In Germany with SATA: Collision Repair mag team visits SATA’s headquarters
Kornwestheim, Germany — The Collision Repair mag team is in Germany this week visiting SATA’s headquarters. The SATA team was kind enough to invite the crew of Gloria Mann, Darryl Simmons and William Simmons to Germany for an exclusive tour of their head office and manufacturing facility. Over the next few days, we’ll be exploring […]
Mix and Match: Ford secures patent for configurable, modular vehicle frames
Toronto, Ontario — Ford’s engineering department is working towards what could be a significant cost-cutting measure for the automaker, as a recent patent filing dug up by Ford Authority shows a design for a one-size-fits-all configurable frame for use on future vehicles. The patent design, which was filed on Nov. 23, 2022 and published last […]
B-town Boost: Magna International invests $471 million into Brampton EV battery enclosure plant
Brampton, Ontario — Ontario’s automotive manufacturing giant, Magna International, is throwing around big money in the pursuit of an EV battery enclosure plant in Brampton, announcing Wednesday that $471 million has been earmarked for the project. Alongside funding what is projected to be a $265 million building project, Magna’s investment will also go toward creating […]
Inflation Hangover: Canadian manufacturing at a historic seven-year slow
Toronto, Ontario — Canada’s manufacturing sector is facing its longest slowdown in seven years, according to recent data by S&P Global Canada. This data indicates that Canada’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to a seasonally adjusted 49.2 in December from 49.6 in November, the fifth month in a row where the index remained below the […]
Million Model Milestone: Toyota Canada Cambridge builds its ten millionth vehicle
Cambridge, Ontario — The Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) plant in Cambridge celebrated a special milestone last Friday, as their ten millionth vehicle came off the assembly line. Founded in 1986, the TMMC plant further establishes its legacy in Southern Ontario’s automotive manufacturing industry. “Today’s milestone speaks to how far Toyota’s manufacturing operations in Canada […]
St. Lawrence Supply: Umicore to build $1.5 billion battery materials plant in Loyalist Township, Ont.
Kingston, Ontario — Umicore has become the latest electric vehicle battery developer to claim its stake in Canada, announcing last Wednesday that the company would be investing $1.5 billion to set up an electric vehicle battery materials plant in Loyalist Township, in Eastern Ontario. The Belgium-based technology company expects to employ 1,000 people at the […]
Second Thoughts: Magna cancels plans for $50 million battery enclosure plant in Chatham
Chatham, Ontario — The rug has been pulled out on what was supposed to be a $50 million EV battery enclosure production plant for the municipality of Chatham, Ont., as a news release from Magna International shows the company’s plans to cancel the project. The Chatham Daily News got a hold of a Magna news […]
Rogue’s Gallery: Nissan engineer delves into Rogue body material strategy
Franklin, Tennessee— A senior engineer at Nissan pulled back the curtain on the body materials that drive the third-generation Nissan Rogue SUV at this year’s Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) symposium in Novi, Mich. Repairers may already know this, but the third-generation Rogue, first introduced in 2021, contains a great deal more advanced high-strength steel […]
A Price on Friendship: Stellantis sees decline in supplier relations, study says
Detroit, Michigan — Plante Moran published the results of its twenty-second annual North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) Study on Monday, showing that some automakers are trending positively, some are hitting a plateau—and one in particular is on a sharp decline. The annual study from Plante Moran tracks supplier perceptions of working relations with […]
Magnaberry: Magna International and Blackberry partner to develop ADAS solutions
Waterloo, Ontario — In a meeting of two Canadian manufacturing giants, Wednesday saw the solidifying of a partnership between Magna International and Blackberry to jointly develop integrated advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) solutions. BlackBerry will provide the auto parts manufacturer with its QNX software as well as engineering services. “With software now being a driving […]
