Industry Insider: Dave Hosaki, product manager for Audatex Canada on Solera’s new end-to-end claims platform
Toronto, Ontario — This week on Industry Insider, we sat down with David Hosaki, product manager at Audatex Estimating Canada, to talk about new and hot tools for 2021, including Solera’s AI claims platform, Qapter. Qapter, Solera’s new end-to-end automotive claims workflow platform, streamlines the claims process by combining the company’s artificial intelligence with machine […]
Fishing for Wishes: CSN and Make-A-Wish Hope for the Holidays auction pulls in $95K
Toronto, Ontario – CSN Collision Centres held it’s annual Hope for the Holidays auction earlier this month, in collaboration with Make-A-Wish Canada, where the two companies were able to generate $95,000 for children with critical illnesses. Hosted by Canadian IndyCar driver and CSN brand ambassador James Hinchcliffe, this year’s auction had to be taken online […]
Goodbye JAMA: Japanese Automotive Manufacturers Association set to disband
Toronto, Ontario — Directors and members of the Japanese Automotive Manufacturers Association of Canada (JAMA) have decided that the association has successfully fulfilled its core mandate; and consequently, the office in Toronto will be closing at the end of the current fiscal year—Mar. 31, 2021. With a successful entry into force of several new trade […]
New Resi-dent: Dent Clinic opens Calgary northeast location, offers collision repair service
Calgary, Alberta – Dent Clinic has a new location open in northeast Calgary that incorporates a bold new move from the company that could see them closing in on the Alberta collision repair market. Drivers in Alberta are no strangers to the intense hailstorms the province seems to be struck with on an annual basis […]
Simple Plan: Simplicity Car Care opens new facility in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay, Ontario — Simplicity Car Care announced Tuesday that the company has opened a new facility in Thunder Bay. Dominion Motors is a Thunder Bay dealership-based collision centre, which has joined Simplicity to help support and grow their business in Northern Ontario. Tyler Dolcetti, owner and general manager of Dominion Motors Buick GMC is […]
Building Bridges: Fix Network World appoints Scott Bridges to U.S. v-p of sales
St. Paul, Minnesota – Fix Network World has announced that the company will be bringing on Scott Bridges as the new vice president of sales for the collision and glass division for the U.S. Fix Network created the new role specifically for the former Hertz executive in which he will be responsible for maintaining relationships […]
Going Global: IBIS hosting IBISTV Global Summit tomorrow
London, United Kingdom — The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium is set to host its four-hour IBISTV Global Summit tomorrow, December 17. Chock-full of thought-provoking sessions from industry leaders, this is an online broadcast you won’t want to miss. The IBISTV Global Summit—which replaces IBIS’s previously planned Monaco event and celebrates 20 years of the organization—will […]
Through the Lens: Interested in VR training? Bosch has you covered
Toronto, Ontario — Bosch’s automotive service solutions division has been using virtual reality technology to teach technicians how to properly calibrate cutting-edge advanced driver assistance systems and other repair techniques. “When you look at the technician of today, the average age of the tech is around 50 years old and there are a lot of […]
