DRIVING FORWARD
Robert Minotti Has Built a Career on Embracing Change By SARAH PERKINS Robert Minotti did not originally plan to end up in the automotive industry.Now the President of Fix Auto Rexdale, Minotti originally boasted dreams of becoming an architect. In high school, he set his sights on graduating early in order to go to college […]
EV/AV Report: Electric vehicles get converted; while self-driving cars park at the push of a button
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, a German firm says it can convert an ICE vehicle to an EV in just one day; while Tesla hints at new tap-to-park features. A fully electric flip A company in Germany known as ‘e-Revolt’ claims it can convert an ICE (internal combustion engine) […]
Rev Up the Giving Season: CARSTAR Red Deer locations donate $5k to local causes
Red Deer, Alberta — CARSTAR Red Deer and CARSTAR Red Deer South recently donated $5,000 to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau and Red Deer Food Bank for the holiday season. With this year’s contributions, CARSTAR Red Deer and CARSTAR Red Deer South have donated a total of over $40,000 since 2003. Moreover, this year, the […]
A Sticky Situation: Driver’s vehicle covered in tar from unmarked highway construction
Regina, Saskatchewan — A simple denibbing is nothing compared to what one Saskatchewan woman is going through after her vehicle was covered in tar from unmarked highway construction. The driver, Melinda Lee was driving west of Biggar when she approached a construction vehicle with no signs indicating that road work was being done further ahead. “I […]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
RE-ROOTING TRAFFIC Early October, Ontario Provincial police responded to reports of a commercial motor vehicle that had rolled over on the 400-series highway just south of Aurora, Ontario. The commercial transport truck spilled thousands of celery stalks onto the road, obstructing traffic. No injuries were reported and officers on scene directed the clean-up of the […]
INSURANCE NEWS
CATACLYSMIC CASH-OUTS Initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) indicate that the past few months of summer storms in Alberta and the Prairies have generated over $300 million in insured losses. When calculating these losses, estimates were generated from damages incurred from hail, wind and rain damage. The total $300 million plus does […]
EV NEWS
BATTERY BAN In September 2023, a Toronto real estate company banned the use of EVs on their properties continuing an ongoing debate about the future safety of lithium-ion batteries. The ban is in response to the perceived risk of fire hazards that the lithium-ion batteries in EVs could pose. While lithium-ion batteries are frequently used […]
Off Road Restoration: Southern Alberta automotive restorers take second place at Good Guys automotive show
Edmonton, Alberta — Southern Alberta automotive restorers recently received second place at the Good Guys automotive shows in Washington and California for their 1940 Ford pickup truck. Lyle Vass, owner and lead restorer outlined that the restoration project took six years to complete and required talented specialists from all over Southern Alberta. “It’s the biggest […]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
DEALING IN DIGITAL Ford has entered into an agreement with Reviver to add the digital RPlate to its official accessory category. The RPlate, a digital license plate, was initially introduced through a 2018 pilot program in California, but will now be available through a limited rollout at 300 Ford dealerships in Arizona, California and Michigan. […]
OEM NEWS
GETTING TECHNICAL asTech, has announced asTech Insights, a generative-AI product designed to enhance OEM compatible scans. According to Repairify’s media release: “through the power of AI, asTech Insights uses the results from an asTech OEM-Compatible pre-scan to automatically generate custom collision repair recommendations that are specific to the vehicle and identified DTC codes. All within […]
