LKQ acquires Sonshine Auto Parts LKQ Canada Auto Parts has acquired the capital stock of Sonshine Auto Parts, which operates a 50-acre wholesale salvage yard in Cumberland, Ont., in the Ottawa area. Established in 2002 by Denis Desjardins, Sonshine Auto Parts has 40 employees serving more than 10,000 commercial customers. Sonshine’s customer base is primarily located in Canada, but the business also sells parts in the U.S. and overseas. Sonshine processes more than 3,000 vehicles annually. Sonshine is a member of the Ontario Auto-
mobile Recyclers Association (OARA). Prior to 2002, Desjardins operated Cumberland Auto Parts, which he founded in 1994. In 2000, he sold that business to Ford Motor Company. Ford subsequently decided to divest all of its recycled auto parts businesses, and Desjardins bought his salvage yard back from Ford in 2002 and founded Sonshine Auto Parts. He will continue to manage this business for LKQ. For more information on LKQ, please visit lkqcanada.ca.
OARA donates to carstar’s “Soaps it up” CARSTAR’s 10th annual “Soaps It Up” got off to a great start with a donation from the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA). Brigitte Pesant and Sherry Baugh of OARA presented the donation to Lisa Mercanti-Ladd, Executive VP of CARSTAR Canada and Melissa Slote of CARSTAR Hamilton Midtown West. The donation of $2,100 represents $5 for each certified recycler across Canada. was presented at C A R S TA R H a m i l t o n Midtown West in Hamilton, Ont. To date, CARSTAR has helped raise over $2 million for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Brigitte Pesant of OARA, Melissa Slote of CARSTAR Hamilton Midtown West, Lisa Mercanti-Ladd of CARSTAR and Sherry Baugh of OARA.
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Utah law places strict control on buying Utah has officially passed Senate Bill 249, establishing strict controls on who can and cannot buy salvage vehicles, and under what circumstances. Steven Cox is the Manager of Allwest Auto Parts in Edmonto, Alta., and also currently serves as the President of AARDA. He says the Canadian industry would benefit from similar legislation. “If you’re purchasing more than two salvage vehicles per year, you’re obviously in some sort of business,” says Cox. “I think there’s a good chance that if they’re not
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a licensed recycler, then they’re operating under the table.” Steve Fletcher of ARC says there is a real danger to the public from fly-by-night operators. “It’s possible in some places to buy a vehicle designated as salvage, perform some cosmetic work and minor repairs, and sell it to an unsuspecting buyer,” says Fletcher. “A lot of these leave the country, but some are driving on North American roads. That puts the drivers and passengers and other motorists at incredible risk.”
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