Slow Down, Move Over: New Brunswick the final province to add tow trucks to law
Toronto, Ontario — New Brunswick has become the tenth province in the country to adopt tow trucks into its ‘Slow Down, Move Over’ law—which until now, only included police, fire and ambulance in its coverage. The inclusion of tow trucks in this law has been pushed for years by the widow of Nova Scotian Frank […]
Grand Finale: Elite Body Shop Solutions’ final 2019 webinar featuring Jeff Peevy
Toronto, Ontario — Dave Luehr’s Elite Body Shop Solutions is back to announce the next—and final—installment of its 2019 free Elite Webinar series; Leading the Ethical Revolution will be hosted on Dec. 17 and will feature Jeff Peevy, AMi president and current Collision Industry Conference (CIC) chair. During the webinar—which will start at 1 p.m. […]
Axalta’s Acquisition: Coatings company acquires Capital Paints
Toronto, Ontario — On Nov. 26, paint and coatings manufacturer Axalta announced the acquisition of Capital Paints LLC, a United Arab Emirates-based thermosetting powder coatings manufacturer. The company said Capital Paints will operate as one of three Axalta powder manufacturing facilities in its emerging markets region, with the other plants located in Malaysia and Indonesia. […]
Shanghai Showdown: Automechanika in the Far East
Shanghai, China — The 15th edition of Automechanika Shanghai saw its grand opening on Tuesday, where 6,590 exhibitors from 46 countries will gather throughout the week to network, learn about new product technology and witness the Chinese round of Automechanika’s Body and Paint World Championship. This year, the event will be held from Dec. 3 […]
Year in Review 2019: The year’s most-read AV Reports
Toronto, Ontario — The 2010s were surely marked by a number of technological advancements–autonomous driving technology, the widespread introduction of ADAS systems and the growing popularity of electric vehicles were a few of the decade’s hottest topics. Take a look at Collision Repair’s most-read AV Reports of 2019! #1 Report #2 Report #3 Report #4 Report […]
