By CRM staff
Toronto, Ontario – May 3, 2019 — What really happened this week? What were some of the big headlines? Don’t worry, Collision Repair has recapped the four biggest car-collision-related headlines of the week.
Toyota’s Investment in Ontario
In 2022, Toyota will begin employing Ontario workers to manufacture the three-row version of the Lexus RX and Lexus NX SUV. This new mandate reaffirms the company’s long-term commitment to Canada with a significant investment worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition to $1.4 billion invested in May 2018, it will make the plant Toyota’s North American production hub for these sport utility vehicles (SUVs) starting in 2022.
Smart Departures
You won’t be seeing any newer model Smart Cars after this year. The small two-person Smart Cars are being discontinued in North America, Daimler made the announcement on Monday. Due to the lack of popularity and decline in sales, Daimler decided to make the call to say goodbye to this model of vehicles.
New Leadership
Uni-Select has appointed a new president and CEO, Brent Windom. Windom has more than 30 years of experience of transformational change in the automotive aftermarket industry. During his career, he has held various leadership roles and served as president and chief executive officer of Auto Plus Pep Boys, an automotive aftermarket parts distributor in the U.S.
Ford’s Carwash and Delivery
Ford is taking another spin on its services and is planning on offering on-demand car washes and in-vehicle package delivery as it expands the utility of its FordPass smartphone app. Customers with an Amazon Prime account and a built-in modem in their vehicle to access the FordPass app can punch in their location when placing an order with Amazon and someone from Amazon will unlock the vehicle and put the package inside, locking it again. Talk about convenience.
