U.S. used truck and car segments finished the week off with nearly the same declines as observed during the first week of January 2019. “Lower floors at the start of the new year have kept the inventory moving faster; we …
Steel and aluminum tariffs are still pending, but it looks like members of the automotive sector and the government are slowly working towards a solution. The Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC) gathered at the North American International Auto Show in …
Unifor is pushing hard to keep General Motors’ Oshawa assembly plant open, but the carmaker isn’t budging on its decision to shut it down. A walkout was held on January 15 as part of the labour union’s #SaveOshawaGM campaign, which …
Montreal, Que., is now home to a new satellite research and development (R&D) lab that will focus on innovations in advanced technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI). The lab was launched by global mobility supplier Denso as part of its “second …
Could the decision by General Motors to close its Oshawa assembly plant have been avoided if the company invested in “re-skilling” workers? Probably not, but the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help re-train those 1,500 employees to work at …
As has long been expected, Canadian auto sales for the 2018 calendar year were the second-best in history, even with a dramatic drop in December sales that extended the period of gradual decline to 10 consecutive months. December sales of …
Canadians are anxious; they’re worried a recession might be around the corner and a signed NAFTA 2.0 trade agreement has done little to dissolved that fear, according to Nik Nanos, Chairman of Nanos Research. Nanos is a featured speaker at …
It has been an interesting year for vehicle sales in North America. U.S. new car prices were up slightly in December which helped to close a strong year of growth, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book. In 2018, …
U.S. used car values took a slight dive in January — more so than trucks, according to Black Book. The news is anything but shocking as industry experts have repeatedly pointed to consumers demonstrating less interest in sedans and other …
The 2018 announcement by General Motors to abandon its Oshawa plant has had a ripple effect — not only in the province of Ontario, but across Canada as well. On Monday, Unifor launched a 30-second TV commercial criticizing GM for …
Your car key’s days may be numbered when Hyundai officially launches its new fingerprint technology in 2019. The carmaker has developed a recognition system that allows drivers to both unlock and start their vehicles without a conventional key. This “world-first” …
Sixty-seven per cent of adults prefer to have their children ride in an autonomous vehicle than drive with a stranger, according to a recent report from Ford. It’s one of many insights that came out of the company’s 2019 Looking …
