3M Canada announces Rick Berg Award winner
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – February 26, 2019 – 3M Canada handed its 2018 Rick Berg Award to Ian Jacob, the senior sales representative in 3M’s automotive aftermarket division for the Eastern region. The Rick Berg Award is named after a former 3M Canada business manager for the Automotive Aftermarket Division who passed away […]
CCIF is recruiting a subcommittee
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — February 26, 2019 — The Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) is creating a subcommittee and general manager of CARSTAR Fredericton Steve Knox is asking members of the collision repair industry that want to be heard to reach out to him. As a member of the Canadian Collision Industry Forum […]
Ontario’s most expensive cities for auto insurance
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — February 26, 2019 —Drivers in the Greater Toronto Area continue to pay the highest auto insurance rates in Ontario. According to Kanetix.ca’s InsuraMap, GTA drivers in the five most expensive cities are paying $500 to $1,000 more in insurance premiums compared to the provincial average of $1,473. Ontario’s most […]
GM extends Detroit plant into 2020
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — February 26, 2019 —General Motors in Detroit will live to see another year. The plant, which is on the border of Detroit-Hamtramck, was originally notified by the manufacturer that it would be shutting down effective June 2019. According to GM the location will remain open into January of 2020 to […]
The shocking truth
By Lindsey Cooke Toronto, Ontario — February 26, 2019 — If Transport Canada is right, then there will be more than seven million electric vehicles (EVs) on the nation’s roads by the end of the next decade. With much more of a benefit to the environment, these vehicles could enliven the auto recycling industry. But […]
Solera hosts its groundbreaking ceremony for its North America research and training centre
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – February 26, 2019 – Solera Holdings, a digital technology company in data and software for the automotive, light and heavy truck fleet hosted the groundbreaking ceremony for its North America research and training centre, CESVI LIV Center of North America. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in Texas on February […]
Transport Canada prepares for autonomous and connected vehicle testing
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — February 26, 2019 — With autonomous vehicles on the horizon, Canada has been proactive in ensuring that the proper economic and safety precautions are taken. Last month Transport Canada announced changes to the 10-year automated vehicle pilot program that was launched in 2016. The new changes which will allow the […]
BMW and Daimler invest in joint hailable, autonomous vehicle fleet
Toronto, Ontario — February 25, 2019 — Two German OEMs are working together to build an ride-hailable autonomous fleet. BMW and Daimler will together invest $1.5 billion in autonomous vehicles, and a ride-hailing and pay-per-use fleet. The joint venture will bring four of the OEMs’ subsidiaries Car2Go (owned by Daimler) and DriveNow, ParkNow and ChargeNow […]
