‘Tis the Season: Submit your holiday decor photos for a chance to be featured
The team at CARSTAR Newmarket in Ontario is ready for the holiday season. Toronto, Ontario — It’s officially December! Like it or not, the holiday season is now in full swing. Step aside, Scrooges–this is for the festive folks out there. Collision Repair magazine wants to see YOUR holiday decor! Show us what you’ve set […]
Ah, Flip It: Tesla won’t sue Cybertruck owners for selling their vehicles, after all
Texas, United States — Tesla caused quite the hubbub this week after reports circulated that the OEM would bar Cybertruck owners from selling their vehicles in the first year of ownership, lest they seek and obtain approval from Tesla itself. Reports from recent purchasers of Model 3 and Model Y vehicles—who saw lines pertaining to […]
Winning in Winnipeg: ATA of Manitoba hosts trade show, collision olympics
Winnipeg, Manitoba — The Automotive Trades Association (ATA) of Manitoba held its Trade Show and Collision Olympics on Friday at the Canadinns Polo Park in Winnipeg, where collision vendors, shops and students spent the day exploring the exhibition floor, interacting with industry-leading vendors and even go to as spectators to the event’s collision repair competition. […]
Rogue Reports: No guarantee unverified aftermarket tools provide accurate scans, says asTech study
Plano, Texas — There is no guarantee that an unverified aftermarket tool will provide a fully accurate and comprehensive scan, no matter the vehicle’s age, according to the latest Rules Engine study from the asTech Institute. asTech, a Repairify company, released its fifth Rules Engine case study on Tuesday, which draws data based on tens […]
Voltage in Vancouver: Register now for Collision Repair’s EV Repair Tour in Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver, British Columbia — Attention, Vancouver-area members of the collision repair industry! Collision Repair magazine’s EV Repair Tour, supported by Fix Network, will be making its highly anticipated stop in Burnaby, B.C., just 2o minutes from Vancouver, on October 18. Join us at the British Columbia Institute of Technologies’ (BCIT) on-campus bodyshop at 3700 Willingdon […]
Niagara Falls Networking: Simplicity Car Care hosts annual Growth Conference, beginning tomorrow
Niagara Falls, Ontario — Simplicity Car Care is kicking off its annual Growth Conference on Friday morning at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre. Starting with speaker sessions in the morning–with the Simplicity leadership team delivering an update–Don Cockerell, former VP of operations for the Disney Magic Kingdom; Troy Kay of Simplicity Edmonton Downtown; Steve Trapp of […]
Now or Never: The aftermarket can change overnight; prepare for electric vehicles now, says NAPA/UAP’s Martyn Johns
Toronto, Ontario — Policy can change everything—just look to New Zealand’s aftermarket for proof of how electric vehicles can completely alter the aftermarket. A featured speaker at Collision Repair magazine’s EV Repair Tour, supported by Fix Network, Martyn Johns, NAPA/UAP’s national director of emerging technologies, delivered a wake-up call presentation, where he called on collision […]
The Great Guarinos: Tesla recognizes Toronto’s Leon’s Auto Body as top Canadian CSR performer
Toronto, Ontario — Daniel Guarino, owner of Leon’s Auto Body, recently announced that his team was recognized by Tesla as a top customer service performer for Q2 2023. The collision repair facility, which is part of Tesla’s certified collision repair network, achieved a customer service index (CSI) score of 96 percent after receiving 22 surveys. […]
Precise Painting: Axalta embarks on paint technology partnership with inkjet company
Pennsylvania, United States — Axalta has announced a new venture with an inkjet manufacturer, in which the coatings company plans to provide a “next generation sustainable digital paint technology for the transportation industry.” More specifically, this planned technology could contribute up to a 30 percent reduction in CO2 emissions for two-toned vehicle manufacturers, according to […]
Round Two: Nissan recalls 20k+ Sentras in Canada; front steering tie-rods can warp, break
Ottawa, Ontario — Nissan said Monday that it would be recalling more than 230,000 Sentra units in the United States, plus 20,135 units in Canada, because front steering tie-rods can warp and break. This recall covers certain 2020-2022 models; versions of the vehicle first introduced in 2019. Each tie-rod end connects the steering rack to […]
