Bigger Than the Last: SEMA Show 2022 to feature 30 percent more exhibitors than 2021
Las Vegas, Nevada — This year’s SEMA Show will feature 30 percent more exhibitors than last year’s event, according to show organizers. An email blast from Monday says that exhibit space for SEMA 2022 is 30 percent larger, compared to the 2021 exhibition. “That’s more than three football fields in growth,” wrote organizers. Exhibitor participation […]
EV Repair Checklist: Repair centres must prepare for shifting mix of EV repairs, says Mandell
Quebec City, Quebec — Mitchell International’s Ryan Mandell took the stage at the Fix Network National Conference in Quebec City last week, delivering a keynote address on the latest trends in automotive electrification and what collision repair facilities need to prepare for. “It is really a very different process, not only in terms of writing […]
Tuesday Ticker: Tesla vehicle production up 42 percent; Uber aims for B.C. operational licenses
Toronto, Ontario — This week, Tesla reports its production and delivery numbers for Q3 2022; Uber takes another try at obtaining operating licenses in two B.C. regions, and Magna International marks a 52-week low. Tip Top Tesla According to the OEM’s preliminary report for its production and delivery numbers, Tesla produced 42 percent more cars […]
Safety at All Angles: AEB tech incapable of preventing t-bone, left-turn crashes, AAA testing shows
Toronto, Ontario — Vehicle safety advocates from the American Automobile Association (AAA) in the U.S. are calling on automakers to improve the performance of automatic emergency braking (AEB), concerned that the technology fails to account for the most dangerous crash scenarios drivers find themselves in. “Automatic Emergency Braking does well at tackling the limited task […]
Silicon Shift: Global car production forecasted to increase, says research analyst
Toronto, Ontario — Global car production is forecasted to increase in the second half of 2022 thanks to supply chain recovery, according to a report by, J.P. Morgan Research, a research wing of the international banking company. Semiconductor and chip shortages are nearing the end and should become more readily available in the second half […]
