Spying the Mirai: Toyota and Lyft partner to offer hydrogen-powered Mirais for Vancouver fleet
Vancouver, British Columbia – Vancouverites could have a greener way of getting around the city thanks to a recent partnership between Toyota and Lyft that will see more hydrogen-powered Mirai sedans being used for ridesharing. Lyft drivers in the city will be able to rent one of 24 Mirais for $198 per week. Lyft said […]
‘Certainty Starts Here:’ GM campaign highlighting the importance of OE parts
Markham, Ontario — General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales has taken the next step in its global rebranding initiative with the launch of a new marketing campaign, designed to strengthen GM Genuine Parts and ACDelco brands. “This marketing campaign is the next step in our journey to drive a focused, disciplined strategy for GM’s maintenance […]
Tuesday Ticker: February 16, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, Toyota continues its record-breaking results for 2020, Uber reports losses offset by food deliveries and Elon Musk’s brother and Tesla board member gives up a portion of his Tesla shares. Toyota at the top Toyota has reported that its quarterly operating profit rose to 987.9 billion yen […]
EV/AV Report: February 15, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, reports from China hint that Tesla’s Model Y may be further along than we thought, Toyota is gearing up to unveil a number of new electric offerings and Volkswagen and Microsoft have partnered up to develop a new AV platform. Tesla Tip Signs seem […]
Organization Achievement: CARSTAR first among collision repair on Entrepreneur mag’s Franchise 500 list
Charlotte, North Carolina — CARSTAR has been ranked first among collision repair companies in the Entrepreneur Magazine 2021 Franchise 500 list–the second franchise award this week for the company. The list is recognized by entrepreneurs and franchisors as a top competitive tool of measurement. The Franchise 500 placed CARSTAR 164th on the list and first […]
Stand Up Speak Out: 86.5 percent of repairers believe in rights to access vehicle data
Toronto, Ontario — Among repairers, there is no data debate in regard to the Your Data. Your Choice movement; a recent survey conducted by Collision Repair indicates more than 90 percent of Canada’s collision community are concerned about accessing vehicle data in the future. When it comes down to who should have access to vehicle […]
New Partnership: White Spruce Partners buys North End Auto Spring
Winnipeg, Manitoba — White Spruce Partners has acquired North End Auto Spring, a Winnipeg-based truck repair centre and wholesale distributor. “We are very excited about the opportunity to acquire North End Spring and build on the great legacy and foundation established by owner Debbie Zajaros and Mike Zajaros, as well as the company’s previous owner […]
Officially International: Fix Network announces expansion of first U.S. ProColor shops
Blainville, Quebec — Fix Network World on Thursday announced three autobody shops in Southern California had joined its ProColor franchise, the first locations in the U.S. for the two major international collision brands. In 2019, Fix Network World bought the Canadian brand ProColor brand from Uni-Select declaring that the 172 ProColor shops combined with roughly […]
Don’t Be a Guesstimator: Forty says do your research and remove the guesswork
By Forty, the Progressive Estimator It isn’t very often that the wheel is reinvented, but what happens to the old wheels when they have been improved upon? With each improvement of accuracy and performance, how long until the older model becomes a past solution to a non-modern problem? With today’s manufacturing processes and the further […]
Glaring Costs: Headlight repair costs too high, say two Ontario drivers
Toronto, Ontario – In an economy as uncertain as it is today, keeping the lights on is at more of a premium than ever before—car headlights included, as a pair of Ontario drivers are being forced to break the bank for costly repairs. Nicole Bouwmeester of Brampton, Ontario went to a collision shop when she […]
