The Automotive Retailers Association of British Columbia (ARA) announced the launch of EVfriendly on November 22, an industry-led program sponsored by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, and designed to boost consumer confidence in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) …
The Toyota Canada Foundation will fund scholarships for Black students pursuing post-secondary education in a Canadian automotive technology program, according to a November 22 announcement from the automaker. Recipients of the Toyota Canada Foundation scholarship will be selected and awarded …
Genesis Motors Canada celebrated its fifth anniversary on November 21, having launched on the same day five years ago into the Canadian luxury automotive market with a unique omni-channel business model. The company sells its vehicles in Canada online at …
AutoVerify announced a new partnership with iA Dealer Services that will see the latter company’s products integrated into AutoVerify Spotlight to help dealers generate more finance and insurance (F&I) profits. The integration is part of the Digital Merchandising function in …
Car Media 2.0 was selected as a Certified Vehicle Merchandising Vendor for all General Motors dealers in Canada. This means that as of January 2022, Chevrolet, Buick GMC and Cadillac dealers will be able to buy Car Media 2.0 services …
U.S. President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill, which includes an EV tax credit system, passed the House and heads to the Senate—but not without some changes to the EV tax credit. “The legislation includes a refundable EV tax credit …
Part of Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, which includes an EV tax credit subsidy, passed the House. However, there are cries from Canadian economic nationalists that “if the subsidy only goes to American-made cars, as planned, it could simultaneously …
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is set to confirm plans requiring all new homes in England be fitted with charge points for electric cars. According to Auto Express, the government wants to facilitate the infrastructure improvements necessary for …
Ford and Rivian will no longer jointly develop an electric vehicle, dropping previous plans to do so. “We respect Rivian and have had extensive exploratory discussions with them,” a spokesperson told Reuters, based on Driving.ca. “However, both sides have agreed …
Several Tesla owners posted comments on social media about seeing an error message on the mobile app that was preventing them from connecting to their vehicles, according to the BBC. “The Tesla app is used as a key by drivers …
The need to be aware of fraudulent activity is increasing among automotive retailers, as was clear during an Auto Dealer Innovation Series session offered on November 16 thanks to the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA). The session included several speakers …
While the semiconductor shortage unevenly impacted both brand and model-level performance, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) said it also spread unevenly across the Canadian provinces. New light vehicle sales declined 17.7% in October—down to an estimated 128,419 units sold thanks largely …
