BUSINESS NEWS
POLYGLOT PLATFORM Arslan Automotive is currently finalizing the Korean translation of its Accuvision 3D measuring system and its associated software, company owner Arman Gurarslan told Collision Repair. Gurarslan hosted a team of Korean automotive professionals at Performance Collision Brampton, managed by Gary Dunn, in mid-August. The Korean team had the chance to receive training on […]
OEM NEWS
TOYOTA TOPS TESLA Overall customer satisfaction has grown among American car buyers, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The ACSI Study—highlighting the overall satisfaction based on interviews with 8,941 customers, chosen at random between July 2022 and June 2023—noted that overall customer satisfaction with the automobile industry has improved following last year’s decline […]
INDUSTRY NEWS
A LESSON IN LABOUR LAWS The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) issued a statement on the British Columbia port workers’ strike saying the work stoppage serves as a “case study in the urgent need to rethink Canada’s labour laws” to ensure the needs of the broader economy are met. The organization said that, while […]
EV NEWS
COAST TO COAST IN 18 CHARGES Rainer Zietlow recently drove a Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle across Canada, stopping just 18 times to recharge—a feat the adventure driver has won a Guinness World Record for. Zietlow and his cameraman, Elric Popp, departed St. John’s, Newfoundland, on July 25, 2023. The pair traversed 7,133 kilometres across Canada […]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
MIRROR, MIRROR The penny tread-checking trick won’t work here. The original poster specified that the vehicle owner had to sign a waiver to release the car back into their care. What’s better, yet—it was clearly pouring rain that day. INSTANT DRIVE-THRU Some people like car shopping, but two people took it literally when they drove […]
INSURANCE NEWS
BATTERY STATUS Canadian repairers are becoming more capable when it comes to complex EV repairs, according to the debut “Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights” report by Mitchell. The Canadian collision industry has seen EV repairable claims frequency rise to a rate of 2.26 percent in Q4 2022, along with the average percentage of EV parts repaired, […]
OEM NEWS
GONE TOO SOON Tesla has been talking big about its in-house insurance platform recently, but some recent reporting from Reuters has found that far too many of the electric automaker’s vehicles are turning up as salvage prematurely. In a compilation of 120 Model Y vehicles found on salvage auction listings, Reuters found that a “vast […]
BUSINESS NEWS
AKZO’S ASCENSION AkzoNobel reported its Q4 2022 and full-year 2022 financial results in early February, reporting increased revenues driven by price increases. The company reported a 13 percent revenue increase for 2022, compared to 2021. Pricing was up 14 percent. Operating income for the year was reported at €708 million (2021: €1,118 million), resulting from […]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
TESLA TAKESIES-BACKSIES The U.S.’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) decided Thursday that they have finally had enough when it comes to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software, ordering a recall of 362,000 from U.S. roads, which covers 2016 to 2023 Model S and Model X, 2017 to 2023 Model 3 and 2020 to 2023 Model Y […]
INDUSTRY NEWS
HIGH TECH TASK FORCE Chaired by top executives from industry leaders like Rivian, Lucid Motors and the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA), those who choose to join CIECA’s new electric vehicle and battery committee will surely be in good company, as the organization devises its path forward for the emerging field. CIECA says its new committee […]
