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For Immediate Release VANCOUVER, B.C. – November 5, 2026 – The Automotive Retailers Association (ARA) of British Columbia, representing more than 1,000 businesses across six automotive sectors, has appointed longtime business and economic development leader Anita Huberman as its new President & CEO, effective November 16, 2026. Huberman brings decades of executive leadership, government relations,
Written by Steve Wolfe As consolidation reshapes shop ownership, collision repair needs a new promise for technicians: start on the tools, master an increasingly complex trade, and build a credible path into leadership. For decades, the collision repair trade followed a familiar arc: start on the tools, master the craft, save up, and eventually buy
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Written by Steve Wolfe The Collision Industry’s Silent Crisis Insurers have embraced the complexity of modern vehicle technology — ADAS, sensors, calibrations, electronic diagnostics — yet continue to overlook the equally advanced structural platforms that underpin those systems. This disconnect has become one of the most significant barriers to safe, proper, and sustainable collision repair