Steady Markets: AutoTrader predicts stable vehicle purchases despite changing economic outlooks for Q3, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — AutoTrader has released its latest “vehicle purchase intentions” study with one particularly surprising result—24 percent of Canadians polled expect to buy a vehicle in the third quarter of 2022, 6 percent higher than the 18 percent who expected to buy a vehicle in the third quarter of 2021. According to the study, […]
Axalta’s 65th Annual Global Automotive 2017 colour popularity report unveils white as number one colour choice worldwide
By Erin McLaughlin Clinton Township, Michigan — January 4, 2017 — Start stocking up with grey, white and black refinishing paints. Axalta Coating Systems recently released the findings of its 65th annual Global Automotive Color Popularity Report, and has declared that neutrals dominated consumer driver preferences last year. “Axalta’s annual colour initiatives, which include this […]
Alberta looks to overhaul consumer protection legislation, including auto repair shops
By Tom Davis Edmonton, Alberta — December 4, 2017 — Consumer protection is of increasing importance, but at what cost for small business operators? That will be the question posed to Alberta’s provincial government after it proposed a new bill to beef up consumer protection laws. Collision repairers, however, are confident any new regulations will […]
NHTSA says software can count as a driver
Santa Monica, California — February 10, 2016 — Does the software suite piloting an autonomous vehicle count as a driver? The US-based National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seems to think so, judging by recent comments made by Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx. “We are taking great care to embrace innovations that can boost safety and […]
