Edmonton collision centre owner grieves employee following fatal attack
Edmonton, Alberta — The owner of an Edmonton, Alta. collision centre is devastated following the fatal attack of a longtime employee. On May 18, Anthony Hai, the owner of Albert’s Auto Body in Edmonton’s Chinatown neighbourhood, found his employee Hung Trang injured in a corner of the building following reports a stranger had entered the […]
Can You Believe This?! February 4, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — This week, exhaust pipes touch the heavens, a certain public works employees shows their true colours, haunted dolls overtake Kia Cubes and much, much more!
Tuesday Ticker: February 1, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — This week, Rivian buckles down in a mission to meet 2022 delivery goals; Bentley allocates nearly CAD$4 billion to sustainability efforts and Uni-Select preps to unveil its Q4 2021 results. Rivian’s rest Rivian said it’s planning to ramp up its production to “almost 200 delivery-ready units per week,” according to sources from […]
Tuesday Ticker: January 25, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, PPG reports its Q4 2021 and full-year results, while Honda makes a deal with a lithium-metal battery supplier. Picking up pace PPG reported both its full-year 2021 and Q4 2021 results last Friday, reporting net sales of about US$4.2 billion for the final quarter of 2021, about […]
Food for Thought: Domenic Prochilo launches campaign in support of Toronto restaurant, hospitality industry
Toronto, Ontario — Simplicity Car Care’s Domenic Prochilo is stepping up for Toronto area restaurants in a big way. Prochilo, who serves as Simplicity’s VP of operations, announced what he calls a “3x6x9” campaign in support of the restaurant and hospitality industry in Ontario, which has been plagued by continuous COVID-19 lockdown restrictions since March […]
Tuesday Ticker: December 7, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — This week, Toyota tops the charts for sales and earnings in 2020 and AutoCanada doubles its number of Ontario stores. Tip top Toyota Toyota was the top-selling and highest-earning automaker in 2020, according to Uswitch’s recently released “Car Brand Earnings” research report. According to the data, Toyota made US$275 billion in 2020: […]
Risky Business: Skipping auto shows can mean bad news for your brand, says Foresight Research
Toronto, Ontario — Skipping auto shows can result in brand damage and lost potential business to rival competitors, according to recent findings from Foresight Research. “If you view an auto show as a shopping experience, there are a lot of opportunities for brands to both gain by its presence or lose by its absence,” said […]
Tuesday Ticker: October 19, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly edition of Collision Repair’s Tuesday Ticker, PPG breaks a number of its own records and Stellantis enters a lucrative partnership with an electronics giant. Pumped up PPG PPG stock has hit a new high four times over in the last five days, according to the market tracking website FostersLeader. […]
EV/AV Report: September 13, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — This week, Tesla reaps rewards in Ottawa; ElectraMeccanica drops a new version of its three-wheeled SOLO EV and I-CAR’s U.S. branch unveils some helpful electric vehicle guidance. Tesla’s friends in Ottawa The Canadian subsidiary of Tesla Motors was reimbursed over $125 million in federal green subsidies over the last two years, according […]
Community Matters: Waterdown Collision bands with Fozzy’s Fight to End Brain Tumours
Hamilton, Ontario — It’s no secret that big things can happen when a community works together in the name of positive change. The question is: how do you motivate a community to put in the effort necessary to make the world a better place? Waterdown Collision, a Hamilton-based collision repair centre owned by Margaret and […]
