WorldSkills Bound: SATA hosts training challenge for WorldSkills car painting finalists at Vaughan, Ontario training centre
Vaughan, Ontario — As a Global Partner of WorldSkills, SATA proudly provides equipment and expertise as well as hosting SATA Challenge events on-site at its Canadian headquarters and in Germany. WorldSkills is the global hub of skills excellence, which promotes vocational education and training for young people in 85 Member countries and regions. The WorldSkills […]
Tuesday Ticker: EV makers Lucid, Rivian make positive share gains
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, Rivian stocks see a near 15 percent gain over five days, with exorbitant growth on Friday. Plus, Lucid sees stocks surge—and drop again—following positive comments from its CEO. Rivian making gains Shares of Rivian are up 13 percent over the last five days, following citations of a […]
A Stomping Good Time: Simplicity Car Care celebrates Calgary Stampede with its fourth annual Stampede party
Calgary, Alberta — On July 12th, Simplicity Car Care held its fourth annual stampede party at Hallmark Autobody which featured over 300 guests from the industry as well as over a dozen industry partners. The event took place from 3:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. MDT, with guests enjoying live music from Calgary’s own Lori Kole […]
AI Empowered Capacity: MSO Sebastian Torres raves about Solera’s AI estimating, capacity planning at CARSTAR Velocity conference
In recent months, CARSTAR Torcam owner and general manager Sebastian Torres has implemented Solera’s AI-powered automated damage detection technology to manage capacity levels. In January, Torres’ Brantford store was about four to six weeks backlogged. By June, backlogs were down to one to two weeks. He told breakout session attendees that the results have been […]