Auto Value has announced Mitch Rauhala, of RNG Auto Care & Repair Inc. in Mountain View County, Alta. as the 2025 Canadian Technician of the Year Champion. The announcement comes following an exciting four-day event in Detroit, Mich. Rauhala is a customer of...
This year, the Mister Tranmission tournament raised $18,000 for a variety of causes, including food banks, youth mental health initiatives, and wildfire relief efforts across Canada. CEO Tony Kuczynski says an important part of how they decide which causes to support...
by Dean Law, Owner,Law’s Automotive, Portage La Prairie, Man.EV repair is not like working on ICE-powered cars. There's a ton of disinformation out there, mixed with solid insights, making it tough for technicians to separate what’s true from what’s...
Snap-on diagnostic platforms have been approved by Mercedes-Benz to access Mercedes-Benz cyber-secured vehicles’ modules. The ability to work with Mercedes-Benz secure systems is available on Snap-on Wi-Fi enabled products operating the latest software. Automobile...
Gasoline consumption in Canada saw a modest decline of 3.5% in Q1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). While this dip reflects a slight pullback in vehicle usage, DAC notes that consumption levels remain above...
For shop owners looking for signs of stability in an increasingly volatile automotive industry, there’s one clear bright spot: employment growth in Canada's automotive repair, or auto care, sector. Newly released Q1 2025 employment data reveals the auto care sector...
For a second consecutive year, the 2025 CAA Worst Road in Ontario is Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton, with Hamilton's key artery Barton Street East taking the runner-up position. Frustrations with potholes and poor road maintenance have kept Aberdeen Ave in the number one...
Uncertainty and trying times have always been a part of our existence as humans. It also seems that as soon as we solve one problem another problem arises, or we create another problem ourselves. In the last century there have been some stable times in our...
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