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Quicksilver Quotas: Tesla Model 3 now available in Quicksilver paint in North America

Toronto, Ontario – Tesla has reportedly expanded its Quicksilver paint option to the Model 3 in both Canada and the United States. Previously, the Quicksilver paint option was only available on the Model Y in North America but recently launched for the Model 3 in China earlier this month. In an update to the Tesla […]

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Salute to Sunridge: CARSTAR celebrates new facility; Calgary Sunridge now operated by Kaizen Automotive Group

Calgary, Alberta – CARSTAR has announced the grand opening of CARSTAR Sunridge, formerly Sunridge Collision and Glass, located at 2701 32nd Ave. NE, in Calgary, Alta. Kaizen Automotive Group, which owns and operates CARSTAR Fort McMurray, CARSTAR Strathmore, Carstar Calgary NE and CARSTAR Calgary Blackfoot (Shaw), will now be operating CARSTAR Calgary Sunridge. “We have […]

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Sunny Days: Solar-powered car built by Polytechnique Montreal students wins two American races

Montreal, Quebec — Polytechnique Montreal students have won two races in the United States, the Solar Grand Prix and the American Solar Challenge, with their recently built solar-powered vehicle. The vehicle, which took two-and-a-half years to build, specifically won the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix, which took place from July 16 to 18, and the […]

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Refinishers Reach New Heights: The Paris 2024 Olympic flame cauldron has a collision repair connection

Paris, France — Those who have tuned in to coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games may have noticed the gleaming hot air balloon floating over the city, housing the Olympic flame. But did you know the vessel for the ancient fire bears a connection to our industry? Last week, BASF shared that its customer […]

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Influential Learning: WIN hosting webinar on August 20 with panel of Most Influential Women awards recipients

Toronto, Ontario — The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) is hosting a live panel webinar-style interview featuring four of its most recent recipients of the industry’s 2024 Most Influential Women (MIW) awards. The live webinar will be held at 1:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Open to both WIN members and non-members, the webinar […]

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A 400 Feat: CSN Collision reaches 400 bodyshop locations with signing of Unibody Autotech Collision

Toronto, Ontario — CSN Collision has announced a major milestone: signing up its 400th bodyshop location, Unibody Autotech Collision, located in Honolulu, Hawaii. CSN Collision first began operations in 2002, with expansion into the United State’s market occurring in 2020. In response to the company’s recent milestone, CSN Collision commented that “each licensee has played […]

EV/AV Report: Electric vehicles break records; humanoid robots begin work at BMW

Toronto, Ontario — Ford’s Mustang Mach-E sets a Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled on a single charge; while BMW Group reports a successful trial of Figure’s latest humanoid robot at its plant in South Carolina in this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report. An electric record A driving team from the United […]

Healing from Hail: IBC ready to help following destructive hailstorm in Calgary

Calgary, Alberta — The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has reported that it is ready to help those recover from a destructive hailstorm that occurred in the Calgary, Alberta, area on August 5, 2024. The hailstorm in question specifically occurred on Monday evening, wherein Environment Canada meteorologists issued an emergency alert for Calgary and other […]

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!

TRI-WHEEL TRIALS The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recently pulled over a driver on Hwy. 417 for continuing to drive their vehicle with only three wheels after losing a tire. Police originally noticed the driver in question after they continued down the highway following one of their front wheels falling off their vehicle. “The driver of […]

Can You Believe This?! Car-nappings, pickups learn to walk and more

Toronto, Ontario — Happy Friday! This weekly wacky clip brings you the world’s strongest car thieves; 3D paint jobs; pickup trucks turned yard display and much more. Check it out!

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

A FUTURE VISION Ford has filed a patent for a vehicle system that would use adaptively steered vehicle headlamps operated by driver gaze and head direction. The patent specifically describes a headlight system that “has a steerable headlamp configured to illuminate the roadway with a light beam along a selectable projection angle” using a controller […]

EV NEWS

CHARGED REPAIRS J.D. Power data states battery-electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) require more repairs, on average, than gas-powered vehicles in all repair categories. In the 2024 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS), J.D. Power data indicates that gas and dieselpowered vehicles experience an average of 180 problems per 100 vehicles. EVs and […]

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