EV Eval: Tesla boasts two of top five selling EVs globally, CleanTechnica says
Toronto, Ontario — The Tesla Model 3 has secured its crown for the fourth year running as the top-selling electric vehicle in the world, according to data from CleanTechnica. Overall EV sales grew by 71 percent over the past year, with Tesla’s Model 3 making up more than 500,000 of those sales. Plug-in hybrid electric […]
Peaks in the Prairies: SGI sees increased claims volumes
Regina, Saskatchewan — Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is working through a period of increased claims volumes thanks to an active storm season in the Prairies. According to an email distributed by the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers (SAAR), the claims volumes over the last six-to-eight weeks have been above average. “Although the claim operations team […]
Fair Trades: Skilled trades demand at 700,000 retirements by 2028, government says
Gatineau, Quebec — The federal government announced on Monday that about 700,000 skilled trades workers are due for retirement between 2019 and 2028—a gap that the government is hoping to fill through the launch of the Canada.ca/skilled-trades platform. With demand for skilled tradespeople in Canada steadily increasing, Ottawa is hoping that its new “one-stop-shop” website […]
Be-tagged: Kelly Roberts joins Betag North America as performance engineer
Toronto, Ontario — BETAG nabbed a big fish in the Canadian collision industry recently, as Kelly Roberts announced that he has joined the team as a performance engineer for the repair solutions company. This announcement, made via a LinkedIn post, marked the end of Roberts’ two-year tenure guiding shop development at AirPro Diagnostics, but also […]
Tuesday Ticker: February 1, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — This week, Rivian buckles down in a mission to meet 2022 delivery goals; Bentley allocates nearly CAD$4 billion to sustainability efforts and Uni-Select preps to unveil its Q4 2021 results. Rivian’s rest Rivian said it’s planning to ramp up its production to “almost 200 delivery-ready units per week,” according to sources from […]
