The Vancouver Community College's Automotive Service Technician program now has a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle to boost their training. In an arrangement with Toyota Canada, VCC took possession of one of the first FCEVs made for the Canadian market – the Toyota Mirai....
As of 1st July the Motor Vehicle Information Scheme (MVIS), Australia's automotive aftermarket Right to Repair, became operational. From left to right: John Khoury (MTAA), Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Tony Weber (FCAI), Stuart Charity (AAAA), James Voortman (AADA) While many...
(SPONSORED CONTENT) Dayco believes in a systems approach to belt maintenance and continues to expand its line of serpentine belt kits. With one part number providing a complete solution, Dayco offers coverage for millions of today’s domestic and import light trucks,...
Last September I reached out to Bob McJannett, one of Canada’s pioneering performance business owners. I had called to see if he wanted to come onto The Great Canadian Aftermarket Podcast, maybe with his sons, Rob and Andy, to talk about the changing face of the...
One aspect of the right to repair argument has been that it is patently unfair to require consumers to travel long distances just for basic vehicle service. Now, I admit that I have been guilty of thinking that having to drive long distances for service was purely the...
According to a media report, in order to bolster its service delivery, Tesla has been sending sales staff, managers, and entry-level workers to help service vehicles. The original report, by Electrek, an electric vehicle market media outlet, says that concern over the...
The recently launched NexDrive EV service program was the topic of two presentations: A kickoff presentation by Martyn Johns, National Director, NAPA Autopro and Emerging Technologies and one by .John O'Dowd (pictured), vice president of marketing for NAPA Auto Parts...
In a surprise survey result, Canadian consumers lag behind their U.S. counterparts in considering an electric vehicle (EV) for their next vehicle. While many had assumed Canada's consumers were more predisposed to EV adoption, the recently conducted inaugural...
One of the many challenges that the aftermarket has is attracting and retaining apprentices. Indie Garage recently caught up with Lytton Greenfield of Vancouver, B.C., an apprentice working toward his Red Seal certification. He was good enough to provide some...