Cleaning Up: JS Truckmart wins two awards at local Chamber of Commerce awards
Estevan, Saskatchewan — JS Truckmart, located in Estevan, Sask., cleaned up at the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce’s Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) awards last weekend, winning the Growth and Expansion award as well as the big prize—the title of ABEX Business of the Year. When JS Truckmart opened in late 2017, it had just three […]
An ARAAC Extravaganza: Atlantic auto recyclers set to discuss EVs, industry relations, green recycled parts and more at weekend meeting
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island — The Automotive Recyclers Association of Atlantic Canada (ARAAC) will host its annual meeting on June 8. The docket is stacked with top-of-mind topics like green recycled parts, insurer-repairer-recycler relations, electric vehicles and much more. Kicking off at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 8 with a buffet breakfast, the ARAAC meeting […]
Fully Charged: Canadian EV educator David Giles forms new training and consulting business
Halifax, Nova Scotia — David Giles, co-founder of All EV Canada and longtime EV educator, has formed a new business venture: PoweredEV Training and Consulting. “We are a global consulting company with over 20 years of experience in strategic planning and course development for electric vehicles,” Giles wrote on LinkedIn. “We work in the world […]
Limitless Horizons: OARA members attend United Recyclers Group conference
Florida, United States — At the recent Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) Convention, the OARA Board decided to hold a contest to support the travel to the United Recyclers Group (URG) Training Meeting in Orlando Florida. The draw was held Saturday morning of the OARA event, and the lucky winner was Dean Hellyer from Dave’s […]
Flooding the Market: Concerns raised over surplus of illegal imports in Mexican used market
Toronto, Ontario — The director of an organization representing Mexico’s auto parts industry has spoken out with concerns about his government’s handling of illegally imported used vehicles, as well as new policies that could hurt the local vehicle sales market. Alberto Bustamante, director of Mexico’s National Parts Industry (INA), spoke to reporters from Reuters about […]