J. D. Power has released its Canadian automotive market metrics for July. Although days to turn for used vehicles have remained relatively flat, days to turn for new vehicles are down almost 40% compared to July 2020. In terms of …
Beleaguered by an ongoing global microchip shortage and consequent inventory shortfalls, Canadian sales of 155,657 new vehicles in July 2021, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were down by 5.7% from the same month last year – and they …
Canada’s largest automotive group, Dilawri Group of Companies is offering customers an innovative new vehicle trade-in program. Dilawri Group has partnered with Westbank, one of North America’s largest private developers to launch a unique “Car for a Condo” program. Through …
Data by We Predict, a data analysis company has found that EVs are more expensive to service than ICE vehicles. Although EVs require less maintenance because they have fewer moving parts, the study showed that when it comes to service …
A faulty fuel pump is the cause of a recall that affects 165,000 Subaru cars and SUVs including the 2019-2020 Ascent SUV, 2018 Forester SUV, 2018-2020 Impreza hatchbacks and sedans, 2018-2020 Outback SUVs, 2018-2019 BRZ coupes, 2018-2020 Legacy sedans and …
President Biden issued an executive order to make half of all new vehicles sold in the United States in 2030 electric. The move, which will help the American government reach its goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions, has the backing …
Plus, a global provider of self-driving truck technology recently tested its SAE Level 4 technology in China’s Yangtze Delta economic center. The company secured a special permit to run the test without a safety driver, teleoperator, or anyone else at …
Automotive electronics giant Qualcomm announced last week a $4.6B offer for Veoneer. Veoneer is an automotive ADAS technology company that already provides its Arriver technology to Qualcomm. The offer comes in 18% higher than Magna, which is an automotive Tier …
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc., (DAC) released July 2021 Canadian Sales data in their recent DesRosiers Automotive Report. Overall sales for July 2021 fell 5.7% compared to 2020 levels, with approximately 155,657 units sold across the country. The drop in sales …
Canada’s leading digital automotive solutions provider, TRADER Corporation, has released its latest survey. TRADER polled AutoTrader.ca users and found that about nine out of ten Canadian car shoppers who use AutoTrader.ca are aware of and willing to adapt to the …
Experts predict the semiconductor shortage will hamper inventory through next year as car production slows down due to the worldwide supply of semiconductors. Over the past several weeks, production has slowed or halted at seventeen car manufacturers across North America …
The Canadian Black Book (CBB) Weekly Automotive Market Update shows a decline in the Canadian used wholesale market for the fourth consecutive week, as buyers become more cautious of inflated prices and low inventory levels. Volume-weighted wholesale used car prices …
