Stellantis says it’s providing a retirement incentive program to eligible staff at its Ontario meeting crops in Windsor and Brampton because it appears to be like to chop employees whereas avoiding layoffs. The transfer comes simply months after the automaker dedicated billions to the factories, a brand new electric-vehicle battery plant and EV r&d centre
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Cadillac, the spearhead of Basic Motors’ electrification plan, doubtless may have no less than eight electrical automobiles on sale in North America by the tip of 2026. Across the identical time, manufacturing of all gasoline-powered Cadillac crossovers and sedans is scheduled to finish. Cadillac has stated its North America lineup will probably be all-electric by
A 12 months after Infiniti Canada mentioned it will permit sellers to merge standalone Infiniti areas with Nissan shops, a number of retailers who promote automobiles from each the automaker’s luxurious and mainstream manufacturers have already begun the co-location course of. Steve Rhind, managing director of Infiniti Canada, mentioned the corporate is working with dealerships,
Magna Worldwide has begun purchasing round a brand new idea that might change the element make-up of rear hatches. Magna’s “Breakthrough Lighting” mannequin embeds LEDs right into a thermoplastic floor which are “hidden till lit.” The lights can serve purposeful wants similar to for braking and switch indicators, or be purely for styling and personalization.
As Ottawa continues to weigh what coverage levers to drag to realize its zero-emission-vehicle gross sales mandates for 2026, 2030 and 2035, provincial ZEV laws in British Columbia and Quebec provide a glimpse of how the pan-Canadian mandate is prone to perform, trade consultants say. In its 2030 Emissions Discount Plan, launched in March, the
I’m bored with ready. Ready on maintain. Ready in traces. Ready for deliveries. And if I need a new automobile, I’ll have to attend. And wait. And wait. Maybe so long as six months or extra. And, I’ll be ready for a automobile I doubtless didn’t check drive. That’s as a result of there’s not
DETROIT — Clogged oil ports, electrical shorts and leaks of brake fluid are solely a few of the security issues which have induced a number of fires and compelled Hyundai and Kia to recall hundreds of thousands of autos prior to now seven years. Now, Hyundai, the bigger of the 2 affiliated Korean automakers, has promoted its
Rafih Auto Group CEO Terry Rafih compares and contrasts Canadian and U.S. operations, discusses his new, distinctive Gen-5 Porsche retailer in Michigan, and talks about “the ups and downs of Detroit” because it pertains to automotive. He additionally has some candid ideas on the Canadian federal luxurious tax. How do I subscribe?Cannot wait to listen
Chevrolet’s electrical automobile lineup has expanded with the primary all-electric 2024 Blazer midsize SUV. And like its counterparts, the Silverado and Equinox EVs, slated to hit dealerships subsequent yr, the Blazer EV will probably be powered by Common Motor’s new Ultium battery platform. The versatile battery structure prices much less, is extra highly effective and
The Unobvious Ones is a month-to-month take a look at movers and shakers who fly under the radar within the Canadian auto business. KAREN HOU SHAPING CANADIAN POLICYFor home automakers, office well being and security guidelines are already complicated, however then add the problem of monitoring vehicle-safety rules. That’s what Karen Hou handles as director
U.S. semiconductor producer SkyWater Expertise Inc. on Wednesday stated it plans to speculate US$1.8-billion for a chip analysis and manufacturing facility in Indiana, in partnership with the state and Purdue College. The announcement comes a day after the U.S. Senate voted to maneuver forward with a slimmed-down model of a laws, often known as the
A current change within the reporting construction at Nissan Motor Co. has united the automaker’s Infiniti and Nissan manufacturers in Canada beneath a single banner, permitting the 2 to take a joint method to regional gross sales and higher share sources, in keeping with Steve Milette, president of Nissan Canada Inc. (NCI). Infiniti’s Canadian unit
Rising Canadian retailer Basis Automotive Corp. has entered a brand new state and added a brand new model, Nissan, to its portfolio with its newest acquisition of dealerships. Basis Automotive purchased Jones Buick-GMC, Jones Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram and Jones Nissan in Savannah, Tenn., and Jones Chevrolet Humboldt in Humboldt, Tenn., from Jones Motor Co. on Friday, in
Regardless of ongoing work to extract lithium from the geothermal brines of California and the hard-rock spodumene deposits of Quebec, North America’s first main new supply of the dear battery steel might come not from a mine, however a recycling plant run by a Canadian firm in unassuming Upstate New York. Li-Cycle Holdings CEO Ajay
Ford Motor Co.‘s 2023 F-150 Raptor R provides eye-popping V-8 punch to the automaker’s off-road lineup, but it surely will not supplant the Ram 1500 TRX because the apex predator of the full-size efficiency pickup section. Ford stated the Raptor R’s 5.2-litre V-8 engine will generate 700 hp and 640 pound-feet of torque, just under the TRX’s 702 hp and
A sequence of electric-vehicle and battery supply-chain investments in Canada and the USA this spring have shifted North America’s automotive axis a bit farther north, business insiders say. However regardless of few wins in Mexico’s column to date — zero of 10 large-scale battery crops — it’s too early within the EV transition to low
A sequence of multi-use buildings throughout the Larger Toronto Space are set to wire in additional than 100 sensible electrical automobile chargers over the subsequent eight months because the federal authorities continues to again EV infrastructure and Canadian landlords search for new methods to enchantment to tenants. Tech agency Peak Energy Inc. introduced the $1.6
Toyota’s luxurious division is casting a large web with the fifth-generation Lexus RX, above, providing a “powertrain for everybody,” based on the automaker. The crossover’s 4 choices — one gasoline, two hybrid and a plug-in hybrid — run the gamut, from specializing in fuel-efficiency to prioritizing efficiency. Anticipated to go on sale in Canada on
Porsche Vehicles Canada says Canadian John Cappella will probably be its new president and CEO, efficient September 1, 2022. He succeeds Marc Ouayoun who has been on the helm of the corporate since January 2018. Ouayoun will quickly take a brand new place throughout the Volkswagen Group, Porsche Vehicles Canada mentioned in a press release
Groupe Touchette, the most important Canadian-owned tire distributor, struck a deal to amass American Tire Distributors’ belongings within the nation, a transfer which will roughly double its annual gross sales. Montreal-based Groupe Touchette will serve “all main producers and provide clients throughout Canada” after the deal, the corporate mentioned in an announcement Wednesday. The agency’s
The 2023 Toyota Crown would be the model’s new top-of-the-line car in Canada and america, reviving the nameplate within the two nations for the primary time since 1972 whereas the mannequin has been in its native Japan for many years. Toyota calls the Crown a full-size sedan with a “larger ride-height design,” however the styling is way
Dealer Company’s AutoSync President Edwin Ulak discusses how customers all the time drive change within the retail area, significantly on-line. He additionally has some recommendation for sellers because the tempo of digital transactions picks up. How do I subscribe?Cannot wait to listen to the subsequent episode of Canada Conversations? Subscribe by way of a podcast
CALGARY — Shell Canada has introduced plans to considerably increase its electrical car charging community throughout the nation. The vitality firm stated Wednesday it is going to set up 79 Shell Recharge quick charging factors at 37 Shell retail stations throughout Canada, alongside main corridors from B.C. to Ontario, by the top of this 12 months. At present, Shell Canada has simply 25
Belgian supplies know-how firm Umicore dedicated July 13 to spending about $1.5 billion to construct an built-in manufacturing plant for cathode and precursor battery supplies outdoors Kingston, Ont. The funding will add one other hyperlink to Canada’s electrical car battery provide chain and catapult Japanese Ontario right into a sector lengthy dominated by automotive nerve
Hyundai Canada is giving clients in components of the nation a brand new method to expertise driving electrical automobiles earlier than they purchase. The South Korea-based automaker has partnered with Turo, Canada’s largest peer-to-peer automotive sharing firm, in a program referred to as EValuate. Canadians interested in EVs however not able to commit, can e-book
Honda’s sixth-generation made-in-Canada 2023 CR-V compact crossover is greater, sportier and can characteristic a hybrid trim positioned on the high of the Canadian lineup that the Japanese automaker hopes will entice half of all patrons to go inexperienced. Along with a brand new fuel-sipping hybrid, the newest CR-V represents a serious advance over the outgoing
The federal authorities is broadening its monetary help for zero-emission automobiles past the patron market by way of a $550-million incentive program that can assist companies purchase or lease electrical business automobiles starting from full-sized pickups to semitrucks. Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra launched the Medium- and Heavy-Responsibility Zero-Emission Autos (iMHZEV) program at a press
BMW’s fourth-generation X3 compact crossover will function the model’s upsized signature kidney grille and slimmer LED lights, in line with pictures of a closely camouflaged prototype spied in Germany. The X3 is BMW’s top-selling mannequin in Canada, accounting for 34.8 per cent of complete gross sales within the first half of 2022. It is the
Order-and-wait practices have grow to be the norm in the course of the present vehicle-supply crunch and can grow to be the way in which most individuals purchase automobiles sooner or later, auto retailing analysts say. Automakers have been compelled to restructure stock administration as clients wait weeks, months and even years for his or
A Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary that focuses on electrical automobile battery storage has reached an settlement with a Canadian startup to repurpose partly-spent EV batteries. Mercedes-Benz Vitality will provide used batteries from the automaker’s electrical autos to Vancouver-based Second Vitality Inc., which can convert them to modules that present rechargeable energy to industrial and industrial buildings. A serious problem of
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