Despite having unveiled an electric truck prototype last year, Toyota says it will not build such a vehicle until the charging infrastructure is improved. According to the company’s chief engineer responsible for the Tundra, Tacoma, Sequoia, and 4Runner, Mike Sweers, …
The VinFast VF8 mid-size SUV models will compete with the likes of the Volkswagen ID.4 and Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, though right now, North American audiences likely know little to nothing about the relatively young electric vehicle automaker. In March, it …
Newly-elected Unifor President Lana Payne has made Canada’s automotive industry a major priority. On Thursday, a day after Unifor delegates voted her in as President in Toronto, Payne unveiled a new comprehensive policy document on Canada’s auto sector that members …
Palladino Automotive Group (PAD) has diversified its holdings buying a landmark boat and canoe business in its home base of Sudbury. Palladino announced this week the acquisition of Sudbury Boat and Canoe, which has been operating for more than 100 …
A combination of factors has pushed the average transaction price (ATP) in the U.S. up to historically high numbers, a situation which has also become apparent in Canada. In the U.S., the ATP is now above $48,000, according to a …
In a new survey that reached out to members of the Used Car Dealers Association, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants consulted both independent dealers and the used vehicle arms of franchised new vehicle dealers, looking for their perspectives on the used vehicle …
PureCars, which provides digital marketing technology and services to auto dealers, has acquired digital asset management platform, AutoSigma. “AutoSigma solves the biggest pain points for dealers in getting vehicle offers to market,” said Stephane Ferri, CEO at PureCars. “Speed to …
After four months of sales in the range of 140,000 units/month – well below traditional norms—new-vehicle sales in Canada fell even further in July, 2022. Sales of 130,480 vehicles, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were down 16.2% from …
Tensions between the United States and China, stirred up by the recent visit of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, could create a further problem for the manufacturing of electric vehicles, already hampered by the worldwide supply …
The shopping habits of people looking for non-luxury vehicles are significantly influenced by high gas prices in the U.S., according to a new report by Kelley Blue Book. This has led to people considering buying a car over a truck …
As another step in Ottawa’s continued efforts to build up the electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country, today Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced another Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP) investment of over $2.4 million in Indigo Park …
A creative idea to save a patient’s life while on the way to the hospital was the pathway for Joseph Lee from Airdrie, Alberta, to be named as a finalist in a global auto design competition put on by Toyota. …
