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Is This For Real?
Hands on the Wheel, Dammit: A German truck driver crashed his 18-wheeler near Boras, Sweden last month. The driver wasn't seriously hurt, but he was found pinned in the wreckage, with his pants down and matters...er, in hand.
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will be automatically entered.The winning business will be featured in an article in the 2010 edition of Canadian Auto Recyclers magazine. |
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Did you Know...?
Another Reason to Quit:
A Denver man lost his car in July when he tossed a lit cigarette out
the window. Air currents caused it to land in the back seat, where it
set the car on fire. |
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Auto Week kicks off this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Keep an eye on collisionrepairmag.com for updates from SEMA, AAPEX and NACE throughout the conferences. It's looking like an exciting week!! Mike Davey,Editor |
Estimate severity has deceased despite rising OEM part prices according to Mitchell International's Special NACE Edition of its Industry Trends Report (ITR). The report reveals "the substitution effect" has produced surprising findings important to all participants in the collision repair marketplace.
This edition's Quarterly Feature, "The Mitchell Collision Parts Price Index Proves the Unexpected: When OEM Part Prices Increased, Estimate Severity Decreased," by Greg Horn, Mitchell's Vice President of Industry Relations, reveals surprising findings important to all participants in the collision repair marketplace.Read full article... |
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FIX Auto Adds Two Ontario Locations
Fix Auto is pleased to announce that they have added two new locations to their network's roster - Fix Auto Leamington and Fix Auto St. Thomas.
Fix Auto Leamington is owned and operated by husband and wife team, Alex and Betty George who have now been in business for over 25 years. Located at 14 Fraser Rd in Leamington, Ontario, the couple's dedication and commitment to providing ongoing customer service excellence has awarded them great success over the past years.
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Tony DeSantis Joins Fix Auto
 Steve Leal, President of Fix Auto Ontario, Alberta and Atlantic Canada
is pleased to announce the addition of Tony DeSantis as Senior Account
Executive to the Fix Auto Ontario, Alberta and Atlantic Canada team.
DeSantis has over fifteen years of experience in the insurance
sales industry including management experience with a major national
car rental company. His expertise includes negotiating contracts,
account acquisition and customer service. He joins Fix Auto with an
excellent background supported by great experience in the industry.
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3M Donates $300,000 in Product to Collision Repair Schools
3M has donated more than 300 of its Dynamic Mixing Systems, valued
at $300,000, to the I-CAR Education Foundation to be distributed to
collision repair schools across the continent. Four Canadian schools
will benefit.
Working with 3M, the I-CAR Education Foundation will arrange to have
the Dynamic Mixing Systems distributed to career and technical schools
and colleges that offer collision repair and automotive refinishing
training programs.
At least four Canadian schools will benefit from the
program, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (Edmonton, AB),
Estevan Comprehensive School ( Estevan, SK), Morris School ( Morris,
MB) and NBCC Saint John ( Saint John, NB)
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CSN Signs Albion Hills Collision
Collision Solutions Network (CSN) is pleased to announce the addition of Albion Hills Auto Service Sales & Collision Centre ~ CSN located in Caledon, Ontario. Albion Hills is located on Hwy 50, north of Bolton and just south of Hwy 9. Albion Hills ~ CSN is a family owned and operated business with over 50 years of experience in the auto collision industry. Located in the picturesque community of Palgrave, in the township of Caledon, this 4500 square foot facility was originally founded by Joe Barbaro and was recently purchased by his son John Barbaro and his wife Sandra.
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CARSTAR Announces 15th Location in Quebec
CARSTAR Automotive Canada is pleased to announce it has signed its 15th
location in Quebec. CARSTAR Montréal Avenue Lausanne, located at 9934
Lausanne in Montréal-North, is the most recent addition.
Robert Gagnon is the Regional Director for Eastern Canada and
believes, "The Montréal North, Avenue Lausanne store is in line with
the strategic position of our existing locations to provide additional
support for our customers and insurance partners. The addition of this
location is just one more solid example of the CARSTAR commitment to
maintain our leadership position and provide top quality service from
coast to coast in all provinces."
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 Robert Gagnon, Sam Mercanti, and Andrew Almeida.
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