Collision Repair News

SEMA360: Spanesi Offers an Immersive Experience

Since it was not possible to receive its customers on-site during the SEMA show, Spanesi offered them an immersive virtual tour of a workshop featuring all its new products. “People…

ProColor Collision Welcomes Blackfalds to Network

Chris Peterson, Regional Vice President for Fix Network – Western Canada, welcomes ProColor Collision Blackfalds into the network. ProColor Collision Blackfalds is owned by Frank Tanner. Ever since he started…

CARSTAR Salutes Veterans This Remembrance Day

CARSTAR is saluting one of the many Veterans in its’ Canadian network on Remembrance Day. CARSTAR is saluting one team member on Remembrance Day for his service to his country,…

SEMA360: What Does The Future Hold for Body Shops?

As part of the SEMA360 training program, a leading automotive industry specialist has drawn a detailed picture of what the future holds for collision repairers. This conference was held during…

SEMA360: Battle of the Builders

One-of-a-kind custom is the first of its kind to win this award. Each year, for the last seven years the SEMA Battle of the Builders contest pits some of the…

Full Speed Ahead

As part of the Fix Network, ProColor Collision is seeing a rapid expansion both in Canada and across the globe. Fix Network made headlines in 2019 when it announced the…

SEMA360: 3M Launches New Performance Spray Gun

In the New Product Showcase at SEMA360, paint material and equipment supplier 3M showcased their new Performance Spray Gun. Lightweight and easy to use, the new gun was designed with…

Prevention Equipment for Body Shops

There are still too many safety deficiencies when solutions exist to protect the health of workers in our body shops. Rémi Michaud, Operations Specialist for the…

Auto Recycling: Progressive and Proactive

Sound environmental practices are reaping big benefits for automotive recycling. Not too long ago, Stellantis released a statement assessing the benefits of using remanufactured and recycled…

Simplicity Car Care Makes Key Leadership Additions

Simplicity Car Care announced a key addition to their Senior Leadership team: Kenneth Chung is now Vice President of Operational Excellence and Technology. Kenneth’s expertise in…

Electric Vehicles & Training

Fasten your seatbelts, the technological shift in the automotive sector has not finished making us experience strong emotions. At our National Conference last fall, we were…

Auto Body Industry – The Canadian Market

Collision Management Magazine has long been on the leading edge of the collision repair industry in Canada. Our coverage of collision repair industry news, car body design news, and the auto body industry overall is second to none. In today’s rapidly changing and fascinating automotive world, we are the go-to source for a complete picture of the industry. As cars and trucks continue to change, collision repair professionals count on us for the latest car body design news, along with insights into advanced technologies, processes and collision repair news. Industry experts agree that the body shops of yesterday have changed dramatically. Today’s car repair facilities are technologically-advanced and they depend on the latest repair information to deal with sophisticated new materials and complex repair processes. Moreover, state-of-the-art technologies like advanced driver assistance systems make collision repair more complex and involved than ever before. That’s why auto body facilities of all sizes – from the small family-owned businesses to the certified collision centres with brand names like Fix Auto or Simplicity Car Care, rely on us to stay on top of trends and changes in body repair. Collision management has changed dramatically over the years, and today’s collision repair professionals need to stay ahead of the game. That’s why they turn to us for the latest collision repair industry news.

Car Body Work – A Collaborative Effort

Since collision repair if part of a much larger automotive landscape, we know collision repair professionals rely on us for a window into the entire automotive industry. The journey begins at the dealership level, where consumers take delivery of their new vehicles. Those that don’t stay new, and need the attention of a collision repair professional will either end up at the dealer’s in-house auto body facility, or with a certified collision repair facility. Fleets also need auto body care when bad things happen to their vehicles. That’s why collision repair professionals rely on us to keep them abreast of trends in the fleet side of the business. As new cars and trucks hit the road, chances are they’ll end up in one of the many auto body repair facilities across our country for repairs. Since vehicles that end up at a body shop will often need new tires, we make sure our collision repair audience is exposed to the latest news about tires and tire technologies. And once the sheet metal is replaced and the paint dries, we know the collision repair process is only half finished. Besides car body work, all the mechanical elements have to be put back into place, fixed or completely replaced in order to make the vehicle road-worthy, and good as new. Here again, our coverage of the entire automotive industry, including the aftermarket and the mechanical repair side of the business, equip our readers with the information and insight needed to get the job done right.