Honour System: New York state considers eliminating pre-insurance vehicle inspections
Albany, New York — A bill currently before New York state lawmakers could see the elimination of pre-insurance vehicle inspections in an effort to curb the frequency of drivers losing their coverage because an inspection was not performed. Currently under consideration by the Senate’s Insurance Committee, Bill S6028 would rid insurers of the requirement to perform […]
Network in Nashville: CARSTAR Conference to be held July 13-15 in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee — CARSTAR will host the annual CARSTAR Conference 2022, July 13-15 in the Music City at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. CARSTAR Conference 2022 is the first in-person gathering of the U.S. and Canadian operations since 2019. More than 1,000 CARSTAR franchise partners from across North America, corporate team members, vendors […]
EV/AV Report: May 16, 2022
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, a Vancouver-based carshare company’s all-EV fleet is giving them an edge against the competition, Apple patents a design for automatic charging stations and Subury is less than a month out from its first electric vehicles conference. Clean Fleet A Vancouver-based carshare company has made […]
Links Link-up: Tickets on sale for Crash It golf tournament in Calgary
Calgary, Alberta — Tickets for one of the Canadian collision repair community’s hottest summer events are officially on sale, as organizers of the Crash It golf tournament hope to repeat the success of last year’s sold out event. Set for Aug. 25, this year’s Crash It golf tournament will be taking over the Blue Devil […]
We Were on a Brake: Mercedes recalls more than 30,000 cars for brake corrosion issue
Toronto, Ontario — Mercedes-Benz announced on Thursday that it will be recalling 31,577 vehicles from Canadian roads for a corrosion issue in the brake systems of multiple model years and classes. The German automaker’s U.S. headquarters confirmed that ML, GL, and R-Class vehicles from 2006 through 2012 model years are prone to the corrosion of […]
Welcomes of the Week: Simplicity Car Care adds six locations
Toronto, Ontario — On Friday, Simplicity Car Care the opening of six new Simplicity locations in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec. The brand new locations in Alberta are located in Spruce Grove, Red Deer, Country Hills, and Edmonton South East. These new franchisee locations will continue Simplicity’s commitments to their customers, the environment, […]
Recycler in the Race: Ontario auto recycler to run for local mayor
Erin, Ontario — Rob Smith, owner and president of Erin Auto Recyclers, is running for mayor. Smith has owned the local recycler since 2005 and was first elected to Erin’s council in 2014. He told Elora Fergus Today that running for mayor feels like “a natural progression from his eight years on the council” and […]
Firefighter Festivities: Standard Auto Wreckers to host auto extraction demo this Saturday
Toronto, Ontario — If you’ve been vying for a chance to sit in a real-life firetruck, Standard Auto Wreckers may be able to deliver that opportunity this Saturday, when the Scarborough, Ontario, auto recycler will host the Markham Fire Department for a meet and greet and general auto extraction demonstration. The Markham Fire Department conducts […]
