Cepton Announces $50M Committed Investment in Cepton’s Business From KOITO After ADAS Design Win at a Major Global OEM
— KOITO deepens relationship with Cepton by committing to a second investment in Cepton’s business in two years to support advanced OEM engagements worldwide — SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ADAS–Cepton Technologies, Inc. (“Cepton”), a leader in high performance MMT® lidar solutions for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Autonomous Vehicles (AV) and Smart Infrastructure applications, announced today […]
Fastenal Teams With Penske to Pilot Freightliner Electric Tractor
WINONA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the commercial trucking industry moves forward in developing alternative fuel equipment, Fastenal is helping to drive innovation. Since early 2020, the supply chain organization has participated in a long-term test program of two battery electric Freightliner eM2 box trucks within its Los Angeles metro area operations. In that same spirit of environmental […]
Holy Hail: Calgary hailstorm caused $247 million in insured damage, according to estimates
Calgary, Alberta — The hail storm that hit Calgary over a month ago caused $247 million in insured damage, according to initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). On July 2, Calgary experienced extensive flooding of streets, underpasses, and parking lots. There were also reports of a damaged gas line, downed trees, and sewer […]
Composites to Coatings: Composites Canada expands into specialty coatings with the purchases The Paint Company
Brantford, Ontario — Ontario-based Composites Canada expands into the specialty coatings division with the acquisition of The Paint Company, a U.S. based business, which specializes in painting and coatings projects. As of July 7, 2021, Composites Canada is running a high-end specialty coatings division from an additional production and shipping facility located in Brantford, Ontario. “With products […]
Can You Believe This?!: August 6, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — This week, witness peculiar PT Cruisers, the brightest—and hottest—headlights ever made, a no-calibrations-required blind spot monitoring system and much, much more, courtesy of Collision Repair’s Can You Believe This?!
The Industry Today – 7#1 to 7#6
Collision Repair 7#1 SEE ORIGINAL STEVE LEAL FIX AUTO NETWORK WORLD Steve Leal’s story is a legend among Canada’s collision repairers. In 2005, Leal began as a franchisee and owner of Fix Auto Cambridge. Today, in 2021, he serves as the president of Fix Auto World, which offers more than 2,000 points of automotive service […]
Glass Gains: Uniban celebrates opening of eight facilities in the first half of 2021
Hamilton, Ontario – Uniban, a company that specializes in automotive glass repair, replacement and calibration, celebrated the opening of eight facilities across Canada in the first half of 2021. Uniban, home to best-in-class automotive glass repair and replacement brands like UniglassPlus, VitroPlus, Go! Glass and Docteur du Pare-Brise, have also expanded their services to include […]
