REGIONAL NEWS | QUEBEC
AUTO BUGATTI’S ACHIEVEMENT AutoCanada is congratulating Auto Bugatti collision centre, part of the AutoCanada network, on its achievement as Tesla’s top customer index score (CSI) performer in the Quebec market. Joe Visconti, president of Auto Bugatti, and the rest of the team received a CSI of more than 95 percent, according to an email from […]
REGIONAL NEWS | SASKATCHEWAN
SAVE THE DATES Saskatchewan repairers and friends of SAAR—there are some key dates you’ll want to block off in your schedule for 2024. The Saskatchewan Associaton of Automotive Repairers (SAAR) will host its annual Spring Conference in Moose Jaw on Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 at the Temple Gardens Spa, just across the […]
BRITISH COLUMBIA | REGIONAL NEWS
DON’T CRY OVER SPILLED PAINT Allison Cockburn, a resident of the City of Richmond, took the city to court after claiming that they had acted in negligence for failing to notify of a paint spill. After driving through a paint spill, Cockburn sought $400 in the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal hearing, which was the estimated […]
REGIONAL NEWS | ALBERTA
CRASH IT CRUSHES CHARITY GOAL Emile Fremont, one of the organizers behind Alberta’s annual Crash It golf tournament, thanks all participants, sponsors, and fellow committee members for another successful event. This year’s charity event, held August 24 at the Blue Devil Golf Club in Calgary, Alberta, raised over $12,000 for Goal on Sight, a charity […]
REGIONAL NEWS | BRITISH COLUMBIA
PINK CAR PRIDE Drivers in southern B.C. may be familiar with a certain pink car perched atop the headquarters of a Chilliwack irrigation company— well, unless the community can rally together, the famous pink car may be headed to the crusher. The pink sedan has been tasting fresh mountain air from the top of Southern […]
REGIONAL NEWS | ALBERTA
SAY HELLO TO SMITH Simplicity Car Care has announced that Greg Smith is the new owner of the Simplicity Car Care Spruce Grove location. With over 30 years of experience in the car repair industry, Smith brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Simplicity family and is committed to providing topquality service to […]
MANITOBA | REGIONAL NEWS
BUILDING BRIDGES The Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba is hosting its 2023 Trade Show on October 27, 2023. This year’s event will feature an “Olympic-style conference” and trade show at the CanadInns Polo Park Conference Centre. Daytime attendance is reserved for students in correlation with the ATA’s Youth Attraction Effort, but members of the trade […]
SASKATCHEWAN | REGIONAL NEWS
LOCAL CELEBRITIES With sights seemingly set on cornering the luxury EV repair market, AutoCanada announced that Kavia Autobody in Saskatoon has achieved certification from VinFast. This impressive step forward is a continuation of when AutoCanada saw its Burwell Autobody facility in London, Ontario, become the first repair facility certified by the Vietnamese in North America. […]
ONTARIO | REGIONAL NEWS
LIGHTENING THE LOAD As huge sums of money are currently being floated above Ontario’s burgeoning EV industry, the federal government announced it will be investing $5 million into a Concord auto parts plant specializing in lightweight EV parts. With this boost in funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), ArcelorMittal […]
REGIONAL NEWS | QUEBEC
GO GABRIELLE Skills Canada has announced its team for the 2024 WorldSkills competition in Lyon, France, and the autobody paint representative is from Quebec. Gabrielle Leclerc will compete in the car painting competition next September, representing the nation in the trade and competing against other automotive refinishers from across the globe. Each Canadian competitor earned […]
