Reselling Grades Failing
By/Par Gideon Scanlon As cross-business inventory networks become normal, the collision sector complains In March of 2018, recyclers attending the OARA Annual conference and Trade Show heard a speech from industry advocate J.C. Cahill. As keynote speaker, he told the audience that auto recyclers who wanted to compete should be doing three things: keeping track […]
CONNECT WITH COPART CANADA
IN THE BEGINNING, Copart was a single salvage yard in Vallejo, California founded by Willis J. Johnson in 1982. TODAY, Copart is a global leader in online vehicle auctions and operates more than 190 locations in 11 countries with over 125,000 vehicles up for auction on a day-to-day basis. In 2003 the company opened its […]
Unretiring Retire Your Ride — Not Cash For Clunkers
By/Par Gideon Scanlon Government can improve both the industry and the environment With the slow return to normal life after months of social isolation, American and Canadian politicians will soon turn their head to another problem—a sluggish economy. What role the automotive aftermarket will play in this remains to be seen. In making their policy […]
2021’s Woman of the Industry
By/Par Allison Rogers Natalie Miller reflects on the industry during a time of change This year, Canadian Auto Recyclers names Natalie Miller of Miller Auto Recycling in Fort Erie, Ontario as Woman of the Industry for 2020. Recently named as the Auto Recycler’s Association’s Canadian representative, Miller has previously served on ARA’s Educational Planning Committee […]
Charging Ahead
By/Par Allison Rogers and Gideon Scanlon ARC to unveil whitepaper on EV recycling This summer, a newcomer to the auto recycling sector set her mind to solving an existential problem facing the sector. Western University student Brenda Yu, a research intern for the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) was tasked with researching the challenges facing […]
Drawing Parallels – Parallèles de dessin
By/Par David Nolan Executive Director, Auto Recyclers Association of Australia Developments in auto recycling in Australia Australia and Canada are similar in many ways. There are parallels in our heritage, our culture and in fact in the structure of our auto recycling industry. Australia has about 20 million cars on the road and about 800,000 […]
Creating Carcone’s – Création de Carcone’s
By/Par Steve Fletcher From one-man-show to booming business In the year 1957, when Tony Carcone was just 16 years old, he boarded a ship departing Italy for Canada. Alone and in pursuit of a better life, he had always been interested in the automotive world. Tony secured his first job at a garage shortly after […]
Woodbeck’s Wisdom – La sagesse deWoodbeck
By/Par Steve Fletcher Bruce Woodbeck has an enviable track in the auto recycling world. By instinct, the industry veteran seeks out opportunities to stay current. It is also in his nature to provide leadership and help build a future – to better himself and the industry he loves. “It is a great business with many […]
The Auto Recyclers Association’s 2021
By/Par Gideon Scanlon Locked down, but ready to go – Verrouillé, mais prêt à partir In April, the Auto Recycler’s Association cancelled its annual Hill Day event due to the global pandemic. For the past few years, Hill Days has brought industry leaders together in order to educate government figures in the U.S. capitol about […]
The tightrope of triumph
By/Par Gideon Scanlon As salvage prices skyrocket and a global pandemic keeps its customer base at home, Bastarache Auto Parts continues to thrive Last spring, as COVID-19 made began to spread through North America, Ron Bastarache knew that it would be a rough year for the auto parts and recycling sector. The impact the pandemic […]
