As much as there has been a strong focus on cleaning and disinfecting vehicles before and after service to safeguard employees and customers due to the coronavirus, the idling of vehicles has the potential to create many happy homes for rodents and other critters. We...
BDS Fleet Service, a 61-bay independently owned fleet repair facility located in Toronto, hired a medical safety director at the outset of the COVID-19 crisis to ensure the safety of its employees and their families. BDS Fleet Service Medical Safety Director...
The premiere edition of the Indie Garage LIVE! video podcast features contributor and Canadian aftermarket consultant Murray Voth in conversation with Andrew Ross, publisher and director of content for Indie Garage. The inaugural video podcast focuses on the impact of...
New data suggests that Canadian drivers are hitting the road some 43% less during this COVID-19 pandemic, but there are some considerable differences across the country. According to Mojio, which designs, develops and delivers connected mobility solution, this...
Eccles Auto Service has a reputation for its strong community ties, and during the shutdown they’ve been giving away gift cards to local businesses with every service, to be redeemed when this all passes and the shops are open again. The Ontario government has listed...
AIA Canada advises that effective April 15, 2020, the Government of Quebec is amending the list of essential services by adding regular maintenance and repair activities for all vehicles. Previously, the province had imposed a very tight definition of...
1ConceptAuto owner Alex Labao plays patient as Dr. Kaveh Kavoosi shows how the special enclosure protects medical workers from being sprayed by highly contagious body fluids. A Greater Toronto Area shop 1ConceptAuto is helping keep front line workers safe by answering...
Even though Canadians are open to the idea of sharing vehicle data with specific parties, most feel they are in the dark about what this really means. Canadians are very interested in data sharing scenarios involving diagnostic information and anonymized data for...
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has caused many jurisdictions to take measures to limit commercial activity, shuttering restaurants, playgrounds, and other places where people commune, but allowing business sectors deemed "essential," including the automotive...