Parts Publisher: Upcoming Cadillac CELESTIQ to contain 115 3D printed parts, no added repair challenges
Toronto, Ontario — As Cadillac prepares to take its first all-electric offering to market, the luxury OEM is assuring collision repair shops that the 3D printed parts on the upcoming CELESTIQ will cause no disruption to what it is calling a “truly bespoke experience” for drivers. The brand’s new flagship model, set to enter production […]
Opening the Gates: Tesla service manuals now free of charge on company website
Toronto, Ontario — Quick, snatch up Tesla’s service manuals before anyone at the company realizes they are currently listed at no charge on the company’s website. That’s right, the “Service and Repair Information” subscription package has a big fat zero next to it and no one is fully certain as to whether this was an […]
Rate of Change: Mass. collision repairers to run motorcade Wednesday, protesting U.S.’s lowest labour rates
Boston, Massachusetts — In a long overdue response to being known as the state with the lowest labour rate in the U.S., the collision repairers of Massachusetts will be putting their words into action this week with an organized motorcade and demonstration planned for outside the state house in Boston on Wednesday. In conjunction with […]
Party in the Prairies: Tickets available for 2022 SAAR Fall Conference
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Calling all, far and near, 2022 SAAR Fall Conference tickets are here. Set to run over three days and jam-packed with some of the biggest names in the North American collision repair industry, the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers are all geared up for what they are considering their most ambitious conference […]
SAAR goes to the spa: Tickets on sale for 2022 SAAR Spring Conference
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan — Tickets are on sale for the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers’ (SAAR) 2022 Spring Conference, set for the second week of March in Moose Jaw. Set to kick off on the morning of March 12, attendees of this year’s annual general meeting can expect to hear from influential auto industry names […]
Industry Partners: Tractable and Mitchell offer a solution for Al vehicle repair estimating
New York City, New York — Today, Tractable and Mitchell announce a new partnership allowing North American insurers to produce collision repair estimates automatically from photos. “By bringing our AI expertise together with Mitchell’s comprehensive North American data, we can bring AI automation to more of the North American market that we could reach independently. […]
Extensive Experience: RS Finishing Systems names Tyler Zacher-King distributor for Ontario
Aurora, Ontario — RS Finishing Systems Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of Tyler Zacher-King from Motivated Reps Agency as their official representative for the province of Ontario. RS Finishing Systems is the official Canadian importer and distributor of Uno-Liner Systems, which manufactures high-quality frame straightening and repair equipment. “Tyler brings with him more […]
British repairers call for insurers to pay up
By CRM staff London, U.K. — June 6, 2018 — British collision repairers are standing behind a call to increase the rates paid by insurers to British repairers. In a recent statement from the National Body Repair Association (NBRA), Britain’s largest industry advocacy group for the nation’s collision repairers, director Chris Wreks wrote, “This […]