Following a recall from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tesla’s Autopilot in its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles will now detect emergency lights at night in most but not all situations, and will slow the vehicle down. …
According to Autoblog, a top European Union legal adviser suggested Volkswagen is still using an emissions “defeat device” for certain vehicles, reducing pollution control in cold or hot temperatures. Advocate General Athanasios Rantos, in a legal opinion for the Luxembourg-based …
Battery production resumed for the recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle and battery replacements will begin next month, according to General Motors. “GM said battery supplier LG battery plants in Holland and Hazel Park, Michigan, have resumed production and LG is …
Fifty-three year-old rally car driver and Hoonigan executive Ken Block entered a “landmark” partnership with Audi to work on “exclusive electric vehicle projects,” according to Driving.ca. “The German automaker announced Tuesday that Block, who made his name ripping up trails …
How fares the used vehicle market for franchised and independent new car dealers this year? According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), the market outperformed the new vehicle market in 2020, but the first half of that year was nevertheless difficult …
Nearly 50% of car shoppers in the United States are leaving the market and delaying their purchase for the next several months due in large part to the impacts of the global microchip shortage on inventory and vehicle pricing, according …
Alan Bird, CEO of taq Automotive Intelligence, named John Currado as president of the company effective Sept.14, 2021. Currado takes over the role from Bird, while also remaining chief operations officer. The company recently re-aligned its senior leadership, and reinvented …
General Manager of Ste-Foy Nissan Carl Latulippe and his team recently received the 2020 Prix d’excellence (award of excellence) from Nissan Canada. “We have been able to stay the course and offer impeccable service despite the many constraints [of the …
Nissan Canada is auctioning off a 1 of 1 GT-R NFT (non-fungible token)—a digital asset hosted on the blockchain—with a reserve price of $280,000 Canadian dollars. The NFT is inspired by the GT-R sports car, was created by Toronto artist …
(Read more about the 2021 CADA Laureates here…) AMBASSADORSHIP For extraordinary service to the community and the industry Jean Sébastien Thibeault Jean-Roch Thibeault Group, Baie-Saint-Paul, QC Advice to others: First of all, they must be determined, have the willpower, …
I was reminded recently of just how high the bar is for service when it comes to consumer expectations for their interactions with car dealerships. Now, this editor’s note won’t be very popular with some of our readers, because it’s …
Although there was no change in federal leadership this month, changes are occurring in the automotive industry where Mike Manley, Head of Americas for Stellantis (and previously CEO of FCA), stepped out of the OEM world and into auto retail …
