TECH TRENDS
BOTS AND BUILDERS Tesla has expanded the use of automated assembly robots to its Fremont, California factory, following the City of Fremont granting Tesla a permit to install “power and structural anchorage to support two new robots required to automate fascia inspection.” According to a Drive Tesla Canada, this decision may have come from build […]
INDUSTRY
WELCOME ABOARD The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) has appointed Stuart Klein as the organization’s senior director of collision, a newly created position. According to AIA Canada, he will join the association’s senior leadership team, directing AIA Canada’s efforts in the collision sector of the industry. Klein brings more than 45 years of […]
TEACHING TRIUMPH
Left to right: Normand Cormier, classroom training manager, Axalta; Rob Bearchell andPatrice Marcil, customer experience director for Axalta’s North American operations. ROB BEARCHELL NAMED AXALTA’S 2022 TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR BY MAX REID Let’s give a big collision repair congratulations to Robert Bearchell, who was recently named 2022 Technical Instructor of the Year by […]
FRESHLY SQUEEZED
TROPICANA COMMUNITY SERVICES CELEBRATES GRADUATING PRE-APPRENTICESHIP CLASS BY ALLISON ROGERS Tropicana Employment Services hosted its long-anticipated Collision Repair and Auto Body pre-apprenticeship graduation, where the not-for-profit honoured three classes of now-working apprentices. The celebration honoured three graduating classes—the classes of 2020 and 2021 had their originally scheduled ceremonies cancelled due to the pandemic—and was held […]
PAINTING TILL’ PERFECTION
“When I was a kid, automotive wasn’t something I thought I would get into. My brother, dad, grandparents were all in the automotive industry, dealing with the mechanical aspect.” — DESIRAE ELLINGSEN, Head painter at Mervyn’s The Body Shop TRADES STEREOTYPING BEGINS EARLY, AND LEAD PAINTER SHARES HER STORY IN OVERCOMING FALSE ASSUMPTIONS. BY KATE […]
TRAINING
OUTER PANEL PROWESS BETAG North America recently celebrated the first graduating class of its Outer Panel Repair Specialist (OPRS) program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, where participants fine-tuned their ability to perform top-notch panel repairs. Supported by the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers, BETAG’s four-month OPRS program aims to equip participants with the skills to complete various […]
Allison Transmission Announces a 10 Percent Increase to the Quarterly Dividend and the Annual Stockholders Meeting and Record Date
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions and the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions for commercial and defense vehicles, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend from $0.21 to […]
Faraday Future Announces Employee Incentive Plan as it Sprints Towards FF 91 Futurist Start of Production
The incentive plan, along with other Company business, was announced at a Company all-hands employee meeting this week LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIE) (“Faraday Future,” “FF,” or “Company”), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, today announced the Company’s start of production (SOP) and start of delivery (SOD) incentive […]
CELEBRATING YOU
PASSION FOR YOUR WORK HAS THE POWER TO INSPIRE BY DARRYL SIMMONS For this magazine, this industry always has something to celebrate. This year is a bit special for Bodyworx Professional though, 2023 marks this magazine’s tenth year in publication. For the last ten years, our focus at Bodyworx Professional has been on people. This […]
