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Industry Insider: On equipment and tax write-offs, with Tim Morgan of Spanesi Americas

Toronto, Ontario — On this episode of Collision Repair mag’s Industry Insider, COO of Spanesi Americas Tim Morgan talks his experience with equipment, tool and tax write-offs collision repair businesses could take advantage of—after some financial research, of course. Tune in to hear Morgan’s experience as an equipment supplier serving all of North America.

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Tuesday Ticker: Tesla tops Toyota’s Q3 profits; Carvana e-commerce share price slashed

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— In this weekly financial-watch report, Tesla’s Q3 results are compared with Toyota’s and e-commerce platform Caravana sees its share price cut in half.  Tesla tops Toyota Tesla could have earned eight times as much per vehicle as Toyota in Q3, reports Asian newspaper Nikkei.  A report from Electrek claims Toyota delivered eight […]

Auto Insurance

Tougher Trucks: ‘Solid performance’ from small trucks in updated IIHS side-impact test, institute says

Toronto, Ontario — Small pickups had their turn with the IIHS’s updated side-impact crash test recently, as the institute reported Thursday that five of the six trucks tested earned “good” or “acceptable” ratings after facing a larger, faster impact than in previous tests. The performance of this small pool of pickups shows a marked improvement […]

Collision Repair

A Mate in Allstate: Allstate names asTech as preferred scan provider for repair network

Toronto, Ontario — Allstate has granted the official seal of approval to Repairify, announcing Tuesday that asTech has been named as the preferred diagnostic scanning provider for collision shops operating within the insurer’s Good Hands Repair Network (GHRN). With asTech products, users have access to more than 400 certified technicians by phone and are capable […]

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Automation Station: Pro Spot demonstrates AI-driven welders, sanders at SEMA 2022

Las Vegas, Nevada — Pro Spot has always been a company keenly focused on the future, says founder Ron Olsson. This was obvious from the company’s booth at SEMA this year, which featured a host of artificial intelligence (AI) driven collision repair equipment. Check out what Olsson had to say about the company’s future focus.

Collision Repair

Tuesday Ticker: AutoCanada marks ‘record-setting’ quarter; Toyota teases new Prius, despite low model sales

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, AutoCanada reports its Q3 financial results, adding more than $45 million in acquisitions to its portfolio. Meanwhile, Toyota teases the fifth-generation Prius amid decreasing global sales numbers, and Volkswagen crosses a finish line far earlier than planned.  ‘Another record-setting quarter’ AutoCanada reported financial results last Wednesday, marking […]

Fortifying the Flanks: Initial results of new side-impact crash test a ‘mixed bag,’ IIHS says

Toronto, Ontario — The IIHS is in the process of putting smaller cars through the crash testing ringer following calls from safety advocates to intensify the side-impact test for such vehicles, referring to the initial results of the new test as a “mixed bag” on Thursday. Of the 11 vehicles put through this revised testing […]

Can You Believe This?! featuring grocery cart wheel accessories, duct tape car finishes and more

Toronto, Ontario — Another Friday, another Collision Repair Can You Believe This?! This week, see what happens when you let your kids go crazy on your car finish; witness duct-tape DIY paint jobs; see the grocery delivery guy’s new whip and much, much more!

Chit Chats at SEMA: Meet Joern Stoever, interim GM of SATA Canada

Las Vegas, Nevada — From Nov. 1 through Nov. 4, Collision Repair mag was on-site at the SEMA Show, where more than 1,900 exhibitors set up extravagant displays to showcase what the modern collision repair world has to offer. Our reporters Allison Rogers and Max Reid were all over the show floor last week, meeting […]

Nickel and Dime: IBC criticizes ICBC for lowering payouts despite more accidents occurring

Victoria, British Columbia — A report by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) alleges that injury claims paid out by Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) are falling more than in previous years, despite a trending increase in the number of accidents. ICBC has rebuked this claim as misinformation, with IBC saying that these claims […]

Scale Models: MPI directed to adopt primary driver rate adjustment model following court appeal

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Good drivers will no longer subsidize bad drivers, according to a Manitoba lawyer following the recent court decision to adjust MPI insurance rates based on a primary driver model, rather than a registered owner model. “It will never account for the people who are actually driving the vehicle, and the people who […]

Still Growing: AutoCanada acquires two luxury collision centres in the Greater Toronto Area

Scarborough, Ontario — AutoCanada has acquired Excellence Auto Collision Silver Star and Excellence Auto Collision Midwest, two luxury collision centres east of the Greater Toronto Area. Excellence Auto has provided collision repair services to Scarborough and the Greater Toronto Area for more than 30 years, maintaining certifications with Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi, BMW, Mini, Lucid, […]

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