SATA counterfeit guns busted in China
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — January 10, 2018 — In an effort to protect customers from under or non-performing SATA spray gun copies, SATA has remained active in catching counterfeit products, an issue that occurs globally. Recently, police held a successful raid against a number of copycats producing fake spray guns in China. Several […]
CCIF announced schedule for January 25 of next CCIF
By Erin McLaughlin Mississauga, Ontario — January 4, 2017 — Be prepared for another full day of CCIF, and then some. The schedule and speakers have been announced for Thursday, January 25. Historically, the conference has been dominated by its Friday events, but this year attendees can look forward to a full Thursday schedule, and […]
More than 90 percent of Tesla vehicles exit the assembly line defective, say Tesla employees
By Erin McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario — January 2, 2018 — Nine former and current Tesla staff have claimed that over 90 percent of Model S sedans and Model X SUVs require repairs before even leaving the factory. The staff cited these numbers from Tesla’s internal tracking system as recently as October. The employees […]
SEMA, NACE Automechanika, CCIF and more to look forward to in 2018
By James Kerr Toronto, Ontario — January 1 2018 — The Canadian collision repair industry is small enough that you know your neighbouring shops, you know all the local reps, you know the company leaders—it’s one country-wide community of collision repair. A convention of the collision repair industry is a get-together of old friends, but […]
Collision Repair’s latest issue now available online
By CRM Staff Peterborough, Ontario — December 18, 2017 — Collision Repair magazine’s latest edition is now available in digital format, with a special look at this year’s outstanding network shops across the country. Sign up here to receive your free copy of Collision Repair magazine’s digital edition. Cover StoryThis issue’s cover story looks at […]
Survey: Majority would prefer to charge for estimates
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — October 10, 2017 — Providing free estimates is a common practice across many industries, including collision repair. However, there’s an unquestionable cost associated with doing this. We recently asked our readers if they think the practice should continue. Collision Repair magazine runs new surveys every week. Our next survey […]
Pfaff Autoworks takes top spot at 8 Hours of Passion event
By Alex Dugas Toronto, Ontario — October 5, 2017 — Pfaff Automotive recently held its “8 Hours of Passion” challenge, where teams of employees from each Pfaff division competed against one another in a budget track-car race. The event was held at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Driver Development Track in Clarington, Ontario. Each team […]
Improving Standards: John Eagle to help promote OEM procedures after lawsuit
By Tom Davis Dallas, Texas — October 5, 2017 — John Eagle Collision Center and attorney Todd Tracy of Tracy Law Firm have “agreed to work together today to improve safety standards in the nation’s collision repair industry,” according to a joint press release. The announcement follows a Dallas county civil jury’s verdict, as reported […]
Tuesday Ticker: BlackBerry’s QNX division driving big gains
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 2, 2017 — This week’s Tuesday Ticker: Axalta pulls out of Venezuela, Sherwin-Williams cuts earnings forecasts in wake of hurricanes, BlackBerry’s stock is on the way up thanks to automotive software division QNX and much, much more! The big US stock indexes continue to trade at […]
Tuesday Ticker: Uni-Select buys Dash Distributors
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 25, 2017 — This week’s Tuesday Ticker looks at acquisitions for both Uni-Select and GPC, AkzoNobel shakes up the C-suite, analysts upgrade AutoCanada estimates and much, much more! Uni-Select Quebec-based distributor Uni-Select continues to expand. This past week the publicly-traded company announced that its subsidiary Bumper to Bumper […]
