Tuesday Ticker: July 19, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — Looking for your global automotive stock report? Look no further! In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, Volkswagen amps up its EV deliveries; a former Nissan executive does a postmortem on the OEM’s EV strategy and Porsche preps for a potential IPO. Volts-wagen Volkswagen is pushing its emissions-free offerings and seeing the returns, as […]
Winner’s Circle: Kember family honoured as CARSTAR Canada Franchisee of the Year
Nashville, Tennessee — CARSTAR recognized its top franchise partners in Canada and the U.S. last week during the company’s annual CARSTAR Conference, held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. CARSTAR Canada awarded the title of 2022 Franchisee of the Year to the CARSTAR Centennial Auto Group, led by Ezra, David […]
St. Lawrence Supply: Umicore to build $1.5 billion battery materials plant in Loyalist Township, Ont.
Kingston, Ontario — Umicore has become the latest electric vehicle battery developer to claim its stake in Canada, announcing last Wednesday that the company would be investing $1.5 billion to set up an electric vehicle battery materials plant in Loyalist Township, in Eastern Ontario. The Belgium-based technology company expects to employ 1,000 people at the […]
Uncrossed Wires: New update to Identifix software improves diagram viewing feature, Solera says
Texas, United States — Solera is aiming to make the repair process as seamless and convenient as ever with the announcement of a new update to the company’s Identifix Direct-Hit repair software, which now allows for additional wiring diagram viewing features. With this new update, announced by the company in a press release last Tuesday, […]
Middle Ground: NHTSA limiting but not standardizing EV warning noises
Toronto, Ontario — The NHTSA is nixing a proposal allowing drivers to choose the warning sounds emitted by their electric vehicles (EVs), in a compromise between consumer choice and pedestrian safety concerns. This comes after negotiations between the NHTSA and automotive companies, who both agree that some kind of artificial noise output for electrified vehicles […]
