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Ride Control Maintenance Crucial To Today’s Emerging Autonomous Vehicle Systems
January 27, 2017 by Tom Venetis

The rapid emergence of vehicle technologies that are made to assist drivers with maintaining control over their vehicles and to reduce the chance of crashes is putting renewed emphasis on ride control maintenance and replacement. Jobbers will see a greater…

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How Connectivity Is Shaping A New Auto industry
January 27, 2017 by Steve Pawlett

The automotive industry is quickly transitioning from infotainment to transformative technologies that will enable Mobility as a Service to spring to life. Third-party platforms like CarPlay and Android Auto are beginning to emerge as OEMs explore the benefits of ADAS…

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Knowledge Centre: Fitting the pieces together
October 28, 2016 by Jeff Taylor

Part 7 of 7 in an exclusive series

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COMMENT: Sticky steering
October 20, 2016 by Allan Janssen

Tackling ‘memory steer’ starts with taking a close look at the most recently completed chassis work. Often that’s where the problem started.

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FAQ: Brakes
October 3, 2016 by Scott Weatherill

As an automotive instructor, one way of measuring the “soft spots” in my students’ understanding is by paying close attention to the questions that get asked. If a topic comes up frequently enough, you know there’s an underlying problem that…

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7 ways to fill the GAPS in your team
October 3, 2016 by Allan Janssen

Industry watchers have long raised warning flags that the influx of new technicians is insufficient to fill the job vacancies created by those who are retiring. The resultant skills shortage is real… and it’s growing. New estimates suggest the problem…

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 Bestbuy’s Buy & Sell Meetings Celebrated in Whistler
September 29, 2016 by Steve Pawlett

    Bestbuy Distributors Limited annual Buy & Sell event attracted shareholders from across Canada, to meet and network with valued suppliers from all over North America, for a celebrated Canadian conference in the alpine paradise of Whistler, September 18…

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Knowledge Centre: Parking assist
September 15, 2016 by Allan Janssen

Part 6 of 7 in an exclusive series

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FinishMaster Opens First Store In Canada
September 15, 2016 by Steve Pawlett

    Discovery Auto Color Plus celebrated their inaugural launch as the first Canadian FinishMaster branch in Canada. FinishMaster Canada Inc., is a subsidiary of Uni-Select Inc. “It’s been a challenging few months but we got it done,” said former…

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AIA Canada Hosted Innovative Business Series In Toronto
September 13, 2016 by Steve Pawlett

The new AIA Innovative Business Series held at the Paramount Event Venue at 222 Rowntree Dairy Road in Vaughan, focused on how the aftermarket needs to gear up for change and stay ahead of disruptive technologies. Dr. Peter Frise, engineer…

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Uni-Select Opens First Bumper-to-Bumper Corporate Store
September 6, 2016 by Steve Pawlett

      Uni-Select Inc.  has officially opened its first corporate store in Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec under its new “Bumper to Bumper – Canada’s Parts People” branding. Uni-Select is rebranding all of its corporate stores under the Bumper to Bumper banner. The official…

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COMMENT: Tire Reviews
September 5, 2016 by CARS Magazine

These are the tire comments and pictures following this article from the September issue of CARS. Tires are suitable for FWD, RWD and AWD vehicles, for sedans, SUV, minivans and in some cases pick-up trucks. Occasionally, performance winter tires could…