Rising to the Pedal Car Challenge
Four tenacious women from the Okanagan utilize their skill and ingenuity to build a little truck loaded with community heart and soul.
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Dealing with End-of-Life EV Batteries
There are looming questions concerning the viability of today’s electric vehicles as they age. by Ken Hendricks Dismantling, selling, and disposing unwanted batteries from electric vehicles is nothing new for vehicle dismantlers and recyclers. We have been dealing with them for over 20 years now. But these have mostly been from older electric hybrid vehicles
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The Evolution of Auto Body Repair: Now You Know
A journey from uncertainty to the precise auto body repair techniques of today. by Tom Bissonnette, executive direction, Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers (SAAR) I remember when I started my first auto body job. Unibody cars were just emerging in the marketplace and everybody was confused about how to repair them. You could not just
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Collision Olympics Wins Big!
After months of planning, the Collision Olympics debuted at the ATA Trade Show in true Manitoba fashion—during a winter storm. by Theresa Jachnycky, director, Automotive Trades Association Manitoba (ATA) Peering out the window that morning at the snow and icy roads, organizers reported having a sinking feeling that the weather might affect attendance. Elsewhere—maybe—but that did
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Rising Chinese Investments in Mexico: Concerns for Canada’s Auto Parts Industry
For years, the relationship between Canada and Mexico’s auto industry remained strong. In total, “there are over 60 Canadian car part companies operating in Mexico, with over 130 plants in 14 states, employing approximately 30,000 Mexicans”. This partly stems from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was put into effect back in 1994.
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Metro Vancouver Repair Shops Struggling with Long Wait Times
Auto body shops across Metro Vancouver are facing delays with months-long wait times due to staffing and supply problems. “We’ve never been this far behind before—after the pandemic it slowly built up and now this is the worst it’s been,” said Joseph Mahesh, owner of CSN Cosmos, for globalnews.ca. Drivers are facing up to two
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Progi Launches Capacity Month 2023
Progi, a software services company specialized in the automotive field, has launched its Capability Month for a fourth consecutive year. Capacity Month is a time of year to remember how essential well-managed operations are to healthy collision shops. November is the time Progi chooses every year, as this is the crucial moment before the peak
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Lordco’s Alberta Expansion: New Store in Red Deer
Lordco is excited to welcome its sixth Alberta store [PORT COQUITLAM, NOVEMBER 16, 2023] – Lordco Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket retailer, is proud to announce the opening of its newest store in Red Deer, Alberta, marking the company’s sixth location in the province. This expansion follows the recent opening of Lordco’s fifth store in Alberta, situated
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Mitchell Reports a Lower Total Loss Rate for Electric Vehicles
Recent claims data debunks perception that electric vehicles (EVs) are more often declared a total loss following a collision than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts SAN DIEGO, Calif.—November 8, 2023—Mitchell, an Enlyte company and leading technology and information provider for the Property & Casualty (P&C) claims and Collision Repair industries, today released its latest trends report: Plugged-In: EV Collision
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Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Supports Blazing Trails Scholarship Fund at 2023 SEMA Show
Scholarship Fund Partnership with Larsen Motorsports Supports Education for Students in Automotive-Related Fields CLEVELAND – Nov. 6, 2023 – Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes and several well-known painters showed their support for young talent entering the collision repair industry by partnering with the Blazing Trails Scholarship Fund at the recent 2023 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.