Good ‘Ol Giard
Bob Giard reflects on his career and contributions Bob Giard has been a cornerstone of the automotive collision realm since the ‘60s. He remembers prepping cars for $30 a week, using gasoline as a prep agent to clean surfaces. Yes, times have changed, and process have evolved; but the one thing which hasn’t changed are […]
United Front
(AIA Canada) Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. campaign aims to raise awareness about vehicle data ownership—a right which vehicle manufacturers believe they’re entitled to. BY BIANCA MAZZIOTTI Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. has gained attention from a Toronto-based insurance consultant. Brought to Canada in November 2020, the Automotive Industries Association of Canada’s (AIA […]
Klein On Claims
SGI introduces new position to improve communication between the company and the auto repair industry BY MADDY KYLIE Over the past year, repair shop partners have shared concerns with some of SGI’s processes, including not always having the ability to receive timely responses from them. In response, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) introduced a new position— […]
An Uncertain Path, An Uncertain Future
The question of OEM Certifications BY MADDY KYLIE The automotive industry is an industry like no other. Ripe with innovation and backed by some of the world’s greatest minds, it is a landscape that is constantly evolving. Over the past few years, the industry has made some of the biggest changes yet—cue electric and autonomous […]
Sticky Situation or Success Starter?
KecoTabs’ Brock Birky talks glue pull repair BY DAVID DICENZO Innovation is critical to all industries. In the automotive body world, the introduction of techniques like Glue Pull Repair (GPR) has changed the game. GPR’s roots are in Paintless Dent Repair, originating in the backyards and garages of ambitious individuals looking for creative solutions to […]
All Hail Paintless Dent Repair
The rise of PDR BY DAVID DICENZO Domenic Serra vividly remembers the need to prove himself in the early stages of the Paintless Dent Repair industry. Serra, the founder of Alberta-based PDR Canada, was back in his hometown Hamilton, Ontario in the mid-1990s when the concept of fixing car dents–typically from hail–was becoming more mainstream […]
