Krystyna Lagowski, Author at Autosphere

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Krystyna Lagowski

109 posts

Weld Efficiency: Practice Makes Perfect (Part 1)

Collision Management, Collision-Articles, Collision-Products & Services

19 Mar at 9:00 am

Part 1: Training and testing helps technicians get it right the first time. Why is it important to get a weld right the first time? Not only because it reduces cycle time, but because there might be a greater chance of failure in that weld. “You don’t want to weld…

The Future Is Here

Collision Management, Collision-Articles, Collision-Software & CRM

17 Mar at 12:00 pm

Predictive analytics can help save and sell. A cost reduction pilot that Domenic Prochilo rolled out in just a few of his Simplicity Car Care shops has resulted in a 50 percent reduction in paint and material costs in less than six months. That’s largely due to a number of…

Parts Procurement: A Work in Progress (Part 2)

Collision Management, Collision-Articles, Collision-Products & Services

12 Mar at 9:00 am

Part 2: It’s about more than just cost. Advances in parts procurement technology is not only designed to keep prices reasonable, it is also designed to boost efficiency in the repair process. Yet by providing more options and having more parts suppliers and recyclers involved in the process, there is…

Parts Procurement: A Work in Progress (Part 1)

Autosphere, Collision Management, Collision-Articles, Collision-Products & Services

11 Feb at 12:00 pm

In the first of a two-part series, Collision Management looks at how changes in OE Parts procurement are changing the repair process. Although an OEM part has historically been more expensive than an aftermarket or recycled part, price matching software now allows OE parts to be part of a more…

Fit For Purpose

Tire News, Tires-Articles, Tires-Products & Services

21 Jan at 9:00 am

Making sense of the light truck tire customer. With so many vehicles requiring light truck tires on the road, where do you start when an LT tire customer walks through your door? “You need to know the OE tire fitment size, the specification of the tire regarding its service index,…

Fit For Purpose

21 Jan at 12:00 am

Fuel Cell-ebration!

Fleet-Articles, Fleet-Products & Services, Fleetdigest

12 Dec 2019

Marking 40th year with first FCEV fleet in British Columbia. After four decades of developing fuel cell technology, Ballard Power Systems finally has a fleet of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) in service. “We’ve been working towards this for many years, now everything that we’ve been working for, has become…

Dealing With ADAS: Required Reading

Collision Management, Collision-Articles, Collision-Software & CRM

3 Dec 2019

New systems require drilling deep into procedures. Recently, Donny Seyfer rented a Hyundai Elantra and was surprised to see that it featured emergency braking, lane departure warning and other driver safety assistance items. “This was a bare bones model, with cloth seats,” says Seyfer, Executive Officer, National Automotive Service Task…

Commercial Tires: Traction for Truckers

Tire News, Tires-Articles, Tires-Products & Services

8 Nov 2019

Equipping big trucks with winter tires makes the roads safer for all motorists. Winter tires are as Canadian as hockey and Timbits—and now, commercial vehicles are hopping on the winter tire bandwagon. “It comes down to having the right tire for the job,” says Tim Phillips, Vice President of Marketing…

Straightline Kia: The Power of the Cube

Canadian Autojournal, Dealerships-Articles, Dealerships-Products & Services

18 Oct 2019

Calgary dealer is proud to be the first full Red Cube store in the west. When Chris Tonkin first laid eyes on the faded, run-down building that was destined to be his new Kia store, he knew it was time to make a big change. “It had a very odd…

Posts by Krystyna Lagowski

Weld Efficiency: Practice Makes Perfect (Part 1)

The Future Is Here

Parts Procurement: A Work in Progress (Part 2)

Parts Procurement: A Work in Progress (Part 1)

Fit For Purpose

Fit For Purpose

Fuel Cell-ebration!

Dealing With ADAS: Required Reading

Commercial Tires: Traction for Truckers

Straightline Kia: The Power of the Cube

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