Welcomes of the Week: CARSTAR St-Michel
Montréal, Québec — CARSTAR has welcomed a new facility to its network: CARSTAR St-Michel, located at 8677 Boulevard St-Michel, Montreal, Quebec. The facility has been a family collision repair facility, a part of the Laval community for more than 25 years. Brothers Christopher and Kevin Haikal have grown up in their dad’s body shop and […]
High Function Junction: Fix Auto Toronto Junction achieves CCIAP recognition
Toronto, Ontario — Fix Auto Toronto Junction just got a boost in industry cred as the collision repair shop has achieved recognition under the Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP). This accreditation brings Fix Auto Toronto Junction into an elite class of collision repairers in Canada, affirming the 50 years of hard work that owner […]
Balancing the Books: Intact sees decrease total loss severity, Q3 2021
Toronto, Ontario — Intact Financial Corp. reported its Q3 2021 financials last week, where the auto insurer said it maintains a mid-80s combined ratio on its Canadian personal auto business, with a slight decrease in the severity of total losses. Intact said, for the third quarter of 2021, the severity of claims on auto physical […]
Call it a Wash: British Columbia assessing damage following severe rainfall, flooding
Victoria, British Columbia — Weather warnings in B.C. were eased Tuesday morning following days of intense rainfall that caused severe flooding and major highway closures across the province. Thousands across southern B.C. were under an evacuation order Monday and Tuesday due to a storm that washed out major highways, spurred mudslides and cut power across […]
Selecting Scott: Uni-Select names Scott Tucker GM of paint, body and equipment
Toronto, Ontario — Uni-Select’s Canadian Automotive Group has welcomed a new face to the team as Scott Tucker joins the company as the new general manager of the paint, body and equipment (PBE) group. Canadian Automotive Group president and CEO Emilie Gaudet announced the staffing change last Thursday. “Scott has a great knowledge of the […]
Industry Insider: Tim Morgan breaks down Spanesi Interactive Week
Toronto, Ontario — From October 24 through 29, Spanesi Americas hosted its first-ever Interactive Week, where the company virtually hosted OEMs, North American shopowners and collision repair experts for a week of thought-provoking sessions. Check out this week’s episode of Industry Insider to hear more about Spanesi’s recent event and how the company plans to […]
Tuesday Ticker: November 9, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, Magna reports its Q3 results—and says it’s still tracking ADAS opportunities, despite the lost deal with tech firm Veoneer; Tesla marks another accolade and Rivian prepares to launch its US$60+ billion IPO. Looking meek at Magna Magna International reported its third-quarter earnings last week, marking a double-digit […]
Bad Bolts: Tesla recalls 2,800 Model 3s, Ys for faulty suspension bolt
Toronto, Ontario — Nearly 300 Canadian Teslas are about to be due for inspection as the OEM announced that it will be recalling more than 2,800 Model 3 and Y vehicles due to faulty front suspension bolts. The recall affects certain 2019, 2020, and 2021 Model 3s; and 2020 and 2021 Model Ys. The recall […]
Bright Idea: Craftsman Collision to offer ‘fix now, pay later’ through partnership with PayBright
Toronto, Ontario — Craftsman Collision is giving customers a new way to pay through a new partnership with PayBright. PayBright employs a “buy now, pay later” concept as its model, where customers can select “PayBright as a payment method…finalize their auto body repair payment in a matter of seconds and pay for their purchases in […]
Price for Progress: CCC report lays out EV repair costs, post-crash drivability
Toronto, Ontario — According to a new report from CCC Intelligent Solutions, drivers aren’t the only ones putting up big bucks for electric vehicles as the report showed that the average EV repair is 3 percent more expensive than on an ICE. It was also found that replacement parts are generally more expensive on EVs […]
