Thornhill, Ontario--July 30, 2010--Bernard Péloquin has become the general manager for Carrossier ProColor's franchise network.

Péloquin has had a high-profile career in the collision repair industry. An entrepreneur for more than 20 years, Péloquin served for years as founder and president of Fix Auto Ontario. From 1988 to 2001, he occupied several management positions with AkzoNobel Coatings. He was also a member of the advisory board of I-CAR Canada ...

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Thornhill, Ontario--July 28, 2010--The esteemed UK insurer Thatcham will be demonstrating a new platform for accessing repair procedures at the 2010 Automechanika automotive aftermarket trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany.

Their presentations will be focusing on material damage, vehicle security and personal injury.

Thatchamnet, as their new service is called, is a web portal that will provide all sectors of the industries with fully-tested repair m...

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Thornhill, ON--Thursday, July 29--On July 19, I-CAR made the official release of its new training course for Toyota, Lexus and Scion models (TOY01). The course describes electrical components and technologies that are specific to Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles and includes structural, welding, and refinishing instructions for the vehicles.

I-CAR confirms that Toyota has recently amended its approach to repairing high-strength steel (HSS) and ultra-high strength...

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Insurance industry steps up to the tee to for cancer research at 15th annual Enterprise Rent-A-Car golf tournament

Uxbridge, Ontario--July 29, 2010--Wyndance Golf Club in Uxbridge, Ontario was the site of the 15th Annual Enterprise Rent-A-Car charity golf tournament. For the fourth consecutive year, Enterprise chose Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) as the official charity of the event.

WICC, which consists of volunteers f...

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Amsterdam, Netherlands--July 28, 2010--AkzoNobel Car Refinishes has announced the release of the latest upgrade to its Sikkens Mixit Pro colour formula retrieval system. Sikkens Mixit Pro 1.3 adds new features and functionality as well as an array of repair management and information tools.

“There’s absolutely nothing more important to our customers--and their customers--than colour accuracy, so we’ve made a lot of adjustments to make it even easier ...

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