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January 18, 2019

Ford Canada Names New President

Veteran Ford executive Dean Stoneley returns to replace Mark Buzzell as President and CEO. During 27 years as an executive, Stoneley has gained extensive experience in global leadership roles, like Vice ...

January 18, 2019

Vincentric Makes Used Vehicle Data Available

Vincentric presents cost-of-ownership data for Canadian Used Vehicles today. The data will consist of over 20,000 used vehicle configurations, and it will track costs for over 25,000 Canadian cars. These ...

January 18, 2019

Permatex Xtreme Hand Cleaners Available in Three Fragrances

Permatex, which offers chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, now provides its Fast Orange Xtreme Hand Cleaners in three different fragrances. Permatex’s currently best-selling Fast Orange Hand Cleaner has been available in ...

January 18, 2019

Double Coin Tires Claim Second Place in Fuel Economy Test

Huayi Tire Canada (HTC), Canada’s marketer and distributor for Double Coin Holdings, announced that Double Coin tires placed second in an independent fuel economy test. FPInnovations’ PIT Group, a neutral ...

January 18, 2019

VeriFacts 2019 Symposium in Canada Scheduled for January

VeriFacts Automotive has scheduled the 2019 VeriFacts Fix It Right-Fix It Smart Symposium, Canada on January 23, 2019. The symposium will be held in Toronto. As in previous U.S. or Canadian ...

January 17, 2019

The newsletter of January 17 is now online!

We have selected what we consider to be the most interesting news of the week amongst the industry hot topics. We’ve chosen within all the news published on our website ...

January 17, 2019

Becoming Fit for Growth

How to effectively scale your business. Over the last year, I have had the pleasure of meeting and discussing the collision repair industry with a vast number of repair operators. When ...

January 17, 2019

Ongoing Efforts to Resolve Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

The Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC) met in Detroit to discuss the new Canada-US-Mexico free trade agreement. The meeting was held at the North American International Auto Show to converse ...

January 17, 2019

Kumho Tire Selected Again As OE Supplier for Mercedes-Benz

Kumho Tire has been chosen again as an original equipment supplier for the latest generation Mercedes Benz G-Class model. Kumho’s Solus KL21 tire—sized at 265/60R18 110H will be factory fitted to the ...

January 17, 2019

Tenneco Closes Öhlins Racing Acquisition

Tenneco has announced the completion of its acquisition of Öhlins Racing A.B., a Swedish technology company, as of January 10, 2019. Öhlins Racing develops premium suspension systems and components for the automotive and ...