The Government of Canada has announced funding that will help pave the way for the support the design, testing, and integration of safety-enhancing automated and connected car technologies, as well as the development of national regulations. The...
The latest print edition of Jobber Nation is in the hands of automotive aftermarket distribution professionals across Canada, but in case you missed your print copy, check out the features content and digital flip book here. CHECK OUT THE FULL DIGITAL FLIPBOOK HERE!...
Today’s automotive aftermarket faces a series of significant issues, both large and small. What we need to guard against, in working toward solutions, is target fixation. Target fixation is really a driving term that I’ve used a lot in my history with motorsport and...
In conversation with John MacDonald John MacDonald literally grew up in this business. Satch, the nickname he has carried since childhood, has enjoyed an aftermarket career marked by commitment and service not just to the organization his family founded, but also...
(VIDEO INTERVIEW) The Automotive Industries Association of Canada is working on a number of fronts to ensure that the automotive aftermarket will continue to have access to service information and tools in the future. It's a complex issue of right to repair...
AAPEXedu training at AAPEX 2019 will offer a mix of classroom, hands-on and underhood sessions for automotive repair professionals, auto parts retailers and warehouse distributors (WDs). AAPEX represents the more than $1 trillion global automotive aftermarket industry...
The “Get Your Shop in Gear” promotion gives Raybestos distributors their choice of premium quality brake pads along with useful shop items, all at a special promotional price, according to Kristin Grons, marketing manager for Brake Parts Inc LLC. By ordering part...
For most of the first 19 years of my life, May 8 was the shared birthday of two of my childhood friends, twin brothers Mark and Jeff Kelly. Then, one Saturday in 1982, that all changed when Gilles Villeneuve, Canada’s first bona fide Formula 1 ace, was killed in...
Uni-Select Inc. first quarter results showed sales for the Canadian Automotive Group segment were up 2.2%, fuelled by an organic growth of 4.9% and acquisitions, but international pressures offset this performance. “The solid performance of the Canadian Automotive...