Editor’s Log: Twilight of the Auto Insurers?
By Gideon Scanlon Toronto, Ontario — April 26, 2018 — As editor of Collision Repair, pointing out the fact that the collision industry is changing at breakneck speed is something of a daily ritual. While I consider the truth of that notion to be self-evident, I do feel that the sentiment ignores the fact that other […]
The new Cartar Glidemaster Mobile Hoist
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 26, 2019 – Cartar’s Glidemaster Mobile Lift is designed to carry a vehicle from the start of the repair to its completion. According to Cartar, the mobile lift is a safe and cost-effective method of moving damaged or immobile vehicles through the repair process to completion, holding the […]
SGI has yet to determine labour rates for new tiered accreditation system
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 26, 2019 — The Saskatchewan Government Insurance just finished its second week of town hall meetings and Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers president Tom Bissonnette says “it’s going well”. The meetings are to provide Saskatchewan repairers with information about what is expected from the new tiered compensation policy […]
Mark your calendars — upcoming events
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — April 27, 2018 — Spring has sprung, and that has the collision industry’s events coordinators working on overdrive to prepare for some of the industry’s biggest events of the year. Here, we listed a few of the biggest ones to look forward to over the coming months. Carrossier Pro Color’s […]
Undercover shopper from OMVIC catches Markham curbsider
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — April 26, 2019 — An undercover shopper from OMVIC, Ontario’s vehicle sales regulator caught a curbsider in Markham, allegedly selling vehicles with rolled-back odometers. The charges came just weeks after 34 charges were laid against the man for the same alleged activity. Thirty-six-year-old Arif Adnan Syed has been allegedly […]
Autonomous Vehicle Report – April 26, 2019
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 26, 2019 – In this week’s Autonomous Report, Ford plans on producing 100 self-driving cars by the end of the year, meanwhile Tesla plans on launching robotaxis next year and Waymo newest plant is in Detroit. Ford’s Big Plans Ford CEO Jim Hackett announced on Thursday that the […]
Tesla plans to start offering auto insurance next month
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — April 26, 2019 — Tesla is creating its own insurance product and it will be launched in a month. “It will be much more compelling than anything out there,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during a conference call with investors and analysts on Wednesday. It isn’t cheap to insure […]
