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Building a Career in Auto Body Repair

Co-owner with father Régis of three ProColor Collision shops in the Saguenay area, Stéphanie Bouchard has carved out a place for herself in a traditionally masculine,…

New PPG NEXA AUTOCOLOR P190-6920 Clearcoat

PPG’s NEXA AUTOCOLOR P190-6920 Production Clearcoat will soon be available to collision centres throughout North America. The new automotive refinish clearcoat is engineered expressly for use…

Mitchell Announces Estimating Cloud

Mitchell International has announced Mitchell Estimating Cloud, a completely cloud-based estimating solution designed to simplify the estimating process to quickly create accurate appraisals. “Mitchell Estimating Cloud…

An Industry in Transition

Change in vehicles and increased OEM involvement in collision repair are driving the next industry evolution. For the past 30 years, Direct Repair Programs (DRPs) have…

Axalta Offers Insight for OE Electrocoating

At 29th International Conference on Automotive Body Finishing (SURCAR), Dr. Herman Yee, Global Manager of Technology for Electrocoat at Axalta Coating Systems, gave representatives from car…

Fix Auto Debuts ‘Shopping Cart’ Video

Alexandra Zalec, Vice President of Marketing for Fix Auto Canada, has announced the debut of an entertaining video—one testing human nature in light of potential vehicle…

CSN – Gan Chev Joins Network

CSN Collision Centres has announced that CSN – Gan Chev, located in picturesque Gananoque, Ontario, has joined the network. In 1976, Dews Hall opened the doors…

I-CAR Offers Quebec Journeyperson Equivalency

In  Quebec, journeyperson painters and body repair technicians who hold a valid qualification card are now eligible to receive I-CAR equivalencies. This decision is a direct…

The Empathy Factor

Satisfying traumatized collision clients is the most critical part of quality customer care. When you meet and greet your collision customers, you have to sympathize with…

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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.