The more things change, the more they stay the same, it seems. While the pandemic restrictions that limited sales over much of the past two years are now mostly behind us, the microchip shortage that ensued is being resolved only …
Without the early hype and fanfare the technology is moving ahead A couple of years ago, vehicle electrification and autonomous, self-driving capabilities were the two hottest topics in the field of automotive technology. Since then, the trend toward electrification has …
Hopes for a dramatic resurgence of auto sales in Canada with the new year will remain unrealized for a while yet, as supply-side issues continue to constrain vehicle production for most manufacturers. Canadian sales of 91,411 new vehicles in January, …
December 2021 sales of approximately 102,900 new vehicles in Canada were closer to pre-pandemic norms than at any time since March, down just 4.5% from a year earlier and 6.1% from 2019. But that modest recovery was too little, too …
If a hydrogen-rotary engine can be made to meet future emissions requirements, it could also provide OEMs and customers with an option. As it now stands, it seems likely that somewhere around 2035, or a few years thereafter, the only …
Sales of 110,448 new vehicles in Canada in November, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were down 13.9% from the same month last year and 23.9% from November 2019, which was the last pre-pandemic year for comparison. As a …
New-vehicle sales in Canada fell to just 128,419 units in October, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), the lowest tally for the month since 2011. That total was down 17.7% from the same month a year ago, making it …
The times are changing, and so is the industry. Not that long ago, what was under the hood was the primary consideration in selecting a new car. Now, not so much, apart from whether it’s an internal-combustion engine (ICE) or …
A chaotic disruption in new vehicle sales in Canada intensified through the third quarter of 2021, with September sales dropping to the lowest monthly SAAR (Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Sales Rate) since May of 2020—about 1.55-million, based on DesRosiers Automotive Consultants …
The past 18 months have been among the toughest the auto industry has faced, and some automakers have endured them more successfully than others. Six months into 2021, the automotive industry is beginning to recover from the extended impact of …
Is Canada’s 100 per cent ZEVs by 2035 a fair and reasonable target? Are there other options to consider? At the time of this writing, Canada has just announced plans to advance its target date for auto sales to be …
It’s not as simple as just choosing a gasoline station and any available pump. As more battery electric vehicles (BEVs) come to market with increased range capabilities, early customer resistance to BEVs based on “range anxiety” concerns is gradually being …
