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Industry Insider: Building solutions to the supply chain shortage | Dayle Thys of LKQ

Toronto, Ontario — On this episode of Industry Insider, “Building Solutions to the Supply Chain Shortage” Collision Repair’s James Kerr speaks with Dayle Thys, District Manager C3 Western Canada for LKQ. We discuss the struggles shops are facing, and what you can do about it.

Auto Insurance

Precious Cargo: Updated IIHS overlap test prompts call for better rear seat safety features from OEMs

Toronto, Ontario — As drivers, we typically reserve our vehicle’s second row for our most vulnerable passengers—our children and elders usually—and yet, as the IIHS learned through its newly updated moderate overlap front evaluation, OEMs are missing the mark when it comes to protecting rear seat passengers. Of the 15 small SUVs tested, only the […]

ADAS

Join the Club: Nissan, Mitsubishi and Stellantis make good on 2016 AEB commitment, IIHS says

Toronto, Ontario — Three more automakers have joined the upper crust of the industry when it comes to safety, as the IIHS announced that Nissan, Mitsubishi and Stellantis have all made good on a 2016 commitment to equip at least 95 percent of their model lineup with automatic emergency braking (AEB) technology. Of the three […]

EV

Brightened Up: 2023 Kia EV6 earns IIHS’ Top Safety Pick+ award

Toronto, Ontario — The 2023 Kia EV6 small electric SUV has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Pick+ award, thanks in part to its improved headlights. According to an IIHS press release, 2022 model year EV6s built before September did not earn an award due to a poor headlight rating. However, […]

Collision Repair

Tuesday Ticker: CAMI kicks off electric delivery truck production; Rivian makes first deliveries to B.C. market

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— In this weekly economical report, General Motors starts up EV assembly lines in Ontario; Rivian makes its first Canadian deliveries and promises increased production in Q4 while the Canadian pension fund offloads some electric shares.  Bring on BrightDrop The CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont.⁠—which General Motors spent seven months and more […]

Products

Progress for Progi: Progi expands car auction platform to all licensed Canadian buyers

Toronto, Ontario — Progi announced last Thursday that going forward, Quebec vehicles sold on the ProgiPix car auction platform will be made available to all buyers with a Canadian operating license. The Quebec-based company is opening the floodgates to all accredited auto recyclers operating in Canada with this news, which operations director Frederic Miceli says […]

Winter, All at Once: ICBC reports 94 percent spike in claims as west coast gets first major snowfall

Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s west coast is feeling the effects of its first major snowfall in not just its collective chilly toes, but in a 94 percent spike in collision claims recorded from Nov. 22 to this past Tuesday, according to a press release from ICBC. From the period of Nov. 22 to Nov. […]

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Point of Divergence: Insurance premiums grow costlier as Ont. crash frequency remains low, AG annual report says

Ottawa, Ontario — The office of Ontario’s Auditor General released its 2022 Annual Report on Wednesday, where more light was shed on the province’s growing disparity between low crash frequency rates and high auto insurance premiums. Penned by Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk, this year’s report found the average Ontario auto insurance premium rose by 14 […]

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Can You Believe This?! Chandelier headlights, leaps of faith and much, much more

Toronto, Ontario — Happy Friday! Treat yourself to a cup of morning chuckles with Collision Repair’s weekly Can You Believe This?!, featuring WTF welding jobs, snowfall fiascos in B.C., the first-ever car-vault gymnastics and much, much more!

Cash for the Furnace: Insurance bureau says ICBC on track to lose $298 million this year

Vancouver, British Columbia — The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reported Friday that British Columbia’s crown insurance company is on track to record a financial loss of $298 million for this year. Vice president of IBC’s western and Pacific regions, Aaron Sutherland, called this update from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) “incredibly disappointing” […]

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