Alberta Government announces funding for electric vehicle network
February 5, 2019 –– The Government of Alberta announced on Monday that they will be providing $1.2 million towards the provinces Peaks to Prairies electric vehicle network. The network will be installing 20 fast-charging stations that will cover more than 1,700 km of southern Alberta highways. Canadian provinces such as Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia have […]
ADESA names new Saskatoon general manager
December 20, 2018 — ADESA has named Kyle Mutch as its new Saskatoon general manger. ADESA is a business unit of global vehicle remarketing and technology solutions provider KAR Auction Services. Mutch brings with him a decade of sales and operations management experience, having previously worked as a distribution manager for Enerpac, where he managed the […]
ARA Advisory Board provides recommendations for the Association
December 18, 2018 — During the association’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida the ARA Advisory Council met to discuss the Association’s long-term goals. The discussions focused on long-term growth strategies, ways to extend membership to auto recyclers who are not yet members and ways to increase organizational transparency. The council recommended a number of reforms […]
Volkswagen admits to selling test vehicles
December 18, 2018 — German car manufacturer Volkswagen could be facing fines after illegally selling pre-production test vehicles. According to Der Spigel, the automaker has been selling the test vehicles to unsuspecting buyers in Europe and North America since 2006. Volkswagen came clean to Germany’s motor transport authority back in September, admitting to the illegal practice. […]
ARA’s international movement
By David Gold and Jessica Andrews Toronto, Ontario — December 14, 2018 — In the weeks since its 75th Annual Convention and Exposition, the ARA has taken steps to establish an International Committee to promote engagement and understanding of the professional automotive recycling industry around the world. Automotive recyclers from 14 countries attended the most recent Annual […]
Rusty Repairs
December 14, 2018 — A recent study conducted by the University of Windsor and Krown Rust Control provided a consumer-oriented metric for measuring vehicle corrosion. The results show repairers and auto recyclers how vital rust prevention on vehicles can be. Rust can appear almost anywhere and cause serious repairs that include: lower body panels such […]
Reinforcing the rules
February 7, 2019 — The proper process of recycling End of Life Vehicles (ELV) has become an issue for many provinces in Canada. Setting up standardized regulations is a strategy that is being implemented by many auto recycling associations in order to reinforce the proper way of dismantling a vehicle without disrupting the environment. Collision […]
A tremendous opportunity
December 7, 2018 — The automotive industry is full of paths that lead to tremendous career opportunities. David Gold, president of Automotive Recyclers Association and owner of Standard Auto Wreckers, is determined to help youth see this potential, specifically when it comes to auto dismantling. Nothing lasts forever, and vehicles are no different. With that in mind, stakeholders […]
AARDA looking to update abandoned vehicle program
November 30, 2018 — Abandoned vehicles are being left in parking lots and off in the woods more frequently than the Alberta Auto Recycling and Dismantling Association would like. The abandoned vehicle program is a initiative that has been put in place to help salvage and stop people from leaving their vehicles in parking lots or in […]
ARPAC spreads awareness of recycling fires
December 5, 2018 – Over the past decade The Association of Auto Parts Recyclers (ARPAC) members have been involved in several major fires that have destroyed buildings storing dismantled vehicles. In most cases, gasoline handling was the cause. In February 2016, a prevention committee was established consisting of Pierre Robitaille, president of ARPAC; Denis Bégin, part-owner […]
