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Friday Fun: March 2, 2018
By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — March 2, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: a UFO injures a mechanic, 420 – the most dangerous day to drive; a loophole in the laws around auto data; China’s new auto manufacturer takes shape and much, much more!   A truly bizarre accident occurred in California last […]
March 1, 2018
A collision technician was injured by an unidentified flying object after a driver crashed into the elevated vehicle platform he was working near.
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Friday Fun: A ‘wild ride’ to escape BC’s forest fires; bodyshop employee embezzles half a million
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 13, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun we look into one couple’s wild ride to escape the BC forest fires, a collision shop employee convicted of embezzling more than $500,000 from the business, a dispute between collision repairers and insurers in New Zealand and much, […]
July 13, 2017
A road into Cache Creek, BC. A number of BC communities have been placed under evacuation orders due to the fires raging in the province. Photo by twitchlouise of Instagram.
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Tuesday Ticker: Elliot Advisors launches another suit against AkzoNobel
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 10, 2017 — This week’s Tuesday Ticker looks at a new legal challenge launched against AkzoNobel by one of its own investors, stock in auto parts retailers melts down, Boyd and Assured close their deal and much, much more! AkzoNobel – Just when it seemed the AkzoNobel-PPG takeover […]
July 10, 2017
Bosch is forecasting growth for electric scooters and microcars, primarily driven by demand in Asia.
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Friday Fun: Claims in Newfoundland go ‘through the roof’; Canada and US auto sales show stark contrast
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 6, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun: Auto insurance angst in Newfoundland and Labrador, a Ferrari doing 200 kilometres per hour on BC’s Lions Gate bridge Volvo plans to phase out internal combustion and much, much more! – West Vancouver police impounded a Ferrari from […]
July 6, 2017
West Vancouver police impounded this Ferrari after catching the driver going more than three times the speed limit on Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge. According to a statement from police, the same driver was ticketed for speeding in April, after being pulled over by the same officer … on the same bridge.
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The Autonomous Report: Could self-driving cars impact police procedures?
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 25, 2017 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, comedian Steve Patterson looks at the lighter side of autonomous vehicles (AVs), Aviva is in talks with driverless car manufacturers, potential impacts of self-driving vehicles on policing and much, much more! – Steve Patterson, a stand-up comedian and a host […]
June 25, 2017
Police regularly level charges against motorists for various crimes that were uncovered when vehicles were stopped for routine traffic violations. What happens to this practice when autonomous cars obey every single rule without fail?
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Tuesday Ticker: 52-week highs for Axalta and 3M; Toyota on the hunt for new tech
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 19, 2017 — This week’s Tuesday Ticker looks at what’s driving 52-week highs for Axalta’s and 3M’s shares, why Toyota is willing to pursue mergers and acquisitions in search of new automotive technologies and much, much more!  Sherwin-Williams (SHW) – Analysts are weighing in on Sherwin-Williams now that […]
June 19, 2017
Toyota President Akio Toyoda recently told shareholders the company will consider mergers or acquisitions to procure new automotive technologies, including self-driving technologies.
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Tuesday Ticker: Analysis of the Boyd/Assured deal; AutoCanada announces share buyback
By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — June 12, 2017 — This week’s edition of Tuesday Ticker brings you a new level of detail on the Boyd/Assured deal, share buyback news from AutoCanada, good news from the Canadian economy and much, much more!   Uni-Select   – Uni-Select announced the opening of a new corporate […]
June 12, 2017
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The Autonomous Report: Jim Hackett to lead Ford into the self-driving era
By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — June 5, 2017 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, we look at what Jim Hackett’s ascension to CEO and President of Ford means for the company’s autonomous vehicle (AV) efforts, Intel’s latest study on the coming “Passenger Economy,” why electric cars may not be the “greenest” option and […]
June 4, 2017
Jim Hackett, Ford's new President and CEO. Hackett is being billed as the exec who will negotiate the coming self-driving car era.
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Tuesday Ticker: Six investors will speak against AkzoNobel board; Boyd Group elects new trustees
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — May 22, 2017 — This week’s Tuesday Ticker brings you the latest news on the attempted takeover of AkzoNobel by PPG, the election of new trustees at the Boyd Group, how investors may be worried about the effect of the Trump presidency on the US economy and much, much […]
May 22, 2017
Boyd Group Income Fund has elected two new trustees: Violet (Vi) A. M. Konkle (left) and Robert Gross.
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Tuesday Ticker: PPG makes third bid for AkzoNobel
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 24, 2017 — This week’s Tuesday Ticker looks at PPG’s third bid to buy AkzoNobel, earnings reports from Sherwin-Williams and PPG, why AutoCanada may soon be rated a “buy” again and much, much more! – AkzoNobel has received a third unsolicited proposal from PPG for all outstanding share […]
April 24, 2017
Antony Burgmans, Chairman of the AkzoNobel Supervisory Board. Burgmans backs management's plan to retain control of the company, saying the Board believes the plan will deliver superior value to shareholders.
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Tuesday Ticker: AkzoNobel shareholder calls for Chairman’s ouster over PPG deal
By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — April 17, 2017 — Leading off this week’s Tuesday Ticker is an update on the continuing drama spinning out of PPG’s attempted acquisition of AkzoNobel. Plus we look into Axalta’s purchase of part of Valspar, BASF’s deal with a “nanopigment” company and much, much more!    – The […]
April 17, 2017
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Tuesday Ticker: Uni-Select hits a 52-week high and the PM drops by 3M
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 10, 2017 — This week’s edition of Tuesday Ticker looks at some of the political implications of a merger between AkzoNobel and PPG, the Prime Minister’s stop at 3M’s Canadian headquarters, Uni-Select’s stock hits a 52-week high and much, much more! – It looks like PPG “… still […]
April 10, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at 3M’s Canadian headquarters, swinging a hammer at a new super-strong tape being developed as an alternative to rivets and fasteners.
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