Auto Value has declared Jake Fehr of Winkler, Manitoba the 2024 Auto Value Technician of the Year. Fehr is an accomplished technician at Chad’s Auto Repair, an Auto Value Certified Service Center and customer of Piston Ring Service and Supply. Fehr was named the...
Recent research findings show more than half of Canadian consumers are willing to wait for their new vehicle to be delivered, rather than insisting on buying from inventory. This begs the question on how this shift in expectations might be playing out among auto...
Hybrids and electric vehicles surpassed 13% percent of the total 2023 Canadian light-vehicle sales. With the uptick of their popularity, shops are bound to be seeing more of these vehicles in the service bays, espeically those in urban areas where EV sales are at...
To be successful as a shop, you have to have the right tools. Certainly, as a tech, you spend a lot of time and effort developing your own repertoire of skills, getting the right tools. You probably have your favorite scan tool. (You probably have more than one.) But...
(SPONSORED CONTENT) Philips Ultinon Essential LEDs are a direct replacement for halogen headlight and fog light bulbs. (SPONSORED CONTENT) A direct replacement for standard headlight bulbs, Philips X-tremeUltinon LED headlights deliver a beam that is brighter, whiter,...
The OEMRepairInfo.ca site, operated in support of the CASIS agreement, has undergone a significant upgrade. The Canadian Automotive Service Information Standard (CASIS) provides a framework for Canadian automobile manufacturers to share their service and repair...
British Columbia has made a major change to its electric vehicle (EV) rebate program, dropping eligbility for the maximum rebate to vehicles from $55,000 to $50,000, and raising the ire of new car sellers and automaker groups. Aftermarket players should be mindful of...
Some of the Eccles Auto Service team pose with a thoroughly smashed BMW. Nearly $5,000 was raised for local charities by sledgehammer wielding community members. Eccles Auto Service in Dundas, Ontario celebrated 40 years of excellent customer service with a community...
The latest print edition of Indie Garage features a comprehensive look at automotive lift safety, insights on Canadian market dynamics, an interview with John Cochrane, new interim executive director of the Automotive Aftermarket Retailers of Ontario plus the new scan...