Craftsman Collision to sponsor Canada Day fireworks
Vernon, British Columbia — May 17, 2017 — Craftsman Collision is once again sponsoring Canada Day fireworks in the city of Vernon, British Columbia. Vernon’s Canada Day celebrations are organized by the North Okanagan Canada Day Society. According to a statement from the organization, “This year’s Craftsman Collision Canada Day Fireworks show will be the […]
Friday Fun: Blue makes a comeback, Vancouver’s traffic trouble and Ontario’s electric efforts
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — May 17, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun, we look at how blue is coming back as a popular colour for cars, Vancouver somehow manages to increase traffic congestion without increasing the number of cars, how one economist believes fossil fuel vehicles will disappear within […]
Tesla reveals revised bodyshop standards
By Mike Davey Palo Alto, California — May 18, 2017 — Tesla has publicly committed to expanding and improving its bodyshop network in North America and now the company has released two new documents that provide some hints about how that will roll out. The Tesla Body Repair Program Operating Standards and Tooling Master List […]
Carrossier ProColor deploys CosmosSync across all locations
Laval, Quebec — May 17, 2017 — Carrossier ProColor has announced the deployment of CosmosSync in all Carrossier ProColor collision centres across the network. Carrossier ProColor is a member of CSN COLLISION CENTRES. CosmosSync is a mobile application designed to optimize the management of operations and communications in the collision repair industry. According to a […]
CARSTAR and T.J. Brodie’s Skate in Strides donate $75,000 to Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Calgary, Alberta — May 17, 2017 — CARSTAR Canada and the Calgary Flames Foundation in partnership with T.J. Brodie of the Calgary Flames, have presented a $75,000 donation to Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The funds were raised through the Skate in Strides program. For every Skate in Strides pair of skate guards and hats purchased, Brodie […]
Quick thinking tow truck driver helps catch a murderer
By Barett Poley Kitchener, Ontario — May 17, 2017 — Tow truck driver Al Pinheiro of Active Towing is being lauded as a hero after helping to catch a murderer during a daring firefight. Pinheiro was listening to a police scanner after his shift when he heard reports of something unusual for the typically […]
Guild 21: Autonomous vehicles and the future of bodyshops
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — May 16, 2017 — Organizers promised the latest Guild 21 conference call would be provocative. Listeners were not disappointed. The special guest presenter, Hod Lipson, answered the one question on everyone’s mind: “When will autonomous vehicles (AVs) really arrive?” His short answer: “Ten years from now.” At that point […]
VIDEO: Step-by-step prep station install in under two minutes
By Barett Poley Peterborough, Ontario — May 16, 2017 — In a new video released by AutoQuip, an equipment installation at CARSTAR Peterborough goes from a work in progress to complete in just a few minutes. Of course, the video uses time lapse to speed the process up and shows quite a bit of work […]
Survey: CCIAP most widely known accreditation program
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — May 16, 2017 — Accreditation systems have been discussed in the collision repair industry for decades, but the last few years have actually seen some of these programs come into existence. Our latest survey asked our readers to let us know how familiar they are with these programs and […]
CSN-Cowichan Collision donates ’46 Dodge Fire Truck to Shriners
By Barett Poley Duncan, British Columbia — May 16, 2017 — The Cowichan Valley Shriners Club has received a generous if somewhat unorthodox donation from CSN-Cowichan Collision, in the form of a 1946 Dodge Fire Truck. The truck restoration took the staff at CSN-Cowichan nearly a month, 18 years after the facility first restored the […]
