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A PROVINCIAL PARTNERSHIP The provincial governments of Ontario and Alberta have announced a cross-provincial collaboration to support the development of a framework for international credential recognition and post-journeyperson certification. According to a recent press release, “this partnership [aims to] put Canadian workers first by reducing interprovincial barriers and red tape for credential recognition and encouraging […]
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MAKING MOTORAMA HISTORY JF Launier, founder of JF Kustoms in Osoyoos, British Columbia won the top prize at Toronto’s Motorama in March, taking home the Grand Champion award. Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports Expo—which took place at the International Centre in Toronto, Ontario—judged Launier’s design to be “the cream of the crop” of over 400 […]
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ONE-COAT WONDER BASF’s premium refinish brand RM has launched what it calls the first-ever single-coat clear, RMC1000. The product was created to meet customer demands for speed and efficiency, reducing cycle times and providing superior sag resistance. According to BASF, RMC1000 can be applied wet in one-layer and dried at 140F° for 30 minutes. Compared […]
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AN ENTERPRISING EXAMINATION Enterprise has recently released Q3 2023 data that reveals the overall collision-related length of rentals (LOR) in Q3 2023 is 16.3 days, a slight decrease from Q3 2022. Additionally, when it comes to drivable LOR, Q3 saw an increase of 0.4 days to a total of 12.3 days, while non-drivable LOR was […]
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REFINISHING REPARATIONS Mike Anderson’s most recent “Who Pays for What” report has been released; this time with its sights set on the use of invoicing systems for material costs. This latest report from the CEO of Collision Advice builds off findings from a 2021 survey that found about half of bodyshops used a flat hourly […]
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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 […]
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AIA YEARLY REVIEW As the year winds down, Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA) has opened its Outlook Study 2022 to AIA members. Findings show that despite strong aftermarket recovery in 2021, overall economic output is still below pre-pandemic levels, though AIA predicts that the sector will recover by the end of 2022. When it […]
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FURY ROAD Look at the driver to your left. Now, look at the driver on your right. You better start sizing one of them up, because odds are they are willing to throw hands over the lane you just blocked them out of, according to a recent poll conducted by Leger and published by RATESDOTCA. […]
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THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM With COVID cases resurging and exhibitors getting cold feet as November starts rolling around, AIA Canada has announced that they have decided to cancel Canada Night 2021. Originally scheduled to take place on November 2, 2021, at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, during the AAPEX conference, Canada Night brings together […]
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DELVING INTO DIGITAL 3M has invested in asTech, citing a “continued commitment to advance the digitization” of the aftermarket supplies giant. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The 3M Ventures strategic investment in Repairify [asTech’s parent company] enables us to accelerate our solutions and offerings across the entire automotive ecosystem,” stated Cris Hollingsworth, president […]
