BEYOND THE BODYWORK
THE D’ALESSANDRO FAMILY’S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION AT THE CSN 427 AUTO GROUP BY SARAH PERKINS It can be easy to assume that repairing a vehicle is solely a technical project. From an outside perspective, the process of beating panels, recalibrating parts and refinishing the dents and scratches acquired in a collision can easily […]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
BYGONE BILLS Imagine being charged for an accident that happened before the moon landing. For one Ossie Gildart, the 85-year-old driver was shocked to learn that his licence had been suspended due to an accident that reportedly occurred in 1960. The Bathurst, New Brunswick resident is facing a $4,661.91 fine for an accident that took […]
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
EVS IN 2024 According to Mitchell’s Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights 2024 Year in Review, electric vehicle (EV) repairable claims frequency has increased by 34 percent from 2023. EV claims frequency for collision-damaged, repairable battery electric vehicles (BEVs) further rose to 3.84 percent in Canada compared to an increase of 2.71 percent in the United States. […]
TRAINING
CAREER CONNECTIONS Pfaff Autoworks hosted a job fair in late February with the goal of introducing new talent to the automotive industry. During the event, approximately 65 attendees participated in networking opportunities to speak with experts in the industry and learn what Pfaff Autoworks has to offer. The event also gave attendees the chance to […]
INDUSTRY
TARIFF TROUBLES A report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce indicates that the country’s automotive and parts manufacturing sector would be the second-most negatively impacted area as a result of United States’ tariffs. In Ontario, vulnerable areas would include Southwestern Ontario at third to sixth most affected due to automotive production in Windsor, Kitchener, Cambridge, […]
