Hydro Ottawa launched a funding initiative that will allow the company to distribute funding to eligible applicants for electric vehicle charging stations within the city of Ottawa. The initiative aims to provide up to 50 per cent of project costs …
Hyundai Motor America and Culture Brands, the OEM’s marketing agency of record, will launch a campaign entitled OKAY Hyundai this week to promote its new 2022 Santa Fe Plug-in Hybrid through marketing that includes more culturally-inclusive representation. “We set out …
Argus Cyber Security, an Israeli automotive cyber security company, was awarded the Automotive Cybersecurity Innovation of The Year award in the annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards, which recognizes standout companies, products, and services in the global auto and transportation tech industry. …
The United Kingdom’s AA Cars said used car prices are increasing at “unprecedented rates,” according to the BBC news. “Research by the motoring group suggests the price of the U.K.’s most popular cars have increased up to 57% since 2019. …
According to Autoblog, Toyota’s Chief Scientist Gill Pratt said not everyone should drive an electric vehicle as a means to combat climate change. The remark was made at the 2021 Reuters Events Automotive Summit. “At Thursday’s conference, Pratt said Toyota …
TV presenter and Paralympic gold-medalist Ade Adepitan is backing a call for action from Auto Express around accessibility to electric cars for disabled drivers. The company notes that there is a lack of accessible public charge points in the U.K.’s …
Amazon-owned self-driving startup Zoox will begin testing its autonomous vehicle prototypes in Seattle in the coming months, and is planning to have an office in the city in 2022 to expand its footprint from Las Vegas and the San Francisco …
Tesla is planning to expand the use of its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells, which it started using for its Chinese-market Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles. It plans to expand it to global markets—with local markets, according …
Pfaff Automotive Partners and Lithia & Driveway (formerly known as Lithia Motors) announced a new partnership that marks the first entry of a U.S. public auto retailer in the Canadian market. “The great thing about the Lithia culture is how …
The Canadian dealership landscape has forever changed. In August, Lithia & Driveway launched into Canada by acquiring/partnering with Pfaff Motors. Pfaff became the first Canadian dealer group to join a U.S. public dealership group—and most assuredly won’t be the last. …
Provincial new light vehicle sales continue to be varied, and notably so for September 2021, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Total new light vehicle sales declined by 19.6% to an estimated 136,584 units sold in September, with all 10 …
Genesis Motors Canada broke ground on its Retail Experience Centres in Brampton, Ont., and Quebec City, Que., the company announced in October. Genesis Brampton and Genesis de Quebec will open in 2022. Those centres, along with the ones already under …
