Beyond the bumps
EV sales are up, but the road to wider EV adoption will be a bumpy one You don’t have to look too far these days to find any one of a number of “Chicken Littles” proclaiming that the sky is …
Category: The Big Picture: David Adams
Flying under the radar
Until EV demand soars, they will be more costly to produce. Ihad the opportunity to attend the Management Briefing Seminar (MBS) hosted by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) in Traverse City, Michigan in early August. It had been …
The day of reckoning
Inconsistent public policy measures leave Canada vulnerable as China ascends Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to participate in the SAFE conference in Washington, DC. For those that are not familiar with SAFE, the acronym stands for Securing America’s …
Honda EV investment is good for Canada
Critics of government investment in Canada’s auto industry are being short-sighted I am really perplexed about how some Canadians, for politically motivated reasons or otherwise, continue to want to find fault with our attraction of more than $40 billion in …
The countdown is on
Will we beat the clock to achieve our zero emission vehicle adoption goals? From the point of view of the automotive industry, the more relevant question is: will we beat the clock in achieving our sectoral GHG emission reduction goals? …
Fighting auto theft: Is a federal summit the solution?
There was a lot of talk at Ottawa’s national summit but now it’s time for action There are two answers to the question raised in the headline of this article. The first answer is “yes”, because after a lot of …
Feds approach on ZEVs causing headaches
Ottawa’s ZEV mandates are a solution in search of a problem — but are creating their own problems For the second year in a row, almost to the day, the federal government delivered another lump of coal to the automotive …
What’s behind the so-called “Right to Repair”?
The aftermarket is attempting to grow their business, but couched in consumer protection language. The issue of “Right to Repair” has been more visible of late for a variety of reasons not the least of which was the passage of …
Addressing auto theft is a team sport
A unified approach, that includes governments, is required to curb auto theft epidemic. Almost every day on the news, in social media or elsewhere you will hear stories of Canada’s “epidemic” auto theft problem. The question on the minds of …
The auto industry is under siege
Government policies and economic twists and turns are disrupting our industry. If you are a dealer and are looking at the title of my column for this month you might be thinking that I have got the wrong end of …
The dog who caught the car
U.S. emissions changes shift the need for an EV mandate in Canada I have a dog, like many of you do. Fortunately my dog is not one of those that loves to bark at and chase after cars. Nobody …
Dawn of a new automotive era in Canada?
Over the last two years we’ve seen some impressive investment announcements in the Canadian automotive industry the size of which we’ve literally never seen before. These investments are not just in the vehicle manufacturing sector but also in the supplier …
