CARSTAR Edmonton South receives Toyota OEM certification
By CRM Staff Edmonton, Alberta — October 25, 2017 — CARSTAR Edmonton South has announced it has received OEM certification from Toyota. The certification means that CARSTAR Edmonton South now meets or exceeds the manufacturer standards when repairing Toyota vehicles. In order to become Toyota certified, the shop’s facilities had to meet numerous requirements including […]
Kobe Steel: Aluminum plates ‘meet standards,’ claims Toyota
By Tom Davis Toyota City, Japan — October 24, 2017 — Toyota has confirmed in a statement that aluminum plates supplied by Kobe Steel with falsified quality data have satisfied safety and durability standards. Toyota Motor Corporation, which is one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers, released an update regarding its investigation into the impact […]
Survey: More shops participating in OEM certification programs
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — September 12, 2017 — It wasn’t too long ago that it seemed the OEMs simply didn’t pay much attention to the collision business. Times have changed. Today numerous car manufacturers have established official programs that certify or recognize particular shops as meeting their repair standards. Some of these programs […]
VIDEO: PPG’s ‘Tip of the Technology Iceberg’ OEM panel session
Strongsville, Ohio — June 5, 2017 — The 2017 PPG MVP Conference featured a panel discussion in which representatives from Audi, Toyota, Mazda and Collision Diagnostic Services (asTech) discussed their positions on OEM repair procedures, system diagnostics and recalibration. The gathered experts take deep dive into the hundreds of onboard systems on today’s vehicles, any […]
Tesla moves to online training, I-CAR certification
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — April 25, 2017 — There’s change in the air for Tesla’s certified collision shops. It has been revealed that the car maker will replace its current in-house training with an online curriculum. In addition, Tesla has made arrangements with I-CAR to administer its welding qualifications. The news […]
Assured Automotive opens new location at Scarborough Nissan
Mississauga, Ontario — March 23, 2017 — Assured Automotive has launched another new location and Dealer Service Centre, this time in Scarborough, Ontario. The announcement comes hot on the heels of recent news from the company that it had opened a location at Erin Mills Acura. Assured has entered into an agreement with Scarborough Nissan […]
Need for documentation highlighted during CCIF scanning panel discussion
By Mike Davey Vaughan, Ontario — January 29, 2017 — “Possible injury or even death.” Those are among the possible consequences of not scanning and performing the correct calibrations during the repair process, according to Scott Wideman of Volkswagen Canada. Wideman made the comment during a panel discussion at the first CCIF meeting of 2017. […]
CCIF kicks off 2017 with Cars & Technology Showcase
Vaughan, Ontario — January 26, 2017 — The Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) kicked off its first meeting of 2017 at Universal Event Space in Vaughan, Ontario, with the Cars & Technology Showcase on January 26. The event continues on January 27 with the formal opening of the meeting by Chairman Joe Carvalho of Economical […]
Economical Insurance endorses Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program
Waterloo, Ontario — December 22, 2016 — Economical Insurance has announced its official support for the Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP). CCIAP has already received official support from a number of Canadian repair networks including Fix Auto, CARSTAR, CSN and Assured Automotive, but Economical is the first insurer to come out in support of […]
Digital connected cars and the recycler
By Tanvir Arfi, Managing Director of Solera Holdings Dallas, Texas — December 21, 2016 — We’re used to change in the automotive recycling industry, but everything we’ve seen indicates that the rate of change itself is accelerating. Even a brief overview of some of the most obvious trends will show this to be the case. […]
