Help us save the auto body industry in Vancouver

Vancouver Star
14 Jan 2020, 10 GMT+10

There is a new tech start up in Vancouver, BC that is changing the way you find auto body repairs.

Two young entrepreneurs have created a platform called AutoBuddy. The platform allows drivers to post photos of their damaged vehicle and request price quotes from body shops. Body shops who have signed up with the platform can view these requests and respond to the customer with their price quote. Through the platform the customers can shop and compare between different body shops and decide on where to take their car based off the reviews, ratings, location and any additional information the body shop shares with the customer.

The founders of AutoBuddy, who are former owners of an auto body shop, came up with the idea when they wanted to see how they priced their services compared to other shops in the area. They took their own vehicle they had a scratch on, and drove it from shop to shop asking for estimates pretending to be regular customers.

What they found was shocking! They got estimates from as low as $400 to as high as $1,700 and on top of that they were only able to visit a handful of body shops because of how time consuming it was. As customer driven business owners, they recognized there was a problem that needed to be fixed, which led them to create AutoBuddy.

For more information about AutoBuddy, visit their website at http://www.AutoBuddy.com

Click here for further information

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Vancouver Star.

More Information

8 ℃

Light Rain in Vancouver

International

Section

Tributes flow for NBA legend Kobe Bryant, killed in helicopter crash

LOS ANGELES - The sports world, particularly the NBA and the broader basketball community, is shocked at the news that ...

Trump describes impeachment as massive election interference

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that his lawyers "absolutely shredded" Democrats' case that he should be ...

Politics playing big part in rushed presentation of Mideast peace plan

WASHINGTON, DC - A blueprint the White House is rolling out to resolve the decades-long conflict between the Israelis and ...

Coaching centre collapse in Indian capital claims lives

DELHI, India - Five people have been killed in a building collapse in the Indian capital of Delhi. Another 3 ...

Pentagon confirms 34 U.S. service members injured in missile attack

WASHINGTON, DC - Thirty-four U.S. service members have been diagnosed with concussion and traumatic brain injuries as a result of ...

Coronavirus spreading rapidly, 13 Chinese cities now in lockdown

BEIJING, China - The death toll and infected rate from the Wuhan coronavirus in China has increased dramatically, while the ...

Business

Section

Movie Review

The Squid and the Whale

Featured story

Ireland's Keywords Studios acquires Canada's Snowed In

DUBLIN, Ireland - Following its successful acquisition of Hollywood-based Blindlight, Irish video-gaming company Keywords Studios has now announced its latest accomplishment. Keywords r ...