In Memoriam: Remembering C.B. “Neil” Gordon
1940 – 2020 Toronto, Ontario — On January 2, former industry member, Charles Brian “Neil” Gordon of Gordon Brothers Auto Body in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, died. He was 79. Gordon got his start in the industry at an early age, working alongside his father, who owned the business. A noted motorcycle enthusiast, Gordon devoted much […]
Cellular Saves: Audi developing vehicle communication tech
Toronto, Ontario — Audi is partnering with Qualcomm and Virginal Department of Transportation to develop a car communications system it says will make roads safer. The new communication technology will be using a cellular-based transmitter—a “cellular vehicle-to-everything” (C-V2X) system. According to the OEM, the tech allows vehicles to send and receive data from their surroundings, […]
Open for Boothness: SEMA exhibit booths now open for reservation
Toronto, Ontario — Excited exhibitors doing some early planning for the 2020 SEMA Show can now reserve a booth on the show floor, announced SEMA editors on Jan. 16. Those looking to show off their new products can buy a booth at US$36.95 per square foot. An island exhibit booth adds US$3,990 onto the initial […]
Sustainability Sins: Canada issues record-breaking judgement over VW emissions scandal
Ottawa, Ontario — Volkswagen must pay Canada close to $200 million after the automaker pleaded guilty to 60 charges related to its efforts to subvert vehicle emissions tests. According to a Crown-approved statement from the German automaker, the company brought 130,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles into the country which violated emissions standard by using […]
Believe it or Not — January 24, 2020
Snowplow blow Ontario Provincial Police were reportedly dumbfounded by a video that surfaced online last week showing a “shocking” collision on the 401. The video, which was posted to Twitter on Jan. 13, shows a large yellow tractor-trailer t-boning and dragging a silver Honda Civic sedan across four lanes of traffic, eventually slamming it into […]
