WE’VE SEEN IT ALL
The good, the bad and the flat-out crazy Anyone that’s worked a day in the collision repair industry knows that it can be a wild ride. From not-so-happy customers, to jaw-dropping wrecks brought through the door for repairs and self-inflicted oopsies, Collision Repair asked its readers for their craziest industry and repair-related stories; check out […]
LEADING HER WAY
Dara Carpenter, an inspiration to women in automotive This year, Dara Carpenter, CEO of Toronto-based E.L.C Towing Dispatch Solutions was nominated for a second time for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards, which celebrates the achievements of female entrepreneurs in Canada. “It has been an interesting journey navigating a male-dominated and challenging industry. It is […]
Smart Mobility Leads the Future – Brightway Launched the Electric Kick Scooter NAVEE N65
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As an emerging innovative high-tech company focusing on R&D, production and sales of e-scooters and e-bikes in Suzhou, China, Brightway Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd recently launched the first electric kick scooter NAVEE N65, and already started crowdfunding in Xiaomi Youpin on August 15. This electric kick scooter uses various new technologies to provide […]
BOYD’S BOLD FUTURE
Development, Optimism and Growth in our National Nework As Canada begins to emerge from the pandemic, one of the country’s largest automobile repair companies is preparing to service more customers in an ever-increasing number of markets in Canada and the United States. The Boyd Group has a plan to double its business by 2025. “If […]
EDITOR’S NOTE
JOE RAYMENT In my time with Media Matters and Collision Repair mag, the best part of my job was trekking around to different shops with Gloria Mann—a true force of nature. She’s exclamatory. She’d sworn off swearing but still somehow managed to make “sugarplum!” sound profane. She’d take calls as we made our way toward […]
TO 2022 AND BEYOND
From paint materials to improved ADAS awareness, there’s a lot in store for the Canadian market BY ALLISON ROGERS AND MAX REID With the events of the last 18 months considered, the only direction to look for the future is upward. If there is one sentiment any veteran collision repairer stands by, it’s the fact […]