Public acceptance ‘very high’ for automated vehicles
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 6, 2015 — Canadian AV expert Susan Spencer, Senior Associate at the Canadian Automated Vehicles Center of Excellence (CAVCOE), recently travelled to Ann Arbour, Michigan, for the Automated Vehicle Symposium, the key conference for those interested in the emerging automated vehicle (AV) market. Spencer brought back many interesting […]
Axalta’s net sales up in second quarter of 2015
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 5, 2015 — Axalta Coating Systems has announced its financial results for the second quarter today. Net sales were $1.1 billion in Q2 of 2015. This is an increase of 8.2 percent increase over the same period last year, but excludes negative foreign currency translations. Taking the conversions […]
Hail storm pounds Calgary, damages numerous vehicles
By Jeff Sanford Calgary, Alberta — August 6, 2015 — In an interview with the owners of a collision repair network in Calgary conducted earlier this week, it was impossible not to ask about the hail storms that had created such destruction in the city over the past couple of days. One of the principals […]