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Tuesday Ticker: Honda eyes huge investment in Canada; Rivian marks production records
Toronto, Ontario ⁠— In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, Honda considers what could reportedly be its largest-ever investment, while Rivian grapples with a double-edged sword.  Eyes on EVs According to weekend reports from Japanese news outlets, Honda is considering an $18 billion investment to build a Canadian electric vehicle plant. Reports came out on Sunday after […]
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Bittersweet: Goodbyes: Six models that won’t be back in 2024
Toronto, Ontario — All things come to an end, whether we like it or not. This is no different when it comes to some of the most beloved car models on the roads. But—let us remember—that when one door closes, another one opens. Automakers may have scrapped some models from their lineup as the calendar […]
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Tuesday Ticker: Ford pumps the brakes on production; VinFast makes minor gains
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly, post-American-Thanksgiving Tuesday Ticker, we look into Ford’s decision to scale back EV production in Michigan (and globally). Plus, VinFast makes minor gains amid analyst support.  Ford hits the brakes Ford is scaling back its zero-emissions plans in Detroit, Michigan, amid slower-than-anticipated EV demand, according to a statement from the […]
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WHO’S GOING WHERE, AND WHEN?
OEMs struggle to meet customer expectations and legal demands Column by ANDREW MARSH   The automotive industry is in an almighty mess, even though millions of people around the globe are working very hard to fix the many issues. Let’s look a little deeper into the product development chaos, and the effect on the collision […]
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The Great Guarinos: Tesla recognizes Toronto’s Leon’s Auto Body as top Canadian CSR performer
Toronto, Ontario ⁠— Daniel Guarino, owner of Leon’s Auto Body, recently announced that his team was recognized by Tesla as a top customer service performer for Q2 2023.  The collision repair facility, which is part of Tesla’s certified collision repair network, achieved a customer service index (CSI) score of 96 percent after receiving 22 surveys.  […]
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Coast to Coast in 18 Charges: VW ID.4 travels across Canada and achieves Guinness World Record
Ajax, Ontario — Rainer Zietlow recently drove a Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle across Canada, stopping just 18 times to recharge—a feat the adventure driver has won a Guinness World Record for. Zietlow and his cameraman, Elric Popp, departed St. John’s, Nfld., on July 25, 2023. The pair traversed 7,133 kilometres across Canada, making just 18 […]
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Porsche Paint Party: Porsche celebrates 75 years with colour-focused art series
Toronto, Ontario — A 75th birthday is no small celebration and deserves a gift befitting the milestone; Porsche is using its special day/year to walk down memory lane and revitalize some paint shades of the past in a series of new art pieces. “For the 75th anniversary we looked back of course, but we also […]
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Read up on Rivian: Rivian repair documentation now available on OEM1Stop
Toronto, Ontario — A bevy of Rivian repair documentation has found its way onto the online procedure repository, OEM1Stop, including position statements and service guidelines. While the EV brand’s futuristic pickup trucks are by no means widespread in Canada at this point, it’s better to be safe than sorry should one roll into your repair […]
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Recall Procrastination: 20 percent of cars on Canadian roads have safety defects, Transport Canada says
Toronto, Ontario — Analysts at Transport Canada were crunching some numbers recently, as analysts are want to do, and found that about one in five vehicles registered in Canada is driving with some sort of unresolved safety recall. Working with data as recent as 2019, Transport Canada estimates that of the nation’s 33.3 million registered […]
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Clip Tips: Subaru makes select mounting, spacing clips available to repairers
Toronto, Ontario — One small clip can make a big difference—Subaru knows this and is making sure mounting and spacer clips for select airbag curtain modules are made available to repairers. These clips will be usable on model year 2015 to 2022 Outbacks and Legacys; MY 2018 to 2022 Crosstreks; MY 2019 to 2022 Foresters […]
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EV/AV Report: Innovative education and a hydrogen-powered airport
Toronto, Ontario — A B.C. trades school is preparing to build a $290 million EV “innovation centre”, Edmonton’s airport elects to harness hydrogen and Nissan becomes the first Japanese OEM to embrace the NACS charging port. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Electric vehicle epicentre Vancouver Community College (VCC) is quickly becoming […]
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Magna Millions: Magna International invests $790 million to build three Ford EV parts plants
Aurora, Ontario — Aurora, Ont.’s own Magna International signed onto three major projects with Ford this past week, bearing a nearly billion dollar price tag, to build three new electric vehicle parts plants in the U.S. Of the three facilities slated for construction, two will be located within Ford’s BlueOval City campus in western Tennessee, […]
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