CCIF Career Day to showcase opportunities to a broad audience
By Mike Davey Edmonton, Alberta — September 21, 2017 — The collision repair industry and the broader auto claims economy offer great careers, but many members of the public still aren’t aware of these opportunities. A new event hosted in conjunction with CCIF Edmonton promises to help get the word out. Auto Collision Career Day […]
Toronto company fined for supplying paint with high VOCs
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — September 20, 2017 — Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has announced it has levied fines against a Toronto-area supplier for selling automotive refinishing products that contained VOCs in excess of the allowable limit. Fine Auto Paints and Supplies of Scarborough, Ontario, was fined $25,000, after pleading guilty in […]
New Simplicity Car Care location in Brampton
By Mike Davey Brampton, Ontario — September 20, 2017 —Simplicity Car Care has announced that a new facility has joined the network. Simplicity Car Care Brampton is owned by Mario Ramos. The business previously operated as First Choice Collision Centre. The network was only launched recently, but has already expanded to six key locations in […]
PPG offers custom painting classes
Strongsville, Ohio — September 19, 2017 — Got a custom itch? PPG has announced its schedule of custom painting classes for the remainder of the 2017 calendar year. According to PPG, the courses are designed to help paint technicians use PPG products to bring their imaginations to life and create one-of-a-kind paint schemes for custom […]
Survey: Majority of shops will be impacted by changes to ‘income sprinkling’
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — September 19, 2017 — The vast majority of Canadian shop owners do not support the proposed changes to federal business taxes, according to the results of our latest survey. In brief, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau proposed three changes to taxation that will impact small businesses. Collision Repair magazine […]
NAPA holds 2017 XPO Sale in Montreal
By Alex Dugas Montreal, Quebec — September 15, 2017 — The 2017 NAPA XPO Sale took place at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal on September 12 and 13. This is the second consecutive year the event has been held in that location, but this year’s event was about twice the square footage of the […]
The Autonomous Report: Atlanta tests self-driving bus route
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 17, 2017 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, self-driving buses rollout in Atlanta, a big test for driverless pizza delivery, why Alphabet’s first autonomous vehicles (AVs) may be trucks and much, much more! – Domino’s Pizza and Ford are teaming up to research the reactions people will have […]
Friday Fun: Autobody workers step up to feed the hungry fleeing Hurricane Irma
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 7, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun, a Georgia autobody team feeds fleeing Floridians, a BC family home hosts a runaway stretch limo, gossip from the world of celebrity collision repair-based reality television, and much, much more! – An employee of a Georgia autobody shop […]
SEMA announces enhancements to New Products Showcase
Las Vegas, Nevada — September 14, 2017 — The SEMA Show has a lot to offer repairers, but it’s unlikely that anyone would dispute that the New Products Showcase is always one of the biggest draws. SEMA has announced a number of enhancements to the 2017 New Products Showcase, including expanded operating hours, a Buyer […]
Kaz and Jerry Grudzien open second Fix Auto location
Leduc, Alberta — September 14, 2017 — Kazimierz (Kaz) Grudzien and his son Jerry have joined the ranks of the multi-store operators (MSOs) with the opening of their new facility, Fix Auto Leduc. Leduc is a growing city approximately 35 kilometres south of Edmonton. The Grudziens joined Fix Auto in 2013 with their first store, […]
