2015. This year's reception at NACE Automechnika promises to bring together automotive professionals from around the world.

International Night Reception at NACE Automechanika to offer global networking opportunities

The LINE-X team made a stop at Assured Automotive North Brampton to meet with staff from Collision Repair magazine. From left: Garry Sowerby, Odyssey International Limited; Bruce Conquy, LINE-X of Quebec, Dennis Weese, President, LINE-X; Teppy Wigington, Director of Marketing, LINE-X and Fred Tajik, Assured Automotive North Brampton.

Tough Stuff: LINE-X team shows off specially-coated Toyota Tundra at Assured Automotive

Carrossier ProColor Sainte-Julienne is now certified Clé Verte Platinum. Clé Verte is a voluntary environmental certification program providing automotive service centres with the opportunity to obtain recognition for the environmental methods they employ.

Carrossier ProColor Sainte-Julienne obtains Clé Verte Platinum certification

A representation of how Cortica's AI sees the world. Cars are in green, pedestrians in red. Cortica's system takes in all the data from the sensors, processes the images, clusters them and tags them with data that has already been defined.

The Autonomous Report: How self-driving cars see the world

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