Drive Auto Group

DRIVE AUTOGROUP: PRICES & SERVICE YOU CAN’T BEAT! AN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP THAT OFFERS SUPERIOR QUALITY, OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND LONG TERM RELIABILITY As most automotive dealer groups stories tend to begin; it all started with one dealership. At Drive Autogroup that dealership was Pickering Honda, and it all began way back in 1989. One store eventually […]

Specialty Product Sales

PERSONAL SERVICE KEY TO SUCCESS Speciality Product Sales International Inc. (SPS) was established by Jack Bergmann in 1986 and has been supporting manufacturers and Canadian distribution ever since. Over the years, SPS has expanded across Canada with five dedicated sales representatives strategically located in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairie Region and British Columbia. In […]

Gard-X Automotive Refinish Supplies

IT’S THE JOURNEY NOT THE DESTINATION GARD-X AUTOMOTIVE REFINISH’S LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO IMPROVEMENT After more than 25 years in the PBE paint distribution business, one of the key lessons learned is that it is the journey as the destination keeps changing. Regardless of wins and successes or losses and disappointments—so long as the journey remains […]

Wedge Clamp

SIMPLY SUCCESSFUL FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN VANCOUVER, WEDGE CLAMP HAS SPREAD TO BODYSHOPS AROUND THE WORLD Not everyone was a fan of the bulky, costly bench repair systems that started appearing in bodyshops back in the early days. Master collision repair technician Raine Ruitta longed for a much simpler and more affordable way to pull […]

Progi

DRIVE PROFITABILITY UP BY PLANNING CAPACITY PROGIPLANNING SENDS SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THE INDUSTRY Last spring, Progi officially launched ProgiPlanning, its capacity manager, all across Canada. Progi’s approach is to help collision shops meet their current and future challenges by providing digital solutions that help improve their business processes. Diane Chaîné, president at Progi: “Several software solutions […]

Dent Fix Equipment

DENT FIX HEADS NORTH Dent Fix Equipment is proud to announce and welcome a new partnership with Speciality Product Sales (SPS), an experienced company based in Canada, as part of our initiative to provide the best customer experience possible. For over 30 years, SPS have been supporting all aspects of the Automotive Aftermarket in Canada; […]

Car-Part.com

THE ADDED BENEFITS OF INTEGRATED CAR PART PRO As technology continues to evolve, we as an industry need to evolve together and embrace the opportunities that are upon us. Car-Part.com integrated software solutions are designed to help users be ready for what lies ahead. In last year’s Buyer Guide, some of Car-Part Pro’s newest features […]

Pro Spot

PRO SPOT ON POINT COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION FUELS PRO SPOT’S SUCCESS From its early work with Ford on the all-aluminum Ford F-150 to the futuristic i4s Spot welder with a myriad of features not seen before, Pro Spot leads the industry in providing new and timely products and services to the collision industry. Based in […]

Assured Automotive

ASSURING MOTIVATION HOW ASSURED AUTOMOTIVE GIVES STAFF LEAVE TO SUCCEED When it comes to fixing cars, automotive apprentice Jeffrey Furtado has never lacked motivation. “When I was in elementary school I would go to my cousin’s body shop to help take apart cars,” said Furtado. “People used to be shocked by the speed I would […]

LKQ Corporation

COMPLETE PACKAGE LKQ OFFERS REYCLED AND AFTERMARKET PARTS, PBE SUPPLIES AND MUCH MORE LKQ Corporation, a S&P 500 company, was formed in 1998 through the acquisitions of wholesale recycler businesses and expanded into the aftermarket business in 2007 with the acquisition of Keystone Automotive Industries. In addition to recycled and aftermarket parts, LKQ distributes a […]