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Our Jobber of the Year: It’s All About the Customer
August 8, 2019 by Allan Janssen

By Adam Malik At the end of the day, it’s all about your customer. Drew Currie, manager of Motorcade Industries’ Mississauga West branch, says what’s a jobber for if not to help make repair shop businesses better, meet customer needs…

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Lacombe Auto Service: Our 2019 Shop of the Year
July 30, 2019 by Allan Janssen

By Allan Janssen When we choose the CARS magazine Shop of the Year, we’re looking for businesses that have had some significant change over the last 12 months. We didn’t expect to find shop owners that have engineered a total…

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CRP wins Business Innovation award at ReMaTec show
July 30, 2019 by Allan Janssen

CRP Industries has earned the prestigious Best Reman Business Innovation Award at the ReMaTec trade show, held in Amsterdam in June. The award, which was given during the Remanufacturer of the Year Awards in June 2019, recognizes CRP Industries for…

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Castrol signs new deal with Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
July 25, 2019 by Allan Janssen

Castrol will be the official and exclusive lubricant of Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (GP3R). The new partnership, announced this week, will be effective for the GP3R’s 2019 NASCAR and road course weekend, Aug. 9 to 11. Castrol Canada has…

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Master Mechanic to focus on growth under new ownership
July 23, 2019 by Allan Janssen

By Allan Janssen The new president of the Ontario-based Master Mechanic repair shop franchise says he brings a background in franchising that will help the company grow in the coming years. Todd Wylie joined the company earlier this year, shortly…

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Auto Value names new U.S. Tech of the Year
July 22, 2019 by Renee Montague

Auto Value’s U.S. technician of the year has been selected, joining Canadian winner Ryan Booker and Mexican winner Abelardo Portillo Alvarado  as the company’s top technicians in North America. The U.S. winner, Jason Jackson of Automotive Excellence in California, was…

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NAPA AutoCare recognized as certified Kukui partner
July 18, 2019 by Renee Montague

Software maker Kukui has recognized the NAPA AutoCare banner program as a Certified Kukui Partner.  The program recognizes organizations that “go above and beyond” to raise the image of the industry and give back to the communities they serve.  Certified…

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The Young Auto Care Network Group selects two scholarship recipients
July 17, 2019 by Renee Montague

The Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG) and Import Vehicle Community of the Auto Care Association, have selected Daniel Romero of Continental ContiTech and Jonny Dykstra of Auto-Wares as scholarship recipients to attend the University of the Aftermarket’s 2019-2020 Leadership…

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Lacombe Auto Service: Our 2019 Shop of the Year
July 16, 2019 by Allan Janssen

New owners Elaine and Donnie Lysons have taken a successful shop from old-school to cutting-edge in one calendar year.

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Shop of the Year: Our runners up
July 16, 2019 by Allan Janssen

We received dozens of nominations from all parts of Canada for our annual Shop of the Year issue. Congratulations to all the nominees who had such a great story to tell about advancements to their shops over the last year.…

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Three Canadian students win Auto Value scholarships
July 1, 2019 by Renee Montague

Three Canadians are among the 25 recipients of 2019 Auto Value scholarships. The Alliance scholarship program has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships to deserving students since 2001, helping them to continue their education and in doing so, support the…

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Spectrum Premium awarded Autozone’s ‘Extra Miler’ award
June 27, 2019 by Renee Montague

Boucherville, Que.-based Spectra Premium Industries was awarded the AutoZone Extra Miler Award on June 18 at the 2019 AutoZone Vendor Summit held at Memphis, Tenn. The AutoZone Extra Miler award honours those vendors who are “unfazed by obstacles, go above and…