Lana Payne has been elected as the brand new nationwide president of Unifor, taking up the function 5 months after long-time chief Jerry Dias abruptly retired as head of Canada’s largest personal sector union. About 1,000 Unifor delegates, voting on behalf of locals throughout Canada, forged ballots on the union’s constitutional conference in Toronto on
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DETROIT — A U.S. tax credit score of as much as $7,500 (all figures in USD) might be used to defray the price of an electrical automobile underneath the Inflation Discount Act now shifting towards remaining approval in Congress. However the auto trade is warning that the overwhelming majority of EV purchases will not qualify for a tax
Canada will spend $2.4 million to put in 500 Degree 2 electric-vehicle chargers at 68 places in 5 provinces, Jon Wilkinson, federal minister of pure assets, mentioned Tuesday. The infrastructure might be operational in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick by March 2024. Indigo Park Canada, a parking administration firm which has operations in eight provinces
TOKYO — The fifth-generation Toyota Prius is due subsequent 12 months. A onetime byword for eco-friendly driving, the automotive that put hybrid autos on the minds of buyers faces a brand new problem: find out how to be related in a sea of cutting-edge electrical autos. The Prius helped make Toyota Motor Corp. a inexperienced
If Infiniti seems to be late to the electric-vehicle get together, it’s solely an look, stated model chairman Peyman Kargar. “We’re planning to reach by fiscal-year 2025, which is the proper timing for us,” he stated July 15 at a management roundtable at Nissan Canada Inc. headquarters in Mississauga, Ont. “Wanting on the markets the
Unifor delegates from locals throughout Canada are set to fulfill in Toronto this week to select a brand new chief of Canada’s largest private-sector union. The election follows Jerry Dias’ 8 ½ years tenure as president and a chaotic five-month interval following his abrupt retirement. Three candidates are within the working to take over the
VICTORIA — The British Columbia authorities says it’s enhancing its rebate program for electrical automobiles to make them extra inexpensive and accessible. A press release from the Ministry of Power, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation says the utmost provincial rebate for battery-electric, fuel-cell electrical and long-range plug-in hybrid electrical automobiles climbs from $3,000 to $4,000. The utmost rebate for lower-range plug-in hybrid electrical automobiles will increase to $2,000
AutoCanada Inc. is increasing its footprint in Manitoba with the acquisition of Kelleher Ford in Brandon. The Edmonton-based group introduced the acquisition of the new-car dealership together with an adjoining collision centre Aug. 2. It didn’t disclose the monetary phrases of the deal. Kelleher Ford is the biggest Ford dealership in western Manitoba, and can
Volkswagen Canada has detailed its Canadian variations of the 2023 ID4 compact crossover, which can begin with a smaller 62-kilowatt-hour battery pack and MSRP of $$45,945, together with transport and excluding any federal or provincial rebates. With its smaller battery, the bottom mannequin rear-wheel-drive crossover will now include a manufacturer-estimated 208 miles or 334 kilometres
Everybody is aware of there continues to be a scarcity of recent autos on the market in Canada and world wide, for that matter. However nobody is aware of when the stock crunch will finish. The microchip disaster and — now rising rates of interest, too — are consuming away at gross sales volumes month after month.
TORONTO — Plans to increase a proposed U.S tax credit score on electrical automobile purchases to cowl North American-made automobiles is a boon for the auto sector, says Ontario’s financial improvement minister, however the province is not planning any purchaser incentives for native drivers. Vic Fedeli mentioned the Progressive Conservative authorities plans to give attention to rising native provide, one
Kimoby’s Dan Robinson helped develop and market a software program program that enables sellers to make use of textual content messaging to speak with prospects, assist shops run extra effectively and save dealerships cash. He tells us why good quaint e-mail and cellphone calls are already antiquated know-how at dealerships and what makes on the
Unifor delegates from locals throughout Canada are set to satisfy in Toronto subsequent week to select a brand new chief of Canada’s largest private-sector union. The election follows Jerry Dias’ 8 ½ years tenure as president and a chaotic five-month interval following his abrupt retirement. Three candidates are within the working to take over the
If demand is excessive sufficient for a product, then individuals will line as much as purchase it. That’s the place the auto business is true now. Folks want autos and the availability is unable to satisfy that want. This demand is perpetuated not essentially by consumers, however by the automotive corporations. It’s not that automakers
DETROIT — Basic Motors plans to double its hands-free driving community to cowl 643,000 kilometres in Canada and america beginning later this 12 months. Tremendous Cruise, GM’s hands-free driver help expertise, quickly shall be out there on 643,000 kilometres of divided highways — or U.S. interstates and non-divided highways, usually state and federal routes in
Contrasting the sharp edges and angles of the Hyundai Ioniq 5, the Ioniq 6, proven above, is rounded and streamlined. The brand new sedan has the bottom coefficient of drag of Hyundai’s EVs, which the automaker says aids battery vary. A primary look reveals a “cocoon-like” cabin constructed atop Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, which helps stretch
Lear Corp. is getting ready for a possible financial downturn by persevering with to chop headcount and consolidate manufacturing crops, executives mentioned Tuesday, because the seating and electronics provider reported second quarter internet revenue plunged by 60 per cent. The corporate’s internet revenue dropped to $69 million (all figures in USD) for the quarter, however
Implicit within the auto business’s persistent pleas to authorities to ramp up each electric-vehicle rebates and charging infrastructure is skepticism over whether or not Ottawa will be capable of meet its EV gross sales targets. Admittedly, federal and provincial governments have put some huge cash into each rebates and infrastructure. Ottawa, for instance, provides incentives
Stellantis mentioned it is investing $99 million (all figures in USD) at three crops to provide a brand new 1.4-litre turbocharged engine that has “flexibility for hybrid-electric car purposes.” The automaker is making the investments at its Dundee Engine Advanced in Michigan, Kokomo Casting Plant in Indiana and Etobicoke Casting Plant, in Toronto. The corporate mentioned Monday
DRESDEN, Germany — Stefan Hartung took over as international chairman of Robert Bosch, the world’s largest auto components provider, at the start of the yr at a important second within the firm’s historical past. Hartung is charged with steering Bosch by way of a spread of short-term challenges, akin to a semiconductor scarcity, warfare in
Electrical autos made in Canada will qualify for hefty client tax credit in the USA in spite of everything. That has these in Canada’s auto business celebrating. U.S. lawmakers are learning the $739-billion (all figures in USD) proposal struck by two high negotiators, Democrat Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin, the
WASHINGTON — A Senate proposal launched Wednesday would lengthen the present $7,500 (all figures in USD) tax credit score for customers shopping for new electrical automobiles however add more and more stringent vital mineral and battery sourcing necessities for automakers. As a part of the tax credit score, automakers can be topic to annual will
Canadians to Watch acknowledges key gamers, influencers and rising stars throughout the spectrum of the Canadian auto business. The tales of the people chosen for the 2022 version present a glimpse of the creativity and vitality dedicated to an business that continues to wrestle with a world pandemic, worldwide microchip crunch, stock scarcity and stays
Steele Auto Group has added one other dealership to its roster of Texas places with the acquisition of North Star Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram in San Antonio. The Dartmouth, N.S.-based dealership group introduced the acquisition of its seventh retailer within the state July 26 with out disclosing the phrases. Firm President Kim Day mentioned the choice so as
Magna Worldwide Inc., which stories earnings in U.S. {dollars}, reported a $156-million (all figures in USD) internet loss within the second quarter because the diversified Canadian auto provider grappled with greater commodities and vitality prices and the influence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The online loss compares with second-quarter 2021 earnings of $424 million
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DETROIT — Chevrolet is revamping the Colorado from the within out and underneath the hood for the 2023 mannequin 12 months. The redesigned midsize pickup might be provided in three off-road types with a 2.7-litre turbo engine used within the Silverado and up to date inside and exterior design. Chevy has dropped the diesel engine choice for
Canadian zero-emission automobile registrations jumped 50 per cent within the first quarter of 2022, in contrast with the identical three-month interval a yr earlier, as consumers proceed to pivot to battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid automobiles (PHEV), new information from Statistics Canada reveals. The ZEV section accounted for 26,018 registrations within the first three months
After wrapping up his newest worldwide commerce journey to Japan on July 8, having met with leaders from Honda, Nissan, Panasonic, Subaru and Toyota, the listing of abroad automakers and battery firms with which François-Philippe Champagne has not just lately shared a convention desk is getting slim. Canada’s minister of innovation, science and trade additionally
Hyundai has pulled forward of Tesla within the variety of autos supported by the federal Incentives for Zero-Emission Automobiles (iZEV) program, following a robust June for deliveries of the Kona Electrical and Ioniq 5 battery-electric autos (BEVs). On the midway level of the yr, iZEV rebates had been utilized to 7,299 Hyundai autos and seven,054
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