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Bored and Stroked: SATA Canada offers SATAjet X 5500 exclusive for the Canadian market

Toronto, Ontario — SATA Canada is offering a custom-designed SATAjet X 5500–and it’s exclusive to the Canadian market. The “Bored and Stroked” special edition pays tribute to big block power and the glory days of the muscle car. According to SATA’s description, the custom SATAjet X 5500 features “famous engine call-out emblems from your favourite […]

Collision Repair

A Nobel Decision: AkzoNobel names Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as new CEO

Toronto, Ontario — The international paint giants at AkzoNobel have named Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as the company’s new CEO, effective Nov. 1. Thierry Vanlancker, former CEO and member of the board of management since 2017, was announced to have reached the end of his term of office on Wednesday and will make space for Poux-Guillaume to […]

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Paint Me Like One of Your Japanese Cars: Mazda unveils third hue using TAKUMINURI paint process

Toronto, Ontario — Mazda has unveiled a third colour using its innovative TAKUMINURI painting process. The new colour, named Rhodium White, joins Mazda’s previously released Soul Red Crystal and Machine Gray Premium as the third hue in the OEM’s signature line using the TAKUMINURI technology. The words Takumi and Nuri roughly translate to “paint by […]

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Touching Base: CARSTAR raises $25K for Cystic Fibrosis Canada alongside spring regional meetings

Toronto, Ontario — CARSTAR has been busy making up for lost time this spring as the global body shop banner hosted five regional meetings across the country over the past several months, following a two-year COVID-induced hiatus. The company gathered its partners and shareholders at events in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Quebec. […]

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Painter Rendezvous: International R-M Best Painter Contest set for late June

Clermont-de-l’Oise, France — Some of the world’s top automotive painters will descend on Clermont-de-l’Oise, France in late June to sort out who will take the top prize at the thirteenth International R-M Best Painter Contest Final. The competition will see ten national finalists square off at the R-M Refinish Competence Center in France from June […]

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Battery Backup: Continental unveils sensor systems for detecting EV battery damage

Toronto, Ontario — A pair of new products from German parts developer Continental may pack the one-two punch needed to both allow repair facilities to more accurately assess electric vehicle battery damage, while also allowing OEMs to do away with the excess body materials used to protect the battery pack. When equipped with the Current […]

World Tour: Automechanika unveils event lineup featuring 11 trade shows this year

Toronto, Ontario — For all the globe-trotting auto enthusiasts out there, the full lineup of Automechanika’s 2022 events has been unveiled and offers a venue for industry members in nearly every corner of the earth. The global trade fair brand has an ambitious 11 events scheduled for this year, including four in June alone; coming […]

A Mark on the Land: Uniparts names Mark Warwick North GTA territory manager

Toronto, Ontario — Mark Warwick has been named Uniparts’ new territory manager for the company’s North GTA region, according to a press release from Thursday. Warwick first joined the industry as a parts counter person for a Honda dealer in Mississauga, Ont. 35 years ago. He honed his skills as a parts expert during his […]

Catching Cat Burglars: Airdrie, Alta. RCMP team up with collision centres in theft prevention initiative

Airdrie, Alberta — Throughout May, Airdrie, Alta. RCMP are making efforts to address catalytic converter theft through partnerships with collision centres. As part of a crime prevention initiative, Airdrie RCMP reached out to local bodyshops to ask that, when servicing a vehicle, they offer their customers the “no-charge” option of etching the last six digits […]

Paint Payout: Honda Canada reaches proposed settlement in Québec-based peeling paint case

UPDATE: On July 6, 2022, the Superior Court of Quebec approved the Settlement Agreement. Submit your claim between September 30, 2022 and March 31, 2023. Québec City, Québec ⁠— Honda Civic and Acura CSX owners may finally see a settlement reached regarding their vehicles’ peeling paint following Honda Canada’s proposed settlement. The OEM has proposed […]

Porsche Party: CSN 427 Auto Collision hosts ‘Shift into Spring’ open house for Porsche club

Etobicoke, Ontario — Toronto-area Porsche owners were out to play this weekend as CSN 427 Auto Collision welcomed the Porsche Club of America’s Upper Canada Region to the “Shift into Spring” open house event in Etobicoke. The event kicked off at 10 a.m. in the shop’s parking lot on Evans Avenue and brought together more […]

Cyber Sorting: BMW-backed startup develops digital fingerprints for auto parts

Toronto, Ontario — A BMW-affiliated tech company has developed a piece of technology that allows automakers and suppliers to track and authenticate parts across supply chains and distribution systems through a digital fingerprinting system. According to the CEO of Bellevue, Wash.-based Alitheon, Roei Ganzarski, the company’s technology is able to authenticate tiny surface characteristics within […]

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