Cancelling Canada Night: AIA Canada announces the cancellation of annual event
Ottawa, Ontario — The Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada has announced that the 2020 edition of Canada Night has been cancelled due to COVID-19. The event, which was originally scheduled for Nov. 3, 2020 was supposed to take place during the Automotive Aftermarket Parts Exposition (AAPEX) in Las Vegas, Nevada. “This has been a hard […]
No More NorthEast 2020: In-person event cancelled, trade show moves to virtual format
Toronto, Ontario — The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers New Jersey’s (AASP-NJ) NorthEast Tradeshow has been moved to an entirely virtual format. The news comes nearly two months after the event was initially postponed from March to August 2020. “When we first realized the magnitude of COVID-19 and postponed NorthEast in March, we hoped we […]
Roundtable Delayed: Hiroshima 2020 held off
Hiroshima, Japan — The next International Roundtable on Auto Recycling has been postponed. The event, which was to be held in Hiroshima, Japan, in October of 2020, will be rescheduled by the Japanese Auto Recycling Association. In a note to members of the Canadian auto recycling community, Steve Fletcher wrote, “It was deemed that the […]
Online Auto Show: Ontario Car Show to be held virtually amid COVID-19
Gravenhurst, Ontario — For 26 years the annual Gravenhurst Car Show has taken place at Gull Lake Park, however, COVID-19 has steered the event into a new direction—a virtual one. The 2020 Gravenhurst Car Show, sponsored by Canadian Tire will be entirely online. The event will still allow car owners to showcase their vintage vehicles […]
Springing for Cleaning: SGI to pay for half-hour vehicle disinfection during crisis
Toronto, Ontario — March 30, 2020 — Saskatchewan Government Insurance is being hailed by members of the collision industry for embracing a new policy that will reimburse repairers for time spent disinfecting vehicles during the Coronavirus outbreak. According to the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers, the public insurer has agreed to allow shops two quarter-hours […]
National Competition Cancelled: Skills Canada cancels national competition
Toronto, Ontario — Skills Canada has announced the cancellation of its 2020 National Competition, which was scheduled to be held from May 27 through May 30 in Vancouver, B.C. “It is with great regret that due to the uncertainty of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, we are announcing the cancellation of the Skills Canada National Competition 2020 […]
IBIS Goes Online: Digital broadcast of IBIS USA announced
London, United Kingdom — While the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium events scheduled for the Spring and Summer of 2020 have been cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus, industry figures will be given access to at least one event online. The 2020 U.S. International Bodyshop Industry Symposium will be hosted online as a live, virtual […]
Postponed by Pandemic: A full list of coronavirus event cancellations
Toronto, Ontario — Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on industry events scheduled for the coming weeks, prompting cancellations and postponed dates for conferences, trade shows and general meetings across the continent. Check below for a full list of updated industry event cancellations, along with postponed dates: Northeast Tradeshow The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New […]
Coronavirus Cancellations: 2020 OARA Convention and Trade Show postponed
Toronto, Ontario — Steve Fletcher, executive director of the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) has announced that the 2020 OARA Convention and Trade Show has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The convention was originally scheduled to run from March 26 through March 28, 2020, at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale but, due to the World […]
Coronavirus Concerns: NORTHEAST 2020 postponed to August
Secaucus, New Jersey — The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) has decided to reschedule the NORTHEAST 2020 Automotive Services Show amid growing Coronavirus concerns in the area. The organization issued a release on Monday, announcing it had made the decision amid growing concerns throughout the tri-state area. The show—originally scheduled to […]
