Faster, Smarter Spraying: An up-close look at 3M’s new Performance Spray Gun
Toronto, Ontario — 3M’s Automotive Aftermarket division unleashed its latest product innovation last month, shaking up the spraying standard for the collision repair industry. In development for more than ten years, 3M Automotive Aftermarket Application Development Specialist Bill Suzuki says the new 3M Performance Spray Gun holds the power to improve not only a painter’s […]
Rural Roadways: Federal government to invest $250 million in rural transit
Ottawa, Ontario – The Government of Canada announced $250 million to help rural communities with transit issues. Today, the minister of infrastructure, Catherine McKenna and the minister of rural economic development, Maryam Monsef announced $250 million dollars over five years in order to develop more transit options for Canadians living in remote areas. This fund […]
Woes in Windsor: Strike deadline looms for ElringKlinger plant
Windsor, Ontario — The union representing workers at the Windsor Assembly Plant is currently bargaining with management at a Leamington auto parts plant, with just hours to go before the strike deadline. Unifor Local 444 is trying to avoid a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Saturday with the ElringKlinger plant — which employs 130 workers. No deal […]
Production Pauses: DesRosiers shares motor vehicle assembly stats for 2020
Toronto, Ontario – According to DesRoisers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC), the year 2020 has not been kind to motor vehicle assembly in Canada. With plant shutdowns, models cut from automaker rosters, and production pausing during the pandemic, shipments for the motor vehicle assembly industry dropped 28.2 percent for the year. For the first time since […]
Collision Repair Radio January 5th, 2018
Peterborough, Ontario — January 4, 2017 — Collision Repair magazine is pleased to announce the second installment of Collision Repair Radio. This weekly podcast will give our readers a rundown on the week’s most important stories. In this edition of Collision Repair Radio, we take a look at our top stories from the last week: more […]
Report: Trans-Pacific Partnership will negatively impact Canada’s auto industry
Ottawa, Ontario — August 15, 2016 — A new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) indicates that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will have negative impacts for the Canadian automotive industry, one of the primary drivers of the nation’s economy. In brief, the study outlines how the TPP may undermine the competitiveness […]
Top 15: Collision Repair’s most read stories of the year
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — December 30, 2015 — It’s been quite a year in the collision repair industry. Collision Repair magazine brought you hundreds of stories in 2015, but a few stand out. We’ve made the final tallies, and now we’re counting down the Top 15 stories of 2015 based on readership. Watch […]
Sally Savoia nominated to Boyd Group Board of Trustees
Winnipeg, Manitoba — April 28, 2015 Boyd Group Income Fund has announced the nomination of Sally A. Savoia to stand for election on its Board of Trustees. Savoia was most recently Corporate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, USA for Praxair, an international industrial gases supplier with 2014 revenues of $12.3 billion US. “With […]
Carrossier ProColor announces new Saint-Nicolas location
Saint-Nicolas, Quebec — December 22, 2014 Carrossier ProColor has added Services Auto Gosselin to its network of collision centres. Now operating under the network’s banner as Carrossier ProColor St-Nicolas, the family-owned centre has been specializing in auto body repair for over a decade. “We wanted to ensure a bright future for our collision centre which […]
CARSTAR opens new appraisal centre in Port Elgin
The exterior of the new CARSTAR Port Elgin Appraisal Centre. Hamilton, Ontario — September 15, 2014 — CARSTAR Automotive Canada has announced the addition of CARSTAR Port Elgin Appraisal Centre in Ontario. The new appraisal centre, located at Unit 4, 1213 Goderich Street in Port Elgin, is owned by Scott Rowe, […]
