Industry Insider

It's a secret to none that the Canadian collision repair workforce touts a high age demographic. We may wish we were immortal, but that's just not the reality. So—have you given any thought to an exit strategy?

Tune in to this week's Industry Insider podcast to hear from Greg Wing, the director of sales for Simplicity Car Care, and start thinking about the steps you'll need to take when the day comes. From the financials required to the different buyers in today's market, Greg'll get you thinking about what path you might opt to take when it comes time to sell your business to the next generation of collision repairers.

In this week's episode of Industry Insider, we get Mark Puente, the CEO of Premiere Services, on the line. Puente shares with us the details of Premiere Services’ Certified Radio Program—an initiative in partnership with LKQ set to debut in Canada next year—and how it can counteract issues of cybersecurity in the recycling process of vehicle consoles.

On this week's Industry Insider, we speak with Michel Matte, an executive at BMW Group Canada to look deeper into the company’s scholarship program and how it could set a precedent for other OEMs in the future.

On this week's Industry Insider, we discuss the recent news of Volkswagen privatizing its part distribution, as well as offering exclusive benefits to its drivers.

Fix Auto President Steve Leal and Fix Auto Ontario Regional Vice President Daryll O'Keefe discuss the opening of Fix Auto's first training centre and what that could mean for industry technician shortages.

From being the only woman in her auto class to facing discrimination as a shop owner, Hilary Noack has overcome a lot in the automotive industry and fills us in on what it's like to be a young woman in a male-dominated industry.

Jack Poladian, the operations manager at Eagle Towing, talks business. He takes us through the logistics of growing a towing business, and even how to branch into one from a collision repair industry standpoint.

Mohammad Abdoli-Eramaki, professor at Ryerson University, explains the long term and short term health concerns of working in the collision repair industry.

Toronto, Ontario — From October 24 through 29, Spanesi Americas hosted its first-ever Interactive Week, where the company virtually hosted OEMs, North American shopowners and collision repair experts for a week of thought-provoking sessions.

In this week's episode of Industry Insider, Collision Repair chatted with former Canadian racing champion Antoine Bessette to hear more about his company, FELINO Cars.

Bessette, who was named Canadian Champion Race Driver of the year by the Ontario regional racing sanctioning body back in 2005, has since departed the lanes of the speedway, moving on to start his own sports car brand, FELINO, an entirely Canadian brand that focuses on building luxury sportscars made to drive on public roads and racetracks alike.

FELINO recently showcased its models at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. The brand only makes 10 of each sports car model⁠—and purchasing a FELINO car is an extremely customizable and personal experience for the hard-core auto enthusiasts. From the very beginning, FELINO developed its cB7r model around the driver. The car is built on the company’s unique chassis that allows for plenty of customization in terms of engine options, gearboxes, complementary technologies and bodywork without altering the performance that characterizes this beast of a vehicle.