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Collision Repair

Platform Pioneers: Polestar 5 will feature bonded aluminum platform

Toronto, Ontario — Welders beware; Swedish automaker Polestar has announced the Polestar 5 electric vehicle which features a bonded aluminum platform. The company says the new feature will help streamline the manufacturing process, allowing vehicle bodies and platforms to be produced in unison. Polestar says the technology was developed in-house by more than 280 engineers […]

February 15, 2022

EV

Peace of Mine: GM to align with IRMA mining standard in EV supply chain

Detroit, Michigan — In the ongoing effort to establish credibility as a sustainable automaker, General Motors has announced that it has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA). Going forward, GM will be responsible for maintaining the standards set out by IRMA as the company seeks to develop a sustainable electric vehicle supply chain. […]

November 30, 2021

Products

Building Around the Battery: Ford outlines Mach-E structural development, crash protection

Toronto, Ontario — The fast onset of electric vehicles in the collision repair industry has left many techs scrambling to get up to date with the changing technology and body surrounding this new form of powertrain—Ford is hoping to change that, starting with a recent presentation delving into the body restructuring of the 2021 Mustang […]

July 5, 2021

EV

Automotive Acoustics: MSC exec says ‘Quiet Aluminum’ product gaining momentum in EVs

Toronto, Ontario — You may not be able to hear them coming, but make sure you aren’t sleeping on the moves being made by the Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC) in the development of their innovative “Quiet Aluminum” product, which has reportedly been gaining momentum in the electric vehicles sector. The company’s CTO, Matt Murphy, delved […]

April 15, 2021