Tuesday Ticker: Tesla taps Ont. Ministry of Mines rep for supply chain efforts; Rivian prepares for Canadian marketplace
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, Tesla taps an Ontario government official for its supply chain efforts; Rivian plants and suggestive job posting and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discusses potential critical mineral opportunities with South Korea’s president. Tesla taps into Ontario Tesla has hired an Ontario government official to focus on the company’s […]
Happy Anniversary, Maritime Auto: Andrew MacDonald, owner, on celebrating 90 years of operation
Debert, Nova Scotia — Maritime Auto Parts is celebrating a very special anniversary this year as the company marks 90 years in operation. Maritime Auto Parts first opened its doors in 1932–smack in the middle of the Great Depression. The business was owned, at that time, by Ray Fillmore, who sold an array of Model Ts, […]
To Scale: Average aftermarket service visit $150 cheaper than dealership, says J.D. Power report
Ottawa, Ontario — Auto service at the dealership may be pricier than the aftermarket counterpart, according to J.D. Power’s 2022 Canada Customer Service Index–but that didn’t stop the segment from capturing more than half of industry revenue this year. According to J.D. Power’s long-term study dealership-based service centres accounted for 47 percent of all service […]
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 […]
The Foose is Loose: Chip Foose named official artist of 2022 SEMA Show
Las Vegas, Nevada — Automotive industry legend Chip Foose has been named as the official artist of SEMA 2022, organizers announced Thursday. Foose has been tasked with establishing the aesthetic theme of this year’s event and will provide the vision for how SEMA plans to transform the space of the Las Vegas Convention Centre, leading […]
Head Above Water: 1 in 6 small business owners considering closure, says CFIB
Ottawa, Ontario — One in six small business owners are considering going out of business, according to a report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The CFIB’s report, released last Thursday, says official small business bankruptcy numbers have been “steadily increasing since the beginning of the year and are currently at a two-year […]
At War with Nature: Fence to be erected along B.C.’s Highway 3 to mitigate wildlife collisions
Cranbrook, British Columbia — For autobody repair facilities in British Columbia’s East Kootenays, humanity and nature often find themselves at a crossroads—unfortunately, sometimes it is a literal crossroads where the human ends up in a nasty car wreck and an innocent animal is left injured. Steven Johnson, an estimator at Cranbrook, B.C.’s Rocky Mountain Collision […]
Can You Believe This?! August 19, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — This week, bear witness to an amateur music video gone horribly wrong; discover the wackiest Club Car your course has to offer; spot some chop shop work at your local Timmie’s and much, much more—all in Collision Repair mag’s Can You Believe This?!
EV/AV Report: March 28, 2022
Toronto, Ontario – In today’s EV/AV report, provincial governments respond to rising electric vehicle (EV) demand, Ford creates a new autonomous vehicle (AV) subdivision and experts explain why EV sales stagnate, despite rising demand and gas prices. Subsidies fall Want an EV? With these gas prices, so does everyone else–and the government has noticed. With […]
EV/AV Report: March 14, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — In today’s EV/AV report, electric vehicle (EV) demand spikes in the United States, the NHTSA authorizes autonomous vehicles (AVs) without human controls and EV batteries are found to be dangerous when mishandled – who knew? Static shocks Orders for Tesla vehicles are surging in the U.S. as oil prices rise with no […]
