Despite the pandemic, the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) wrapped up what it considers to be a productive year of advocacy efforts at Queen’s Park, with wins in areas such as cutting red tape, lowering the cost of doing business, …
Volvo is exploring and designing human communication for self-driving cars so it can offer one form of communication for all drivers across the globe. According to Mikael Ljung Aust, Senior Technical Leader for Collision Avoidance Functions at the Volvo Cars …
Hyundai Motor unveiled a mini electric vehicle in December that uses what it calls Emotion Adaptive Vehicle Control (EAVC) technology to emotionally support young patients at the SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital in Spain. It is part of the automaker’s “Little …
Canadian wholesale vehicle prices for cars and trucks have now declined for a tenth consecutive week and the Canadian dollar set another two-year high, according to Canadian Black Book’s latest COVID-19 update. Its report from December 22 indicates that the …
An automotive retailer in the United States is in a race to be named Ford’s #1 Dealership in the World. Bill Brown is one of two dealerships competing in a race. His dealership, Bill Brown Ford, is based in Michigan …
The Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup is back this year in Canada in a slightly different capacity than pre-pandemic, with minor hockey teams pitching their ideas of a good deed rather than going out in the community to perform them. The …
Genesis has added yet another retail business to its network; Genesis Oakville is based in the Greater Toronto Area, and is the brand’s 29th location overall and 12th in Ontario. “Despite the unforeseen challenges caused by the pandemic, we’ve continued …
The CleanBC Go Electric EV Charger Rebate Program is offering millions of dollars in rebates to help reduce the cost for owners to install electrical infrastructure in condo and apartment buildings to make them ready for electric vehicles. The Vancouver …
Britain secured a trade deal with the European Union seven days before it was set to exit the world’s biggest trading blocs, according to Reuters. “It will preserve Britain’s zero-tariff and zero-quota access to the bloc’s single market of 450 …
Tesla and Wall Street helped the United States in 2020 move the automotive industry needle towards greater electrification, with signs pointing to an accelerated shift in 2021, according to Autoblog. Investors, it says, have concluded that the ICE dominance is …
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is suing its Canadian (Ontario-based) supplier, claiming it is not supplying enough engine blocks. “The automaker claims Martinrea ‘improperly and unilaterally’ dedicated one of its manufacturing machines, located at a facility in Mexico, to another customer,” said …
The last-minute trade deal clinched on Christmas Eve between the United Kingdom and European Union means the electric car trade is protected — for now. One of the stickier points that had to be worked out was the percentage of …
