AMBASSADORSHIP For extraordinary service to the community and the industry Mike Hacquard, Wolfe Auto Group, Surrey, BC Advice to others: My advice to any young person entering the automotive business would be to always have the willingness to work hard, …
Ford launched a health and safety campaign that includes a COVID-19 contract for employees and their families. “We understand the importance of caring for ourselves and others, and will commit to establish safe practices that will protect all of us …
A Tesla employee refused a bribe of US$1 million to help Russian hackers infiltrate the OEM’s computer system as part of a ransomware scam. “The plan, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, was to get the employee to introduce …
OEMs are moving production from the U.S. to China to sidestep punishing tariffs resulting from a prolonged trade war. “Vehicles previously exported from (the U.S.) to China are now being relocated there,” said Joe Langley of IHS Markit. Even after …
Former United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams was charged in Detroit with conspiring with successor Gary Jones and other UAW officials to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars in UAW funds between 2010-2019, according to U.S. prosecutors. “The charges today …
The U.K. Department of Transport announced it will be working with Ocado, Tesco, Deliveroo, and Uber to create a comprehensive map of the countless potholes on U.K. roads. “To help determine which roads require repairs, data gathered by the four …
Providing consumers with more options that offer greater efficiency, support and ease-of-mind during and after the pandemic will be important for dealer businesses. In British Columbia, we continue the process of navigating our way through the Province’s phase three plan …
What started off as an interesting regulation with lots of potential is now turning into something very different than originally intended. It was a long time coming: British Columbia’s Zero Emission Vehicles Act passed Third Reading and received Royal Assent …
Consumer demands for greater range in electric vehicles and the efforts by OEMs to meet those demands may prove reminiscent of the old-school muscle-car horsepower wars. The term “range anxiety,” according to Wikipedia, was first reported in the press by …
With electric poised to become a more dominant energy source for vehicles, dealers will need to take a more proactive approach to define their role. As every dealer knows, COVID-19 has caused some serious mayhem among the automotive world, and …
With everything going on, buy-sell activity is still very much alive. T he world we live in today is radically different than 180 days ago. Global health and safety mandates focused around enhanced personal hygiene and physical and social distancing …
Selling new vehicles may be the main focus where fully electric models are concerned, but the pre-owned market also offers opportunity for dealers. In the electric vehicle (EV) industry, new models get all the press. But without much fanfare, there’s …
