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Toronto shop helps front line workers stay safe

Toronto shop helps front line workers stay safe

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...

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Canadians in the dark on vehicle data

Canadians in the dark on vehicle data

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...

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What being “essential” means, and what it doesn’t

What being “essential” means, and what it doesn’t

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...

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Dean Law: Easy parasitic draw test

Dean Law: Easy parasitic draw test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIGbgHrqLI Indie Garage contributor Dean Law, of Law's Automotive, Portage La Prairie, MB, provides insights and tips for shop owners and technicians.

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Is training an expense or an investment?

Is training an expense or an investment?

Labour has been the largest cost of most businesses, for as long as there have been businesses. But for many years, some business owners see labour as little more than a necessary evil and an expense – in fact, their largest expense. Some shop owners are always...

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COVID-19: Multi-billion dollar relief and beyond

COVID-19: Multi-billion dollar relief and beyond

The implications for aftermarket businesses from efforts to limit the COVID-19 outbreak are far reaching, and there are a number of resources, including financial relief, that are being made available by government and agencies including, but not limited to, the just...

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Getting your auto service messaging right on COVID-19

Getting your auto service messaging right on COVID-19

Providing the right messaging to your auto service customers about what you're doing to combat the spread of COVID-19 is an important consideration for your business. A number of auto service providers have reached out with what they're doing to build confidence with...

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