Friday Fun: Consolidation insights, Chrysler working on fuel cells and the Ford Bronco will return in 2018
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 6, 2016 — This week we look at the latest report from industry analyst Bradley Mewes, the reintroduction of the Ford Bronco just in time for OJ Simpson’s parole hearing and the fuel cell vehicle Chevrolet is developing for the US Army. – Collision repair industry analyst Bradley […]
Friday Fun: Paying a bill in coins, an old computer gets the job done and Volkswagen plans to go big with electric vehicles
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 29, 2016 — This week we look into a football player who paid his repair bill in change, a shop in Poland that is still using a Commodore 64 and Volkswagen’s bold plan for electric vehicles. – Gizmodo has a report of an ancient Commodore 64 that is […]
Friday Fun: F-150 part can’t be found and a Canadian company enters the electric car biz
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 15, 2016 — This week we look into East Coasters prepare for a spike in car insurance premiums, an Alberta F-150 driver who can’t find parts for a seven year-old truck and a new electric car being built in B.C. – An interesting report on the CBC this […]
Sean Carey: ADAS to drive deep and rapid change in claims management models
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 11, 2016 — Sean Carey, principal of SCG Management Consultants, was the guest speaker on the most recent VeriFacts Guild 21 conference call. Carey predicted that driver assist technology is about to force real change in the traditional claims management model that will benefit the collision repair sector […]
Friday Fun: Nissan glides into the future, Carlyle Group gets out of the paint biz and we might see wooden bumpers in our future
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 4, 2017 — Welcome to another edition of Friday Fun! This week we look at Nissan’s futuristic prototype, more news on the VW emissions scandal, Carlyle Group has unloaded its shares in Axalta and investors may be becoming “bearish” when it comes to Boyd Group. – Nissan has […]
Friday Fun: Massive hail storm in Quebec, the trend towards 3D printing parts and cougars could help us avoid collisions
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 28, 2016 — This week we look at a new virtual reality technology that might spell the end of the automotive dealership, how Daimler is expected to turn to 3D printing and the latest in wildlife collision avoidance technology: thousands of cougars. – CBC News reports that a […]
Friday Fun: Soviet-era ‘classic’ cars, Hyundai’s luxury segment success and Ontario charges up
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 22, 2016 — Some of the interesting overlooked news from the automotive world this week: Fiat Chrysler has its offices raided, a high-end Hyundai is outselling BMW and Ontario insurance rates are rising again. – Pokemon Go continues to be good for business in the collision repair industry. […]
Friday Fun: Drivers distracted by prayer and Pokemon, and Canada tops the list for something awful
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 14, 2016 — This week we look at a traffic jam in Indonesia that lasted for three days, how Canada lost by coming in first and why you shouldn’t play Pokemon Go or close your eyes to pray while driving. – You knew this was going to happen. […]
The Autonomous Report: Update on the fatal Tesla crash, self-driving trucks and a robot that parks your car for you
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 8, 2016 — This week reveals new developments for autonomous vehicles (AVs) including a look into Audi’s self-driving trucks, a Chinese robot that parks your car for you and insight into the fatal Tesla crash. – Ann Carrns writes in the New York Times that “advances in self-driving […]
Friday Fun: Former NFL player arrested for staged collisions, collision avoidance is making cars too expensive and why you should close your doors
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 7, 2016 — Overlooked news from the automotive world over the past week includes the evolution of car jacking, a former NFLer has been arrested for taking part in staged collisions and the German car industry seems to be in hot water again. On the plus side, it’s […]
