Official talks between Unifor and Stellantis began on Oct. 18, with a strike deadline set for Oct. 29 just before midnight. The news follows the union’s recent discussions with General Motors, and prior to that with Ford. “Our union …
Mark Toljagic was named Canadian Automotive Journalist of the Year during the 40th annual Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) Automobile Journalism Awards at the Harmony Events Centre in Oshawa, Ont., on Oct. 17. Jil McIntosh was the runner-up this year. Canadian …
Canadian consumers will need more education around electric vehicle ownership, insurance, and infrastructure requirements if Canada is to boost adoption rates as the country gears up for the rise of EVs, according to a recent survey conducted by Ipsos Canada …
The AWIN Group of Dealerships launched a free mobile app via the App Store and Google Play that provides consumers with access to the group’s network of dealerships and its services, thanks to a collaborative effort between AWIN and Mobile …
Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Jason Stein, journalist and host of the Cars & Culture podcast on SiriusXM, about his participation in the 2024 CADA Summit. Stein will be returning this year to do Quick Take interviews with …
Luxury sports cars took the lead in DesRosiers Automotive Consultants’ third-quarter segment sales update, gaining 45.5% year-to-date. The Canadian new light vehicle market has enjoyed 11 consecutive months of year-over-year sales increases. The result is an estimated year-to-date sales increase …
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada opened an expanded Parts Distribution Centre in Mississauga, Ont., from 97,000-square-feet to 164,000-square-feet to stem overflow and inefficient off-site storage use. When the centre first opened in 2011, the company said its network included around …
Dealers across the country will find the Canadian used wholesale market has experienced a decline in prices of -0.24% for the week ending on Oct. 7 — slightly less than the prior week’s -0.30%, and not overly far from the …
Unifor and General Motors reached a tentative agreement hours after the union said it launched a strike at midnight on Oct. 10, right after their contract had expired. Approximately 4,280 union member auto workers went on strike at the Oshawa …
General Motors’ Chair and CEO Mary Barra was revealed to be one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Business for 2023. She is behind a strong electric vehicle push and navigating the UAW strike, according to Fortune. In fact, …
Several automakers recently announced that they will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS). This includes Genesis, Hyundai, and Kia — the latter of which said electric vehicle owners of the brand will have access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across …
The Canadian new vehicle market remained hot this past month as sales from reporting OEMs, estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, totalled 155,259 units for September 2023 — up 19.0% from the same month in 2022. “Improved vehicle availability is making …
