Articles that are NOT in the magazine – online only
You may be familiar with the term “Right to Repair”. But, you may ask, what does it mean, and how does it apply to me? Join the free webinar OEM Repair Information Access, presented by the Automotive Retailers Association of B.C., in conjunction with its annual general meeting slate of events, Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 …
Craftsman Collision has teamed up with Viral Defense Solutions’ DrivePur sanitization treatment to take cleanliness to a new, microscopic level. Joining a growing group of North American body shops, Craftsman becomes the first body shop chain in Western Canada to offer the DrivePur treatment, and the only chain to offer it at all its locations. …
COVID-free interiors are the promise of Craftsman’s new sanitization treatment Read More »
Color Compass is hosting a free online webinar “Capturing in a Crisis” on Wednesday May 13, at 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM (PST). Color Compass’ own Ryan Bellows will be welcoming well-respected industry representatives Mike Anderson, CEO Collision Advice, and Ryan Taylor, CEO BodyShop Booster Inc., to discuss how to navigate your business and staff …
Free Webinar Guides Body Shops to Capture in a Crisis Read More »
All of us here at Automotive Retailers Publishing, publishers of Collision Quarterly magazine, are following the advice of the health authorities and directives from the government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, we wish to assure our readers, writers and advertisers that in most respects, at this time it is “business as usual.” Our …
March 2020: You have found the new world-wide-web home of Collision Quarterly magazine! By popular demand, we have given Collision Quarterly its very own website again, rather than being combined with the other publications of Automotive Retailers Publishing Co. This is where you’ll find feature articles from the magazine as well as exclusive content only …
Photo: Jon Norris (back, left) with students at a recent career fair It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our good friend and colleague, John Norris. John was in Halifax attending the Automotive Technology Summit, a conference held in conjunction with the Skills Canada National Competition. We are told he suffered …
It is all about training. Article and photos courtesy PPG For today’s automakers, sophisticated finishes and special effect colours are ways to set their vehicles apart and attract new car buyers. Much of this is due to new technology that allows OEM stylists and colour experts to create brilliant new colours and effects—tri-coats, quad-coats, mattes, …
The Board of Directors and members of the National Automotive Trades Association (NATA) met in Toronto on January 23, 2019 to hold it’s annual general meeting and to engage in a strategic planning workshop intended to start the process of more clearly defining the future of the association. Since 1947, the NATA has represented the needs of the automotive …
NATA Elects New President, Renews Commitment to CASIS Read More »
What If You Become OEM Certified, and then Car Ceases To Exist? by John Norris Imagine that you invested some $45,000 for specialized collision repair equipment and training so that your shop could become qualified to repair Cadillac CT6 sedans. You are also paying the $4,500 annual fee to be on the manufacturer’s certification program. You know the Cadillac …
Payment for ‘repair of adjacent panels’ among results of latest ‘Who Pays for What, Canada?’ survey December 18, 2018Almost two-thirds of Canada collision repair shops are paid “always” or “most of the time” by major insurers when they bill to “repair adjacent panels,” yet about 1-in-4 shops say they have never charged an insurer for this …