Mask Making Milestone: GM Canada celebrates one million masks made at Oshawa Operations
Oshawa, Ontario — July 10, 2020 marks GM Canada’s Oshawa Operations first millionth milestone on its journey to 10 million masks. GM welcomed Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, to produce the millionth mask out of the Canadian Mask Making (CMM) room for the Government […]
Colouring the Future: Canadian kids find solutions for world issues in Toyota’s national design competition
Toronto, Ontario — Canadian children find solutions for the world’s most pressing health, social and environmental issues through the 2020 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. The annual national design competition welcomes children up to 15 years of age. Each entry is created using only traditional media—no digital artwork—and judged in three age categories. Here are […]
Virtual Event: Canadian Collision Industry Forum meeting to be held online
Toronto, Ontario — In light of the on-going concerns around COVID-19, the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) has decided to change the original meeting—which was previously set to be held in Vancouver, on September 24-25, 2020—to a virtual experience on October 7-8, 2020. This year’s inaugural event will be CCIF’s first-ever virtual conference and it […]
One Person’s Paper, Another’s Paint: AkzoNobel and recycling company use paper waste in paint
Toronto, Ontario — AkzoNobel has been working with Alucha, a company that develops innovative recycling solutions to transform paper sludge into the paint. In 2019, Alucha became one of five winners of the Paint the Future global startup challenge and formed a partnership with AkzoNobel. Gijs Jansen, Alucha CEO, and Rinske van Heiningen, AkzoNobel’s Director […]
Supporting STEM: Toyota Canada funds educational outreach programs amid the pandemic
Toronto, Ontario — Toyota Canada increases support for education outreach organizations to ensure that the ever-important Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) courses can still be delivered to underrepresented youth in Canada, amid the pandemic. With in-school classes paused across the nation, the new online learning platform has put many youth at a disadvantage, especially […]
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 […]
Capitalizing on Time: CARSTAR reinvests in its facilities throughout the pandemic
Toronto, Ontario — CARSTAR has decided to take advantage of the free time they have been experiencing due the pandemic, by reinvesting in its facilities. Some facilities chose to focus on refinishing. CARSTAR Liss Auto Body repainted their wash bay and CARSTAR Danrich repainted their shop walls, reorganized their parts room and shelving area. Additionally, […]
Silver Lining: Canada auto exports jump in May, imports down amid supply challenges
Toronto, Ontario — Following historic declines in April that saw exports and imports lose more than one-quarter of its monthly value due to the COVID-19 pandemic, exports increased by 6.7 percent in May, mainly reflecting the resumption of production in the auto industry, says a recent report by Statistics Canada. Stats Canada’s report found that […]
Back to the Future: CIECA founder predicts industry changes
Toronto, Ontario — CIECA founder Erick Bickett says collision repairers can expect to witness unprecedented industry changes in the post pandemic era, including bodyshop segmentation and explosive franchising. During a June 30 CIECA webinar, Bickett, who has also served as past CEO and co-founder of ACAB Automotive Group and Fix Auto USA, said he predicts […]
Road Trips on the Rise: Survey suggests more Canadians will hit the road this summer
Toronto, Ontario — With the long weekend right around the corner, Canadians are eager to get behind the wheel and hit the open road, says a new national survey. While road trips have long been a Canadian summer staple, the survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Toyota Canada has discovered that this year’s family […]
