EV/AV Report — December 6, 2019
In the Loop Construction has begun at the southern end of Oshawa, Ont.’s General Motors assembly plant. Come the facility’s closure this month, the site will be transformed into a trial track for autonomous and electric vehicles. The large, oval-shaped track is part of a $170-million investment that was announced in May. With the investment, […]
Painting Prowess: Automechanika Shanghai crowns Body and Paint competition winner
Shanghai, China — On Dec. 6, Automechanika Shanghai announced the winner of the Body and Paint World Championships Shanghai, handing Sun Xiao Shuai a spot at the international finals in Frankfurt, Germany next September. His design, sponsored by SATA and entitled ‘the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China’ features bold reds, […]
Festive Floats: Boyd Autobody sponsors Christmas parade
Toronto, Ontario — The night lit up with festive colours last weekend in Surrey, B.C. as decorated cars, trucks and floats alike paraded the city streets for the 14th annual Surrey Santa Parade of Lights. About 15,000 spectators attended the parade on Sunday, Dec. 1, to watch 80 Christmas light-wrapped vehicles shine down the road. […]
Honest Al: Big Al’s Auto Repair hosting holiday giveaway
Lethbridge, Alberta — The staff at Big Al’s Auto Repair in Lethbridge, Alta. are exercising their charitable muscles this holiday season by giving a used van to a local family. Later this month, the shop will present the refurbished van—which will be filled to the brim with clothes, food and gifts—to the family. According to Big […]
Female Fixers: Women in collision repair
By Cecile Bukmeier Women have been working on vehicles since they were invented—there was even an automobile Girl Scout badge created for girls who demonstrated skills in driving, auto mechanics and first aid in the early 19th century. Automobile manufacturing plants were open to hiring women to sew upholstery, assemble and final polish mass-produced vehicles […]
Top Team-Up: Fix Auto partners with Audatex for parts program
Blainville, Quebec — Fix Network Canada has announced its partnership with Audatex Canada, a Solera Company, to launch a parts sourcing and purchasing program beginning this month. “We welcomed the opportunity to work with the Audatex team on the Fix Network Parts Program as they are the industry leaders in designing software solutions to help […]
Snap Back to Efficiency: The SNAP! from DingTool
DingTool has combined the mechanics of an automatic center punch with its proprietary technology of pins/shafts striking a dented panel. The SNAP! tool has 19 pins, with the center pin slightly higher in order to better find the centre of a dent when viewing from above. This tool has an internal spring load that can […]
