On the Lookout: York police calling on industry’s assistance in tracking fatal hit-and-run driver
Richmond Hill, Ontario — York Regional Police (YPS) are calling on Toronto-area auto repair shops to keep an eye out for a vehicle linked to a fatal hit-and-run in Richmond Hill earlier this month, as the fleeing driver may have sought repairs in the area. YPS reached out to Collision Repair on Tuesday morning for […]
Go Forth to Battle: Deadline to enter SEMA Battle of the Builders one month out
Las Vegas, Nevada — Calling all would-be vehicle builders, the window for you to prove your skills on the industry’s biggest stage is closing quickly, as the deadline to apply for the SEMA Show 2022 Battle of the Builders Competition looms less than one month away. Back for what is sure to be another exciting […]
Tuesday Ticker: Volkswagen to source battery materials from Canada; Rivian cancels R1T Explore model
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s automotive economics news: Volkswagen makes plans on an agreement to source nickel, cobalt and other raw materials from Canadian soil; Ford announces plans to cut 3,000 employees and Rivian cancels the entry-level version of its R1T truck. Volkswagen goes metal Volkswagen has sealed an agreement with Canada that will […]
A New Home for Trades: Conestoga College to open nation’s largest trades training facility in Cambridge, Ont.
Cambridge, Ontario — A former hub of southern Ontario’s tech industry is due for a makeover to fit modern times, as representatives from Conestoga College announced on Monday that a building formerly owned by BlackBerry will be the new site of the school’s skilled trades campus. With these plans to retrofit the approximately 31,123 sq.-m. […]
Welcomes of the Week: ProColor Collision Calgary
Calgary, Alberta — ProColor Collision continues to expand its presence in Alberta with the opening of a new location—this time, in the heart of Calgary. ProColor Collision Calgary Central is the brand’s tenth Alberta location and joins a league of North American collision repairers restoring all makes and models of vehicles to their original condition. […]
Somewhere in the Middle: GM says 2024 Silverado EV ‘is not a unibody and it is not a body-on-frame’
Toronto, Ontario — The upcoming 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV is proving to be something truly unique, not simply because of what makes it run, but because of the frame upon which it runs. General Motors’ chief engineer for battery-electric trucks, Nichole Kraatz, told GM Authority that the new electrified Silverado’s body “is not a unibody […]
Dishonourable Discharge: ICBC no longer insuring decommissioned military vehicles
Vancouver, British Columbia — What was once an unconventional hobby that brought a community together is now a collection of “expensive paperweights”, says West Vancouver’s Mark Fleming, an active Canadian Forces reservist whose collection of decommissioned military vehicles became uninsurable overnight. Fleming collects and rents disused military vehicles, like WWII-era U.S. Jeeps and Soviet tanks, […]
In For a Penny: U.S. Department of Labor files complaint against Georgia shop that paid pennies to ex-employee
Peachtree City, Georgia — The tale of a Georgia auto repair technician paid in pennies has drawn the ire of the U.S. Department of Labor, who has launched a suit against A OK Walker Autoworks for discrimination. One may recall reports that circulated in March of a technician who, upon request of his final paycheque […]
Search and Salvage: New History Channel show takes auto salvage airborne
Toronto, Ontario — Fans of “Rust Valley Restorers”, keep an eye out, the History Channel is offering a new vantage point on the auto salvage industry with the new show, “Lost Car Rescue”, premiering this week. The show puts a spin on a familiar formula by putting viewers in the cockpit with a team of […]
Self-driving shuttle crashes in Whitby, Ont., operator in critical condition
Whitby, Ontario — A self-driving shuttle bus crashed into a tree in Whitby, Ontario, Thursday afternoon, sending the vehicle’s operator to a nearby trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. Durham Regional Police said the collision happened around 4 p.m. along the Whitby Autonomous Vehicle Electric (WAVE) Shuttle route, which circles a six-kilometre route near the city’s […]
