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Collision Repair

asTech Empire: asTech products certified for use in GM collision network

Plano, Texas – Industry-leading diagnostics service provider, asTech, is excited to announce that it’s products have been certified for use within GM’s newly established collision repair network. asTech is the latest company to partner with the automaker in its development of a first-party, nationwide collision repair network. With this latest announcement from asTech, coming in […]

February 2, 2021

Collision Repair

Help Wanted: GM Oshawa Assembly Plant is hiring

Oshawa, Ontario — General Motors (GM) is looking to fill a number of jobs ahead of the reopening of the Oshawa Assembly Plant.  GM is looking to fills jobs in engineering, management, skilled trades, and production.  Because the decision to move the plant in 2019 was highly contested by employees who would lose their job […]

January 26, 2021

EV

‘Everybody In’: To advance a zero-emissions future, GM invites a new marketing campaign

Toronto, Ontario — General Motors is debuting a new marketing campaign as part of the company’s comprehensive efforts to accelerate mass adoption of electric vehicles. The “Everybody In” campaign is a call to action meant to reflect a movement that’s inclusive and accessible. The company is also evolving its brand identity as GM transforms itself […]

January 15, 2021

OEM Certifications

New Year, New You: GM unveils new logo

Detroit, Michigan – General Motors (GM) is sharing its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion through its “Everybody In” campaign. This campaign also hopes to see an accelerated move towards making electric vehicles (EVs) inclusive and accessible to all.  The campaign will see three major themes that will support […]

January 11, 2021

Collision Repair

GM and Michelin to partner on airless tire project

By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – June 7, 2019 – While it might sound like a puffed-up boast, Michelin and General Motors have partnered up to create an airless tire. On Tuesday, the companies announced their plans at the Movin’On Summit, an event dedicated to sustainable mobility. Their new invention called Uptis Prototype, which stands for […]

June 7, 2019

Collision Repair

General Motors and Unifor come to an agreement

By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – May 8, 2019 – General Motors Canada announced it will be saving 300 jobs and possibly more at its GM Oshawa assembly plant as a part of its transition plan. Last November General Motors announced that it would be shutting down its Oshawa plant as a part of GM’s […]

May 8, 2019

Collision Repair

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal orders GM expert to appear in court over SUV fire

By CRM Staff  Toronto, Ontario — April 5, 2019 —The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ordered a General Motors of Canada expert to appear in court. The demand comes as a result of a Saskatchewan man’s SUV starting on fire on the side of a highway. In December of 2015, Arthur Wells was driving home […]

April 5, 2019

Collision Repair

Autonomous Vehicle Report- April 5

By CRM Staff  Toronto, Ontario — April 5, 2019 —Ford, General Motors (GM) and Toyota, along with SAE International, have established a new consortium that will focus on the safety of autonomous vehicles. SAE International, a global association of engineers, said that Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) would work “to safely advance testing, pre-competitive development, […]

April 5, 2019

Collision Repair

GM promotes OnStar Stolen Vehicle Assistance services

By CRM Staff  Toronto, Ontario – April 4, 2019 – General Motors is launching a new ad campaign focused around reminding buyers of OnStar Stolen Vehicle Assistance services. In late-March, a high-speed chase was avoided thanks to the statuette technology and its ability to slow a vehicle to approximately 10 kilometres per hour. It wasn’t the […]

April 4, 2019

Collision Repair

Unifor resumes talks with GM

By CRM Staff  Toronto, Ontario — March 20, 2019 — Unifor officials are back negotiating with General Motors. The Canadian trade union met with the manufacturer Tuesday to discuss ways to preserve jobs in Oshawa. “I am much more confident today than I was a month ago that together we will find a resolution,” said Unifor […]

March 20, 2019

Collision Repair

GM replaces two executives

By CRM Staff  Toronto, Ontario – March 1, 2019 —General Motors will be losing two top executives effective April 1. Alan Batey, executive vice president of North American, will be retiring after 40 years of service with the company.   Batey will be replaced by Barry Engle, the current executive vice president and president of […]

March 1, 2019

Technology

Week in review – March 1, 2019

By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 1, 2019 – So what really happened this week? What were the biggest headlines concerning the collision repair and automotive community? Collision Repair has prepared the top five news headlines from the week. Solera’s New Research Centre Digital technology company in data and software for the automotive, light […]

March 1, 2019