Parts Progression: ProgiParts launches new process for collision repair shops to increase efficiency of parts ordering process
Toronto, Ontario — ProgiParts has announced that by the end of fall 2024, collision repair shops will have access to a new confirmation system that aims to provide instant prices and availability from suppliers. The goal of this new system is to make it easier for collision repairers to provide estimates to partners. According to […]
Parts Partners: Toyota to use CCC Promote, allows dealers to offer promo parts pricing
Toronto, Ontario — Toyota is making strides to boost the price appeal of its parts, as the OEM signs on with CCC Intelligent Solutions to integrate the automotive data company’s CCC Promote platform into Toyota and Lexus dealerships. The Promote platform from CCC helps part suppliers offer promotional parts pricing to collision repair shops via […]
No Deal at the Docks: Vancouver port strike resumes as union rejects four-year wage proposal
Vancouver, British Columbia — Dockworkers in Vancouver are back on the picket line following the rejection of a four-year wage proposal set forth by the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association on Tuesday. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents the workers at Canada’s largest port, voted down the terms set by the BCMEA. […]
A Spark of Solidarity: Rising LOR and repair complexity demand industry alignment, Enterprise Q4 report says
Toronto, Ontario — Enterprise published its length of rental report for Q4 2022 on Tuesday, with results that, in one respect point to pre-pandemic levels of stability, but otherwise bear much of the same disheartening news as LOR reports of the recent past. Enterprise says that despite an average length of rental (LOR) increase of […]
Stack Attack: 3M unveils RepairStack shop management solution during SEMA Show 2022
Las Vegas, Nevada — Last week during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, 3M demonstrated its innovative new RepairStack platform, which aims to keep both a shop’s digital and physical assets aligned and in sync for profitable management results. “Customers using the 3M RepairStack Billables Invoicing software for at least 60 days recovered on average […]
