Cool Cars on Calendars: BASF accepting submissions for 2024 R-M calendar
Toronto, Ontario — If you have a dream of seeing your R-M-painted vehicle in a calendar, listen up: BASF is now accepting submissions for next year’s R-M calendar. Vehicles painted with R-M products can be submitted here for consideration. The deadline for submission is July 3. The calendar will be distributed to shops across the […]
Niche Market: Car leasing company developing speed-dating app for car lovers only
London, United Kingdom — Tired of dates asking about your personality, hobbies and all those other boring conversational icebreakers? Now you and your date from the “Speed Dating” app can hyper fixate on the latest and greatest cars—if you find one, that is. Created by a literal car leasing company from the United Kingdom, Speed […]
We the North: Mississauga Wraptors brand opens new location in Orlando, Fla.
Mississauga, Ontario — Mississauga,Ont.-based automotive wrap boutique, Wraptors Inc. has expanded further into the U.S. with the opening of a new store in Orlando, Fla. on Nov. 28. The automotive coatings brand has spent the last five years planting roots in the Canadian market, offering services such as car wraps, tinting and ceramic coatings along with […]
Can You Believe This?! Mirror-finish tires, cars cut in half, bricks meet Bondo and much more
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly edition of Collision Repair magazine’s Friday Can You Believe This?! feature, you’ll find out what tires look like after a fresh trim; spot some stowaways on video game-esque missions; decipher the difference between a monster truck and a monster boat–plus much, much more!
Chit Chats at SEMA: Meet Joern Stoever, interim GM of SATA Canada
Las Vegas, Nevada — From Nov. 1 through Nov. 4, Collision Repair mag was on-site at the SEMA Show, where more than 1,900 exhibitors set up extravagant displays to showcase what the modern collision repair world has to offer. Our reporters Allison Rogers and Max Reid were all over the show floor last week, meeting […]
Seen on the Show Floor: Scrapbook from Day 3 at SEMA Show 2022
Las Vegas, Nevada — Collision Repair mag is on the scene at the Las Vegas Convention Centre. Can’t make it this year? Check out our scrapbook from this year’s show, updated daily! We’re conducting interviews, scouting the hottest new products and bringing you all that the 2022 SEMA Show has to offer.
Can You Believe This?! Halloween Edition
Toronto, Ontario — The big spooky day is just around the corner! Celebrate the spirit of this scary season with Collision Repair’s special Halloween Edition Can You Believe This?! Featuring ghastly Miatas, skeletal stowaways, questionable paint jobs and much, much more! How do you dress up your ride for the season? Let us know in […]
Relic Recovery: Rust Valley Restorers duo to auction off 300+ vehicles this weekend
Tappen, British Columbia — Mike Hall and Avery Shoaf, better known by their show business moniker, the “Rust Valley Restorers,” are continuing to shed their impressive automotive collections, as the pair prepare to hold a no-reserve auction this weekend where they expect to part with hundreds of vehicles. In a Facebook video, Hall explained that he […]
Quick QEW Nap: Sleeping Ontario driver cruises down highway at 100km/h
St. Catharines, Ontario – A man was found sleeping in a self-driving Tesla, blitzing down the Queen Elizabeth Way near St. Catharines, Ont. at more than 100km/h. In a video by one Instagram user, Louise Lesser captured a video of a man in a reclined driver’s seat, apparently sound asleep and completely unaware of his […]
Around the World in Three Days? : Vancouver Woman Charged $8,000 in error for three-day rental car trip
Vancouver, British Columbia — With the price of gas and car insurance a perpetual thorn in the sides of drivers, those looking to travel by automobile have an affordable short-term option in the rental industry. Except for one woman who was charged more than $8,000 after allegedly driving 36,000 kilometres over a three-day period. The […]
