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Tuesday Ticker: Nikola’s former CEO charged; Tesla could save big bucks by eliminating ultrasonic sensors

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— It’s electric in this weekly Tuesday Ticker as Nikola Corp.’s founder and former CEO is charged with fraud; Rivian recalls a slew of freshly-delivered vehicles and an analyst makes estimates on Tesla’s upcoming cash savings. Milton gets charged Trevor Milton, founder of electric truckmaker Nikola Corp., has been found guilty of fraud […]

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EV/AV Report: Loblaws deploys completely driverless trucks in Toronto; Magna takes its slice of the autonomous pizza

Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, a grocery giant drops driverless trucks in Toronto; Magna deploys autonomous pizza delivery robots and the federal government awards more money to Quebec mining efforts. Hey, who’s driving that truck? In last week’s EV/AV Report, we covered Loblaws’ partnership with autonomous vehicle company Gatnik. […]

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Leading-Edge Learning: CWB Group and Volkswagen Group Canada to open first OEM Collision Repair Training Centre in Canada

Milton, Ontario — The CWB Group has announced an exciting new collaboration alongside Volkswagen Group Canada–a dedicated OEM collision repair training centre to serve Audi and Volkswagen brands. The first-of-its-kind facility will be located at the CWB Group facility in Milton, Ontario. It will showcase an OEM training environment utilizing the latest equipment and developing […]

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Can You Believe This?! October 14, 2022

Toronto, Ontario — What feels better than a Friday and a short work week? The weekly Can You Believe This?! video from Collision Repair mag!

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Revenue via Recycling: Stellantis to expand circular economy business unit

Amsterdam, Netherlands — Stellantis has announced its mission to generate more than $2.6 billion in savings via a mission to extend the life of its vehicles and parts, the OEM announced Tuesday. The OEM forecasts that it can save €2 billion (CND$2.6 billion) in recycling and reusing parts through its circular economy unit. Stellantis said […]

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CARSTAR Does Calibration: CARSTAR, Uniban host ADAS information event

Hamilton, Ontario — Last Week, Collision Repair magazine visited Driven Brands’ Canadian headquarters in Hamilton, Ont. for an ADAS and calibration training event, where Bill Davidge, CARSTAR’s director of innovation and technology, and Willy Williams, Uniban’s technical trainer, delivered an in-depth presentation and demonstration. Attendees included collision repair facility owners, staff, and insurers representing various […]

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Future Proofing: Cino Auto Repair prepares for EV future with training from Napa NexDrive

Stoney Creek, Ontario — Cino Auto Repair, part of the Napa NexDrive franchise network, has been selected to become an electric vehicles (EVs) repair centre in the future, part of the shop’s futureproofing plans in an EV-heavy future. This exclusive selection will provide more training and investment to the shop under the NexDrive program. In […]

Fix Chats: Interviews with Fix Network’s conference speakers

Quebec City, Quebec — From Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, Fix Network hosted its industry partners for the company’s annual conference. Attendees were treated to a lineup of on-trend presentations from Fix Network’s own executives and special visitors–and Collision Repair was lucky enough to catch up with the speakers following their presentations. Scroll through the […]

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A New Story: Honda unveils Prologue, new all-electric SUV to release in 2024

Toronto, Ontario — Honda is taking its first steps into the electric vehicle world; and based on the name they have given their debut, this upcoming SUV is the beginning of a much longer story. Honda unveiled the Prologue all-electric SUV on Thursday, featuring what the company calls a “neo-rugged” exterior, paired with a spacious […]

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EV/AV Report: Waterproofing the Cybertruck; Loblaws deploys autonomous delivery trucks

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Elon Musk teases some Cybertruck features; Loblaws deploys autonomous grocery trucks in Toronto and Nissan announces pricing for its upcoming EV. Waterproof…enough? Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the Cybertruck is going to be “waterproof enough” to cross rivers and act as a marine […]

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Tuesday Ticker: AutoCanada enters used-vehicle auction market

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, AutoCanada enters the used-vehicle auction market with an acquisition; Magna makes electric-centric moves in India and Rivian sets a date for its Q3 results call. AutoCanada and auctions Last week, AutoCanada entered the used-vehicle auction market by acquiring North Toronto Auction (NTA), a fee-based used-vehicle auction business […]

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Fire Watch: Recalled 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica hybrids to be updated after battery fire risks

Toronto, Ontario — Just in time for the start of youth hockey seasons, parents who drive a 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivan can rest assured that a solution has been found to repair high-voltage battery packs that presented a fire risk even when the van is powered down. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) […]

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