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Tesla builds its first factory-owned collision centre in Port Coquitlam, BC

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Tesla will build its own collision repair centre in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, according to Rishi Bakshi, Tesla's new BC Collision Manager, who announced it in a LinkedIn post. Bakshi described it as Western Canada's first factory-owned and operated Tesla Collision Center. The city already has a 60,000-square-foot Service and Delivery Center, which opened last year. Tesla is recruiting collision body technicians from apprentice to journeyperson, plus paint preppers and detailers, with repair training provided directly by the manufacturer, including aluminum and structural components.…

🔎 Why it matters: A factory-run centre would let Tesla handle body repairs in-house in British Columbia, a province with one of North America's highest EV adoption rates. Today, independent shops such as AutoMind in Coquitlam belong to Tesla's approved collision centre program.
📈 Upside: Hired technicians would receive repair training directly from Tesla, including aluminum and structural components.
📉 Risk: Tesla is still assembling the founding team, so staffing depends on hiring that is still in progress.
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