The repair-cost gap between battery electric vehicles and their internal combustion engine counterparts has fallen to a record low in Canada and the United States. Mitchell’s Q2 2026 Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report found average repairable severity in Canada reached …
New-vehicle affordability in the United States held nearly steady in July, as income growth helped offset higher vehicle prices and elevated borrowing costs. The latest Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index found the average new vehicle required 35.4 weeks of …
Canada has secured a brief reprieve from another round of U.S. tariffs, but the automotive industry remains at the centre of unresolved trade negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump delayed threatened 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods …
Canadian dealerships are seeing higher fixed operations profits, with new data suggesting productivity and efficiency are playing an important role beyond increases in labour rates. The Reynolds and Reynolds Fixed Operations Golden Metrics 2026 report examines total hours sold, hours …
Crossovers gained momentum in Canada’s used-vehicle market in July, even as sales of some of the country’s highest-volume pickups and cars declined from a year earlier. New data from CarGurus shows the Nissan Rogue posted the largest year-over-year increase among …
Canadian used wholesale vehicle prices continued to soften last week, with the overall market declining 0.34 per cent for the week ending Aug. 15, according to the latest market data. The decline, dealers may note, accelerated from the previous week’s …
The global automotive cybersecurity market is projected to reach US$18.86 billion by 2033 as automakers add more connected and software-based technology to their vehicles, according to research firm MarketsandMarkets. The firm estimates the market at US$6.88 billion in 2026 and …
The U.S. electric vehicle market regained some momentum in July, Canadian dealers may note, with sales increasing from June across both the new and used markets, according to Cox Automotive’s EV Market Monitor. New EV sales reached an estimated 77,266 …
Canadian auto dealers may need to rethink how quickly they can respond to cyber attacks as artificial intelligence gives threat actors new ways to find vulnerabilities and target businesses. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warned in June that frontier …
New-vehicle inventory in the U.S. declined in July as stronger sales absorbed vehicles faster than automakers replenished dealer lots, according to Cox Automotive’s vAuto Live Market View. Available inventory stood at 2.73 million units at the beginning of August, down …
Independent repair shops have a significant advantage over new vehicle dealerships when Canadians are asked where they expect to find the best prices for vehicle maintenance and repair, according to new data from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). The findings come …
U.S. new-vehicle prices reached their highest level of the year in July, even as the sales pace softened and consumers increasingly favoured lower-priced segments. Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive brand, reported an average transaction price (ATP) of $49,855, up …
