NEW PRODUCT PATROL
HOT PICKS SELECTED BY OUR EDITOR, A SEMA SHOW JUDGE One of the most captivating parts of the annual SEMA Show is witnessing all the spectacular new products being unveiled to our industry. This year, Collision Repair magazine editor, Allison Rogers was selected as one of the expert journalists behind the Global Media Awards program […]
SEMA SELFIES
Industry week is back in full force The lights of Las Vegas were alight again this year for the annual SEMA Show—and they may have shone even brighter than in years past, if you ask those who were on the floor this year. If you weren’t sure, now you can be—the SEMA Show is back […]
DRIVING FORWARD
Robert Minotti Has Built a Career on Embracing Change By SARAH PERKINS Robert Minotti did not originally plan to end up in the automotive industry.Now the President of Fix Auto Rexdale, Minotti originally boasted dreams of becoming an architect. In high school, he set his sights on graduating early in order to go to college […]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
RE-ROOTING TRAFFIC Early October, Ontario Provincial police responded to reports of a commercial motor vehicle that had rolled over on the 400-series highway just south of Aurora, Ontario. The commercial transport truck spilled thousands of celery stalks onto the road, obstructing traffic. No injuries were reported and officers on scene directed the clean-up of the […]
INSURANCE NEWS
CATACLYSMIC CASH-OUTS Initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) indicate that the past few months of summer storms in Alberta and the Prairies have generated over $300 million in insured losses. When calculating these losses, estimates were generated from damages incurred from hail, wind and rain damage. The total $300 million plus does […]
EV NEWS
BATTERY BAN In September 2023, a Toronto real estate company banned the use of EVs on their properties continuing an ongoing debate about the future safety of lithium-ion batteries. The ban is in response to the perceived risk of fire hazards that the lithium-ion batteries in EVs could pose. While lithium-ion batteries are frequently used […]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
DEALING IN DIGITAL Ford has entered into an agreement with Reviver to add the digital RPlate to its official accessory category. The RPlate, a digital license plate, was initially introduced through a 2018 pilot program in California, but will now be available through a limited rollout at 300 Ford dealerships in Arizona, California and Michigan. […]
OEM NEWS
GETTING TECHNICAL asTech, has announced asTech Insights, a generative-AI product designed to enhance OEM compatible scans. According to Repairify’s media release: “through the power of AI, asTech Insights uses the results from an asTech OEM-Compatible pre-scan to automatically generate custom collision repair recommendations that are specific to the vehicle and identified DTC codes. All within […]
BUSINESS NEWS
SELECTING UPGRADES Uni-Select has announced the acquisition of Auto Parts Central and Central Canada Industries in a move aimed at expanding the company’s footprint in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The network currently consists of 14 locations across Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and a workforce of 170 employees across all locations. “We are truly honoured to […]
INDUSTRY NEWS
A FOND FAREWELL Collision Repair magazine would like to wish Keith Tuttosi, longtime national director for Napa Auto Parts, a happy retirement. Tuttosi—who has had a 36-year career across UAP, NAPA and CMAX—has been offered fond farewells by friends and coworkers following his retirement announcement on LinkedIn. Such comments include wellwishers saying that Tuttosi “will […]
