Ron Fleenor of House of Kolor brings stunning paint demos to Peterborough
By Erin McLaughlin Peterborough, Ontario — June 29, 2017 — House of Kolor’s story starts with its founder, Jon Kosmoski. He got started in the custom paint business after he brought his ’40 Chevy into what apparently was the best paint shop in town for a custom paint job. When the car was returned to Kosmoski, […]
Friday Fun: Legal weed blamed for uptick in collisions; trailer stolen with $200,000 worth of tools inside
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 29, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun we look into a study out of the US that seems to link legalized marijuana with an increase in crashes, a stolen mobile hail repair unit that held $200,000 worth of tools, new luxury auto brands and the […]
AIA Canada presents ‘grassroots’ data in latest Consumer Behaviour report
By CRM Staff Ottawa, Canada — June 28, 2017 — AIA Canada has released the latest report in its Consumer Behaviour Series. The report, Repair & Maintenance – Views of 2,000 Canadians, is the third in the series to be released. The new report follows the release of E-tailing: Online Shopping Habits of Canadian Car […]
Newly-revealed algorithm provides estimates in just six seconds
By CRM Staff Beijing, China — June 28, 2017 — Can an algorithm assess vehicle damage in six seconds? Ant Financial says it can, and a recent demonstration seems to prove the company’s case. Ant Financial is the financial affiliate of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. Ant Financial has announced the rollout of an artificial […]
Axalta to take restored American Graffiti 1958 Chevy Impala on tour
By Barett Poley Toronto, Ontario — June 28, 2017 — The iconic, white and red 1958 Chevy Impala from George Lucas’s American Graffiti is in headlines once again, this time as a touring partner with Axalta. The ’58 Impala, a very popular vehicle from the movie, will appear at various car shows this summer alongside […]
Deb Group launches Solopol GFX
Charlotte, North Carolina — June 28, 2017 — Deb Group has launched Solopol GFX, which the company says is the world’s first heavy-duty foam hand cleanser with grit. According to Deb Group, the product removes medium to heavy-duty contamination such as oil, grease and grime from your hands, without leaving them feeling dry, rough and cracked. […]
Fix Auto announces plans to reacquire US rights
By CRM Staff Montreal, Quebec — June 27, 2017 — After enormous success with its expansions into China and Australia, Fix Auto is eyeing a market a little closer to home: the United States. There are already over 110 Fix Auto locations in the US, but the US trademark rights were licensed to a third […]
PPG launches PaintManager XI software
Strongsville, Ohio — June 27, 2017 — PPG has recently introduced its all-new PaintManager XI software, the latest addition to the company’s Color Solutions XI product line. PaintManager XI software joins the TouchMix XI computer and the RapidMatch XI spectrophotometer in the Color Solutions line. The PaintManager software program has been used in the automotive refinish […]
Fix Auto St. Catharines recruits on attitude
By Erin McLaughlin St. Catharines, Ontario — June 27, 2017 — Millennials, recruit and retain often appear in the same sentence, and as the workforce ages and young people start growing into working members of society, the conversation on how to integrate them into the collision repair industry is becoming increasingly important. A third generation […]
Tuesday Ticker: More consolidation in the jobber sector; Takata declares bankruptcy
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 26, 2017 — This week’s Tuesday Ticker uncovers the Uni-Select/Carl Icahn connection, takes a look at jobber consolidation, digs into the emails exchanged between the Dutch government and AkzoNobel and much, much more! – David Roberts of Focus Automotive distributed some notes about “two significant private equity (PE) […]
