EV/AV Report: November 29, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Tesla has secured more than a million Cybertruck reservations, Ontario’s Liberal party promises to bring back EV incentives and the Vancouver fire department unveiled their new electric fire truck. Error 404: Cybertruck not found The Tesla Cybertruck is quickly becoming one of the most […]
Coastal Elite: Vancouver International Auto Show back on for March 2022
Vancouver, British Columbia — Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers have announced that the Vancouver International Auto Show is back on for 2022, currently on the schedule for March 23-27. “After detailed planning and in-depth discussions with our valued partners, we are extremely excited to welcome back visitors to the Vancouver […]
EV/AV Report: September 27, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Ford partners with Redwood Materials to help close the supply loop, ElectraMeccanica welcomes a new CEO from the Motor City and price drops from major OEMs mark a step closer to price parity with ICE vehicles. Mighty Redwood A new partnership between Ford and […]
Crafting Community: Craftsman Collision helps raise more than $31K for wildfire relief
North Vancouver, British Columbia — A collision centre is nothing without the community it serves, Craftsman Collision knows this and that is why the MSO has been hard at work helping to raise more than $31,000 for wildfire relief in British Columbia. Craftsman launched a two-week matching fundraising campaign with the Canadian Red Cross in […]
Unexpected Co-pilot: Vancouver driver flips car after getting spooked by spider
Vancouver, British Columbia — Like religion, politics and spiders present a mixed bag of opinions, but one driver in north Vancouver decided to go and just flip out about it. That’s not a joke; a driver in north Vancouver encountered an unexpected eight-legged passenger in her car on Monday and opted for immediate evacuation of […]
EV/AV Report: July 26, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s EV/AV Report, a new report says a lot — like a lot — more Canadians will have to purchase electric vehicles in order to reach federal emission targets. Meanwhile in Vancouver, a new By-law requiring 100 percent of parking stalls in new hotels to have EV chargers was approved. […]
AutoHouse Technologies 2020 Canadian Benchmark Report: Touch Times
Vancouver, British Columbia — AutoHouse Technologies has released its 2020 Canadian Benchmark Report for the collision repair industry, where the company details sales, gross profit trends, cycle times and touch times for the Canadian autobody sector last year. Last week, Collision Repair magazine covered sales, gross profit trends and cycle time. Today, we cover AutoHouse’s […]
AutoHouse Technologies 2020 Canadian Benchmark Report: Sales and Gross Profit Trends
Vancouver, British Columbia — AutoHouse Technologies has released its 2020 Canadian Benchmark Report for the collision repair industry, wherein the company details sales, gross profit trends, cycle times and touch times for the Canadian autobody sector last year. Today, we take a closer look at some of the big takeaways from the report’s look at […]
Teenage Rebellion: 17 year old BC driver charged for 111km/h in a 50 zone with parent in passenger seat
Vancouver, British Columbia — The punishment coming to him from the law is likely the least of one 17 year old Vancouverite’s worries after he was was pulled over doing 11km/h in a 50 zone—with his parent in the passenger seat. In addition to the inevitable scoldings and lectures about life choices and integrity, the […]
EV/AV Report: March 22, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, 31 new EV charging stations are on their way to the Winnipeg area, CAA has launched an awareness campaign about the benefits of EVs and a Canadian battery developer has unveiled the latest iteration of it’s smart charging system. Powering the ‘Peg A $155,000 […]
