Paint matching: part one
By CRM Staff Toronto — November 7, 2018 — Collision Repair Magazine caught up with Phil Matisak, Global Colour marketing director for Sherwin Williams, to talk about colour match technologies and what is being offered by the global paint giant. Collision Repair: What is the future of colour matching technology? Phil Matisak: Electric technologies are the […]
Market update: Auto sales continue to decline, an alliance of analysts
By CRM staff Toronto — November 7, 2018 — In this week’s market update: Vehicle sales slide for seventh straight month, two automotive market forecasting firms join forces, and Copart expands in Europe. Auto sales dip The decline in Canadian light vehicle sales that began in March continued into October. The industry sold 161,125 units […]
Canadian auto recyclers make magic in Orlando
By Steve Fletcher Orlando, Florida — November 7, 2018 — The 75th Automotive Recyclers Association annual convention & trade show saw an invasion of Canadian auto recyclers helping to advance the global auto recycling industry. From suppliers like Cliff Hope from PMR Catalyst, Philippe Clermont from Power-DB and Henk Huijgen from ELV Select/SEDA, to Board Members […]
Audi puts new paint process into production
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — November 7, 2018 — Audi is promising drivers a more personalized vehicle courtesy of an innovative painting process called partial matting. Partial matting was developed by a team in the Technology Development division at Audi’s Ingolstadt site. In 2016, Audi put the first cars with partial matting onto the road […]
Supporting women in the trades from coast-to-coast
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — November 7, 2018 — More than 350 delegates from all across the Canadian trades industry gathered together for the first-ever supporting women in the trades conference held at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront, in Nova Scotia. Hosted by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF), the two-day event kicked off on Tuesday […]
