Team Toyota: Toyota Safety Sense Package renamed ‘T-Mate’, new features added
Toronto, Ontario — Toyota’s ADAS technology will now be known by a new name, as the features included in the Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) package will now be referred to as “Toyota T-Mate” in European markets going forward. T-Mate builds on the previous TSS package, which included a pre-collision system (PCS), by incorporating new parking […]
THE WAITING GAME
Stephen Jainarine’s story is one of resilience—and plenty of red tape Story by ALLISON ROGERS When faced with conflict, we often have two choices: crumple like a bumper on concrete, or hold firm with integrity. For Stephen Jainarine, owner of Whitby, Ontario’s Lakeridge Collision, giving up was never an option. Hailing from the Caribbean, Stephen […]
Tools for Schools: Ontario invests $24 million into apprenticeship grant program
Scarborough, Ontario — The Ontario government announced a further investment of $24 million into the province’s Apprenticeship Capital Grant program on Thursday. Citing Centennial College’s $1.6 million equipment investment as a success story, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton announced from the college’s School of Transportation that the Ford government is aiming […]
Can You Believe This?! December 3, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — This week, teenagers prove exactly why we shouldn’t trust them, contractors take their propane tanks on walks, Hanukkah celebrations take to Ontario’s highways and much, much more, all in Collision Repair‘s weekly Can You Believe This?!
COLLISION CAMARADERIE
Story by ALLISON ROGERS If Canada’s collision repair community can be defined in a single trait, it’s surely the sector’s demonstrated ability to come together in times of need. A GoFundMe has been launched on behalf of Wayne James, former director of operations for Maaco Canada and current director of operations for AutoQuip Canada, who […]
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Nursing the seeds of Indigenous industry Story by MAX REID The history of North American industry runs along a thin moral line. For many of the great works of industry and infrastructure we can point to across this land, we risk casting a shadow on those who toiled in service of that work and would […]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
DOUBLE PARKED Nothing gets commuters steamed faster than some joker holding things up in the left lane—but when that joker just up and parks their plane in the fast lane? Forget about it. A small propeller plane taking off from Buttonville Airport in Markham, Ontario in late October was forced to make an emergency landing […]
OEM NEWS
JOINING THE CAST Tesla is altering the body structure of its Model Y SUV, making it the first vehicle of its kind to feature two large single casting pieces at the front and rear of the vehicle. The automaker plans to make a partner for the single-piece rear casting, integrated in January, with a complementary […]
INSURANCE NEWS
FINDING THE SWEET SPOT Despite the uptick in virtual claims amid the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers still crave human interaction in their claims interactions, according to an April 2021 report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. “No matter how great the technology is, consumers still want human touch when they need it,” reads the company’s whitepaper. “Consumers appreciate […]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
DANG DOOHICKEYS We’ve all looked at a complex piece of technology and thought, “I’ll get around to setting that up one day,” but do we ever? According to a new study from J.D. Power, the answer, when it comes to new features in vehicles, is typically never. The influx of onboard features like more complex […]
