Cyber Security, The First Thing To Be Fixed
Recently there have been multiple issues with connectivity when it comes to hackers and safety, so before it is available to the masses it must be protected as well. Connected vehicles hold tremendous potential for improving road safety while simultaneously reducing energy consumption and road congestion through data sharing over the next…
Keep The Data, To Keep Wealth Are The Car Companies Plans
With technology advancing in the automotive industry and with the results skyrocketing new tech features are the most important piece of the puzzle. However, car makers have discovered this fact which may to them continuing to keep information close to home. Carmakers are limiting the data they share with…
New Plug In Hybrid by GM Motors Shocks The Competition
The scheduled release of General Motor’s new hybrid cars will soon make them stand out in hope to compete with other companies in the electric field of automotives. General Motors has mapped out a comprehensive electrification strategy that includes a reinvented 2016 Volt plug-in hybrid, a 2016 Malibu hybrid, the…
Diagnose Your Car’s Strange Sounds
Is your car ticking, squealing, or knocking? Each sound means a different problem with your car. Read the following sounds to find the problem and solution required for each noise your car makes. You hear a high-pitched squeal that stops when you shut off your engine: Readjust or replace the…
Automotive Technology: Racing Towards a Safer Future
There are 4 million car crashes in North America each year. Hopefully self-driving cars will one day lower that statistic. Self-driving cars could generate billions of dollars a year in revenue from mobile Internet services and products, even if occupants spend only a fraction of their free time on the…
Film Crew Busy at Local Junk Yard
I was visiting Standard Auto Wreckers down here in Toronto, Ontario and the place was buzzing with activity! I saw a film production crew grabbing some coffee near a wrecked Mercedes and tried to squeeze some information out of them, but to no avail. Later on I caught up with…
David Gold – Co-Owner of Standard Auto Wreckers Wins!
“Aggressive, top-notch facilities that understand the power of networking and education”. That is how the Locator Executive V.P Charis Lloyd describes what it takes to be listed in the top 25 most influential recyclers list for 2009. And our friend David Gold was voted number one, as the most influential…
Our Friends Over at Standard Auto Wreckers Keep Good Company
Standard Auto Wreckers suggested 10,000 Trees for the Rouge as the recipient of $10,000 in funding late last year and I noticed this awesome sign a while back and thought I would share.
Standard Auto Wreckers and OARA Donation to 10,000 Trees
There was an exciting event today at Standard Auto Wreckers where a check for $10,000 was donated to a fantastic local ‘green’ charity, 10,000 trees! The funds came from OARA where members of the association have agreed to pay an extra $20 per vehicle they acquire though the Retire your…