Neighbourhood Heroes: Mazda Canada sets aside $600,000 to gift to local community leaders
Toronto, Ontario — Canadian Mazda dealers are being empowered to give a gift back to individuals in their area this holiday season, as the OEM’s Canadian division announced that it has earmarked $600,000 for dealers to award to “Local Community Legends.” Thus far, 183 individuals have had this honour bestowed upon them for reasons pertaining […]
Delivering Dreams: GM raises $313,000 in annual ‘Sharon’s Kids’ toy drive, fundraiser
Oshawa, Ontario — The Durham Children’s Aid Foundation (DCAF) yet again welcomed a convoy of Oshawa-built trucks, stuffed to the brim with gifts and toys, General Motors Oshawa’s “Sharon’s Kids” initiative carries on its more-than-50-year legacy. As part of the overall fundraising effort, GM held a contest among its dealers during which $253,000 from 106 […]
JUMPING IN FLEET FIRST
Frank Dias and Maria Rossetti take the randomness out of repair Story by MAX REID Many people enter the collision repair industry for some sense of excitement; a career where they know that no day will be exactly like the one that came before. As a daily news outlet, we here at Collision Repair […]
Auto Interception: ‘Project Touchdown’ seizes 200 stolen vehicles, guns, drugs, York police say
Toronto, Ontario — More than 200 vehicles valued at about $17 million have been seized from alleged “organized vehicle theft groups” operating in Toronto as part of the ongoing “Project Touchdown” investigation, according to a press release from the York Regional Police. In addition to the vehicle seizures, the five-way multi-jurisdictional investigation has also recovered […]
A WIN for All: Tickets on sale for WIN 2023 Educational Conference in San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas — This year’s Women’s Industry Network (WIN) 2023 Educational Conference promises to deliver the best of both worlds, as attendees to the San Antonio, Texas event will experience it all alongside their virtual peers, as the show takes on a hybrid format. The lineup of speakers for the May 1 to 3 […]
Tuesday Ticker: Tesla offers Canadian discounts; Magna forms agreement to purchase self-driving tech from Veoneer
Toronto, Ontario — In this–the final Tuesday Ticker of 2022–Tesla introduces temporary Canadian ‘credits’ on certain models; Magna picks up a long-expected acquisition and J.D. Power estimates EV growth in the U.S. car parc. Sales in the name of supply goals Tesla announced discounts n its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles on Dec. […]
A Collision Division: Female crash test dummies taking up more OEM investment, report says
Toronto, Ontario — The rapid advancement of automotive safety technology over the past several decades has shed light on many aspects of vehicle design that have historically been overlooked, but much work still remains when it comes to developing crash test scenarios that properly account for the “average” female body. A recent study carried out […]
THE SASKATOON CIRCLE
The current and former Parr partners along with their PPG Team. From left to right, Brayden Neufeld, Chelsea Stebner, Shane Desrosiers, Don Pogoda (former employee and Partner), Tom Bissonnette, Paul Carroburg (former employee; now PPG territory manager for British Columbia) Front Row: Don Swick (former employee, now PPG’s National Account Manager—also known as “The Don […]
Introducing the Canadian Council of Collision Repairers
A PLATFORM FOR POSITIVE SOLUTIONS. Plenty has happened since we announced the Canadian Council of Collision Repairers (CCCR). To provide initial direction and guidance, an Advisory Board was created. It includes 20 Canadian collision centres; independents, network affiliates and MSOs. The group will be dedicated to representing repairers by identifying and prioritizing business concerns and issues, education and information […]
FINE-TUNING
The CSN Elite crew—Caulinda Bartok, Connor Jameson, Wade Bartok— celebrates their Customer Service award win, pictured with Jenica Bennett of AutoHouse Technologies and Flavio Battilana of CSN. CSN honours top performers and sets sights on the future at annual conference Story, photos by ALLISON ROGERS Hundreds of honky-tonk-seeking Canadian industry members were in Nashville […]
