Tsk Tsk, Tesla: U.S. safety regulators launch probe into Tesla Autopilot technology
Toronto, Ontario — U.S. auto safety regulators have announced that they are getting to the bottom of Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launches a formal safety probe into the much-publicized piece of technology. This probe from the NHTSA comes as a result of 11 crashes since January […]
The Industry Today – 3#1 to 3#6
Collision Repair 3#1 NICK DILUCA CSN CARS AUTO COLLISION AND CSN CARS EAST AND WEST Nick DiLuca is the owner of CSN Cars Auto Collision and CSN Cars East and West — and not to mention one of the founders of the CSN Collision banner. DiLuca says over the past 20 years nearly “everything” in […]
Not so Joyful: Ont. woman alleges her mechanic went on 100km joyride in her car
Toronto, Ontario — A Toronto woman has alleged a mechanic took her convertible on a 100-kilometre joyride after bringing her car in for a routine oil-change, reported Global News. Karen Bliss, has gone to Starling Automotive for about 25 years now. So she was a little surprised when she noticed her car had racked up […]
The Industry Today – 2#1 to 2#7
Collision Repair 2#1 KEN FRIESEN CONCOURS COLLISION Ken Friesen sold his four auto body shops to Boyd Autobody and Glass in 2017 and has now retired from the automotive industry, but that doesn’t stop him from reminiscing about his long career and all of the successes that came with it. Friesen says that his proudest […]
The Industry Today – 1#1 to 1#6
Collision Repair 1#1 LORENZO D’ALESSANDRO CSN 427 AUTO COLLISION, CSN AVENUE, CSN HEARTLAND Much has changed for Lorenzo D’Alessandro since he graced the inaugural issue of Collision Repair magazine in 2002. Three things remain constant, though: his love for his family, his dedication to the collision repair craft and his forward-thinking drive for success. Since […]
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Sam Piercey GENERAL MANAGER, CO-OWNER OF BUDDS’ COLLISION, INDUSTRY MENTOR Sam Piercey was introduced to Collision Repair readers through his column, Point Blank with Piercey. In his columns, Sam didn’t simply write with candor, but with a palpable compassion for those he saw as comrades in the collision industry; his fellow business-owners, his extended family. […]
