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News Auto Repair & ServiceBusiness ManagementIndustry TrendsJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements How jobbers benefit from dealers expanding service
May 26, 2023 by
Adam Malik
Selling used vehicles is good business for new car dealers, a recent report suggested. Not only do they make more money selling used vehicles but they’re also looking to draw the buyer back to their own bays for future service.…
News Auto Repair & ServiceElectric VehiclesJobbers & WDsSupplier News & AnnouncementsVehicle Technology Highlights from the EV & Charging Expo 2023
May 26, 2023 by
Adam Malik
The EV & Charging Expo was held at the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place in Toronto. Attendees were able to take in sessions on a variety of topics, listen to key industry figures and political leaders and check out dozens…
News Auto Repair & ServiceBusiness ManagementJobbers & WDsMarket Research & StatisticsSupplier News & Announcements More pay bumps on the way: CFIB
May 26, 2023 by
Adam Malik
Canadian small businesses are expecting to raise employee wages by 3.3 per cent over the next 12 months, according to a recent report. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer reported high inflation and a tight job market…
News Auto Repair & ServiceJobbers & WDsSupplier News & AnnouncementsTraining & Apprenticeship AIA Canada, Ontario team up on new industry training program
May 25, 2023 by
Adam Malik
A new automotive aftermarket industry training program has been announced to help address the industry’s workforce development challenges. The Automotive Industries Association of Canada has partnered with the Government of Ontario, St. Lawrence College, Conestoga College, Fanshawe College and Plug…
News Auto Repair & ServiceElectric VehiclesFrom The MagazineJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements EV World: The past and the future
May 25, 2023 by
Adam Malik
The automotive aftermarket is in the middle of a unique opportunity. It can benefit from traditional vehicle technology for decades to come — and set itself up to benefit from incoming electrics
News Auto Repair & ServiceConsumer trendsIndustry TrendsJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements Driving doesn’t interest young people: Study
May 25, 2023 by
Adam Malik
Times, they are a’changing. What had been once considered a rite of passage is no longer as interest in getting a driver’s licence continues to dwindle. In the 1980s, by the age of 18, more than four in five 18-year-olds…
News Auto Repair & ServiceElectric VehiclesJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements Why electric and not other technologies?
May 24, 2023 by
Adam Malik
Other technologies have a rightful claim as being viable — and maybe better — alternatives to gas-powered engines than electric. So why aren’t they popular?
News AnnouncementsAuto Repair & ServiceEvent NewsEventsJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements Magic Johnson to be AAPEX keynote speaker
May 24, 2023 by
Adam Malik
Perhaps the greatest point guard in the history of professional basketball will be at AAPEX this fall delivering the keynote. Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be in Las Vegas on October 31 this year to speak to attendees about “The Magic…
News Auto Repair & ServiceEvent NewsEventsJobbers & WDsOE newsSupplier News & Announcements Vancouver auto show set to return
May 24, 2023 by
Adam Malik
After four straight years of cancellations, organizers say the Vancouver International Auto Show is set to return in 2024. Last held in 2019, the show is the top-attended auto show in Western Canada and the group is describing the return…
News Auto Repair & ServiceBusiness ManagementJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements Going beyond the four seasons to attract customers
May 23, 2023 by
Adam Malik
Shop owners may think they have four primary marketing opportunities every year, those being whenever the seasons change. But that’s thinking too small, says a shop coach. While they’re easy to see coming, don’t limit yourself to drum up excitement…
News Auto Repair & ServiceElectric VehiclesJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements EV World: The future of electrification
May 23, 2023 by
Adam Malik
Electrification of the vehicle fleet is happening. Here’s what experts see for the years ahead and how you can be prepared
News Auto Repair & ServiceEconomy and PoliticsIndustry TrendsInternational NewsJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements No recession in Canada: S&P
May 19, 2023 by
Adam Malik
High interest rates. Inflation up but but slowing. No recession. All of that is great news for the automotive aftermarket.