Ford to provide automatic shop referrals to drivers
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — April 18, 2018 — A future where OEMs, not insurance companies, dictate which bodyshops should—and should not—make repairs has come one step closer. In the very near future, Ford will begin referring drivers to trusted collision facilities, the OEM announced during a Verifacts Guild 21 call last week. In a […]
Dave Luehr will be presenting at the IBIS Global Summit
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — April 22, 2019 — Renowned industry analyst Dave Luehr will be taking centre stage at the 19th IBIS Global Summit in Milan this June. The Nashville-based founder of Elite Body Shop Solutions, Luehr is an expert writer and keynote speaker in the collision sector. Within the industry, he is known […]
Ontario College of Trades suspends billings and fees to technicians
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 16, 2019 – The Ontario College of Trades annual membership fees have been reduced. For apprenticeship class members, journeyperson candidate class members, tradesperson class members it costs zero dollars and $60 for journeyperson class members. The College has placed a temporary pause on membership fee collection in order […]
Snap-up airbag bounties with YAPP app
By Paul D’Adamo and Katie Stark Toronto, Ontario – April 17, 2019 – Rebuilders Automotive Supply has announced a new bounty program for recyclers, deployed and missing airbags. Additional automakers are bound to follow Ford’s lead in becoming the first automaker to pay for deployed/missing airbags. For recyclers, the only significant change is that the […]
New auto insurance policy for Ontarians has great potential says CEO of LowestRates.ca
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — April 16, 2019 — The co-founder and CEO of Canada’s most popular insurance comparison site, has praised the Government of Ontario for its new auto insurance policies, which were announced last week. In an interview with Collision Repair, LowestRates.ca CEO Justin Thouin, who co-founded the business in […]
Introducing the Putting Drivers First plan
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — April 16, 2019 — Ontario’s government is pursuing a new policy meant to radically change the way auto insurance works for the province’s five million drivers. The new initiative, called the Putting Drivers First plan, was outlined in the Legislature by Tory Finance Minister Vic Fedeli as […]
Survey Results: Are collision repair shops ready for electric vehicles?
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 16, 2019 – Electric vehicles are appearing more and more on Canadian roads. With the Canadian government pushing drivers to go green, the federal budget announced a $5,000 incentive to drivers buying a new electric or hydrogen-powered vehicle with a base price under $45,000. The fact is repairers […]
Plug’n’Drive launches used electric vehicle incentive in Ontario
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 16, 2019 – As of April 14, all used fully electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles became $1,000 cheaper for Ontario residents. The Used EV Incentive program is sponsored by Plug’n Drive, which is in collaboration with Clean Air Partnership. The program is also heavily supported by M. H. […]
CARSTAR goes green
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — April 16, 2019 — For Earth Day this year, CARSTAR is planting trees in both its Canadian and U.S. head office locations. The banner will be planting mature trees in Hamilton to increase their likelihood of survival. CARSTAR will also be planting trees in Charlotte along the Little Sugar […]
Fix Auto comes out with two new commercials for its “first words” campaign
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 16, 2019 – Fix Auto is building upon its “first words that should come to mind after an accident” campaign for the fourth year in a row. This year the banner has come out with two brand new television commercials that spark humour to the situation instead of […]
