Tuesday Ticker: June 12, 2018
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 12, 2018 — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker: Ford reverses policy on Canadian dealership ownership, GPC gets in on global consolidation of parts distributors, a digital repair estimator raises funds in Europe, and much, much more! Ford Canada: Now open to the public(ly traded) Ford Canada will allow […]
Tuesday Ticker: June 5, 2018
Toronto, Ontario — June 5, 2018 — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, Trump’s terrifying tariffs and much, much more. Aluminum and Steel The global market for the two basic auto body materials, steel and aluminum, is undergoing a profound bit of volatility. Trump’s imposition of new tariffs on the two most important automotive materials, which have […]
Friday Fun: April 13, 2018
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario –- April 13, 2018 –- In today’s Friday Fun: The remarkable rise in insurance costs for drivers caught texting, Arctic collision repair and the world’s largest auto insurance scam. The lead of a Long Island newspaper story is amusing; “This car needed a repair so badly it couldn’t wait any […]
AV Report: April 9, 2018
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario – April 9, 2018 — In this week’s AV Report: AV conferences in Ottawa and Edmonton, the University of Waterloo partners with Chinese universities on AV tech, Globe and Mail editorial writers tackle self-driving cars and much, much more! There is a crowded spring schedule in terms of conferences in […]
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 […]
Friday Fun: Millenials start buying cars, autobody influences art and Goodyear debuts a levitating tire
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — March 10, 2016 — It’s time for another Friday Fun, where we look at all the odds and ends from the week that was. This week we dig into what may be an upcoming recall announcement, goings on at the Geneva Motor Show and a look at Goodyear’s concept […]
Friday Fun: Customer service beats cycle time, an elephant beats cars and Ford beats potholes
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 18, 2016 — It’s time once again for our weekly round-up of news, facts and general weirdness from around the collision repair sector and beyond. – A very interesting idea is contained in a new research report. Believe it or not, but cycle time might not be the […]
Friday Fun: Airbag scandal gets worse, Microlattice is the lightest metal and Bill Nye gets NASCAR all wrong
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 4, 2016 — It’s time once again for our weekly wrap-up of the news that might have slid under your radar, including the latest on the airbag scandal, a metal that’s lighter than styrofoam and Bill Nye’s incorrect ideas on what people like about NASCAR. – The airbag […]
Friday Fun: Axalta finds favour on Wall Street, Daimler’s head visits Google and Takata can’t make airbags fast enough
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 28, 2016 — It’s time once again for our round-up of the unusual, the bizarre and the just plain funny stuff that happened in the last week. This time around, we’re looking at why the head of Apple’s car project is stepping down, how Takata can’t make airbags […]
Friday Fun: Saskatoon pounded by snow, repairers fight crime and a chicken farm yields over 200 classic British cars
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 21, 2016 — This week we take a look at the big snowstorm that hit Saskatoon, why the US Car Czar doesn’t believe we’ll see another record setting sales year in 2016 and the rare find of over 200 classic cars on a chicken farm in New Zealand. […]
