Recycling Revelations: New York Times report reveals reality of catalytic converter thefts
Toronto, Ontario — In a recent report by Walt Bogdanich, Isak Hüllert and Eli Tan, featured in The New York Times, the reality of catalytic converter theft and recycling has been put into greater perspective. An examination of business records, social media posts and official interviews reveals that stolen catalytic converters pass through middlemen, smelters […]
EV Educated: EV repairable claims frequency trending upward, more parts repaired, Mitchell report says
Toronto, Ontario — Canadian repairers are becoming more capable when it comes to complex EV repairs, according to the debut “Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights” report published by Mitchell on Wednesday. The Canadian collision industry has seen EV repairable claims frequency rise to a rate of 2.26 percent in Q4 2022, along with the average percentage […]
Tech Sets the Tone: ADAS tech can instill false sense of driver security, IIHS report says
Toronto, Ontario — Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), particularly things like adaptive cruise control (ACC) and automatic emergency braking (AEB), have done wonders for easing the stress of drivers behind the wheel, but a new report shows those pieces of tech are instilling a false sense of security in those who make regular use of them. […]
Spring Landscaping: AIA Canada releases 2022 collision repair landscape report
Toronto, Ontario — Stoke the fireplace and draw the children near—the Automotive Industry Association of Canada’s 2022 Collision Repair Sector Landscape report is here. Available now to AIA members at no charge, the association’s latest landscape report contains the latest industry data that affects the more than 6,000 collision repair facilities currently in operation within […]
Industry Remix: New Romans Group report dives into changing industry landscape
Toronto, Ontario — Ever since the COVID–19 pandemic began people have been eagerly awaiting the “return to normal” that we were promised, but a new whitepaper from The Romans Group suggests that the auto industry that comes out of the other side of this won’t look quite the same as the one that came in. […]
Making it Count: AutoHouse Technologies’ Mike Gilliland presents 2020 Benchmark Report; covers cycle, touch times nationally
Toronto, Ontario — As collision repair shops across the country prepare to pull back into the fast lane following a year where repair jobs were few and far between, a new report from AutoHouse Technologies shows that the pandemic may have inspired a renewed attention to detail among repair technicians. In a June 22 virtual […]
Renter Reluctance: Enterprise report says lengths of rentals are down due to fewer claims
Toronto, Ontario — In the effort to take stock following a remarkably unpredictable year, Enterprise Rent-a-Car published a report on Tuesday outlining the company’s findings on the length of rentals in Q1 of 2021 as compared to those of the same quarter in 2020. In a report encompassing every Canadian province, minus British Columbia, Saskatchewan […]
