Twelve Top Stories: The top Collision Repair articles from each month
Toronto, Ontario — This year was surely one for the books, especially when it comes to the news that came to Canada’s automotive landscape. Amid a global pandemic, the collision repair industry stood strong and weathered the storm. Month after month, Collision Repair shared the exciting news of new shop openings, brand-new tools and services, […]
Snapchat Sellers: Could social media attract younger drivers to the market?
Toronto, Ontario — Snapchat has become a staple in many millennials and Generation Z lives because it’s how they grew up learning the news. Now, dealerships are attempting their hand at Snapchat to try and entice younger drivers to investigate the Canadian automotive market. Consumers, particularly those younger than 30, are spending more time on […]
The Long Game: ICBC to launch online insurance renewal platform in May 2022
Victoria, British Columbia – British Columbia’s crown insurer has almost caught up with the rest of us in 2020 as the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia prepares to offer customers the ability to renew auto insurance online—in May 2022. The online renewal platform will also allow customers to obtain temporary operation permits for commercial fleet […]
Rainbow Road: Axalta releases 68th Global Automotive Colour Popularity Report
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Axalta has released its 68th annual Global Automotive Color Popularity Report revealing the most common colours on the road today. The report showed that as of today, 38 percent of drivers own a white vehicle, 19 percent sport black vehicles while 15 percent own a gray vehicle. Holding steady at 38 percent […]
Tuesday Ticker: December 15, 2020
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, Atlantic Canada’s Steele Auto Group forges ahead with U.S. expansions, Canadian drivers make consider some seedy financial choices amid the pandemic and Tesla joins the S&P Index as one of the U.S.’s 500 largest publicly traded companies. Step up for Steele Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based Steele Auto Group […]
EV Deliveries: First All-Electric EV Star Cargo Plus delivered to the City of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia – GreenPower Motor Company Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emissions electric-powered medium and heavy-duty vehicles, announced today the delivery of its first EV Star Cargo Plus to the City of Vancouver. The city of Vancouver has a Greenest City Action Plan and has adopted a Climate Emergency Action Plan to […]
Transformable Tools: The Cameleon from Celette, offered by Titanium Tools and Equipment
Toronto, Ontario — The Cameleon from Celette offers a new concept for structural repair and measurement of damaged vehicles. According to Celette and distributor Titanium Tools and Equipment, the Cameleon can provide an excellent solution to help repairers keep up with the high volume of intermediate segment vehicles entering the global market. Advantages of the […]
All-in-One Welding: 60-31878 Nitrogen Gas Plastic Welder from Arslan Automotive
Pointe-Clare, Quebec — This trolley-mounted 60-31878 Nitro 110v plastic welding tool from Arslan Automotive is designed to be an all-in-one plastic repair tool. With an included hot stapler, smoothing tip and a plastic parts cleaning cutter, the device also comes equipped with a metal roller engineered to make precise plastic surface levelling swift and simple. […]
Locked Away: New Spray Gun cabinets from Innovative Tools and SPS
Toronto, Ontario — A new product from Innovative Tools & Technologies, slated to hit shelves in February 2021, will be locking spray gun cabinets. The door is designed to flip up and stay out of your way, and the digital cabinet lock will keep your expensive spray guns safe and secure. Inside the cabinet is […]
E-Coat Efficiency: 1K E-Coat Primers from SprayMax
Toronto, Ontario — Peter Kwasny’s SprayMax 1K E-Coat Primers are designed for direct to steel and aluminum applications. They are paintable, corrosion-resistant and compatible with OEM basecoats. Perfect for inner body panels, engine compartments, trunks, support rails, body filler, fiberglass and SMC. They replicate OEM gloss levels, are fast drying and durable, while offering excellent […]
