Dealer Trifecta: AutoCanada appoints three to executive leadership team
Edmonton, Alberta — AutoCanada Inc. is making some space in its executive leadership team, announcing the appointment of Jeffrey Thorpe, Brian Feldman and Lee Wittick to the top of Canadian operations for the company. Thorpe has been appointed president of AutoCanada’s Canadian operations and will run the company’s day-to-day business, while reporting directly to executive […]
Tuesday Ticker: April 12, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, Uber reaches a deal to list New York City taxis on its app—and it doesn’t plan to stop there. Plus, Volkswagen unveils severe sales declines in its Q1 2022 financial results. Coll-cab-oration Uber has reached an agreement to list New York City taxis on its app, the […]
Tools for Training: Manitoba earmarks $1.4 million for vocational equipment, training
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba has tabbed more than $1.4 million for schools to update vocation learning equipment and improve hands-on training, Education Minister Wayne Ewasko announced last Friday. Thirty-five Manitoba schools will benefit from one-time grants aimed to improve various technical, vocational and industrial arts programs, which include courses teaching techniques in automotive repair. “We’re […]
Common Denominator: Five OEMs named in NHTSA probe of LG battery defects
Toronto, Ontario — All eyes are on LG Energy Solutions as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is in the thick of probing the global energy powerhouse for a number of EV battery-related recalls that stem from the company’s technology. The NHTSA is looking at more than 138,000 vehicles that have been linked to recalls […]
Cyber Chemistry: AkzoNobel to use Microsoft quantum computing for chemical simulations
Toronto, Ontario — AkzoNobel is getting in on the cutting edge of computer science, announcing Monday that it has partnered with Microsoft to utilize the company’s quantum computing capabilities to run simulations on chemical reactions. The partnership will see scientists from both companies collaborating to develop a “virtual laboratory” where experiments can be conducted via […]
2021 CANADIAN BENCHMARK REPORT
AutoHouse Technologies delivers the details Collision Repair magazine is thrilled to yet again share AutoHouse Technologies annual Benchmark Report. Compiled by the Vancouver, B.C.-based company, the annual report takes a comprehensive look at key performance indicators (KPIs) across Canada’s collision repir facilities, including insights on average cycle times, touch time and gross profits for facilities […]
THE PRIDE OF PARR AUTO BODY
Sorting mess in the name of success Column by TOM BISSONNETTE … CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE Ah! The year 2000 was amazing! I realized I had lived in two different centuries and two different millenniums! Growing up as a kid we had no cell phones and no computers—we played outdoors and hunted gophers and rabbits. […]
TAKE CONTROL OF CALIBRATIONS
Hunter’s equipment follows the OEM service procedures, references the vehicle direction of travel—the thrust line—for target placement, integrates with the Hunter Aligner for Wheel Alignment verification before the calibration is completed, and integrates with HunterNet for online results storage. Hunter Engineering says it’s a popular misconception that ADAS calibration tools require huge amounts of floor […]
RIGHT TO REPAIR
United States introduces legislation—what now? In early February, a U.S. bill labelled H.R. 6570 or the “Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair,” or the REPAIR Act, was filed by Democratic Representative Bobby Rush. United States lawmakers introduced “Right to Repair” legislation in February, marking the first steps in what could be a transformative […]
WHERE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GONE?
Collision repair admins on apprenticeship Hiring isn’t as easy as it used to be.There are many factors that play into Canada’s skilled trades shortage, especially when it comes to automotive. Many blame guidance counsellors pushing university careers over college ones, or outdated perspectives labelling collision centres as grimy, undesirable workplaces. Others point fingers at colleges […]
