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Tuesday Ticker: Analysts expect good results from Rivian; GM to build batteries in Ont.

Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly stock watch, Rivian gets a rise after analysts raise their targets; General Motors makes electrifying plans in Ontario; and Uber sets up two new streams for Canadian revenue. Rivian is on the rise Rivian’s been hot this summer—the EV company’s stock is up 60 percent through the month of […]

July 31, 2023

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Extended Vacation: GM’s CAMI plant extends summer shutdown through end of month, citing parts shortage

Ingersol, Ontario — The Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday that General Motors’ CAMI plant in Ingersol, Ont. will extend its summer shutdown through to the end of the month, citing parts shortages. The plant, where BrightDrop’s Zevo 600 electric delivery van is built, confirmed to media Wednesday that its regularly scheduled summer closure will last […]

July 19, 2023

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EV/AV Report: Energy harvesting, Origin deployment and vehicle-to-vehicle charging

Toronto, Ontario — Tire executives go deep on “energy harvesting” for AVs, General Motors is awaiting approval to deploy its Origin AVs in the U.S. and a Tesla colouring book lets slip an exciting detail about the Cybertruck. Road resources Goodyear Tires CTO Chris Helsel told the Wall Street Journal in a recent interview that […]

July 14, 2023

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EV/AV Report: Nailing down the Detroit Three, green deliveries and hope for hydrogen

Toronto, Ontario — Stellantis considers following Ford and GM’s lead in adopting NACS charging, FedEx Express Canada receives its first round of BrightDrop delivery vehicles and a Quebec company is out preaching the word of hydrogen power. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Peer pressure Stellantis says it is currently weighing out […]

June 16, 2023

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Superior Steel: GM to use recycled, renewably-produced steel from Hamilton’s Dofasco plant

Hamilton, Ontario — General Motors announced last week plans to shift its North American production lines toward more recycled and sustainably-produced steel, courtesy of Hamilton’s long-standing ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant. This steel, which is sold under the brand name of XCarb, is ArcelorMittal’s way of contributing to the reduction of carbon in steel production, which […]

June 12, 2023

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EV/AV Report: Charger collaboration, a Level 3 land grab and robotaxis

Toronto, Ontario — General Motors follows Ford’s lead and welcomes charger collaboration with Tesla, Mercedes-Benz gets the green light for Level 3 deployment in California and the NHTSA’s defects director dives into the robotaxi sector. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Charging clique The bandwagon must be pretty comfortable as fellow legacy […]

June 9, 2023

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Airbag Beef: Transport Canada recalls GM 42,140 models in Canada for airbag defect, NHTSA takes aim at supplier

Toronto, Ontario — Bearing an unfortunate resemblance to the ever-lingering Takata airbag inflator recall, the U.S.’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is calling on ARC Automotive to recall its 67 million airbag inflators currently in active use. This news comes as General Motors elected to recall 1,036,903 vehicles from U.S. and Canadian roads, with […]

May 16, 2023

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Tuesday Ticker: VW had higher offers for battery plant; Ritchie Bros. generates $225m in five-day auction

Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker: Volkswagen had higher offers, but it ultimately decided to build its battery plant in Ontario, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. Plus, Canadian auctioneer Ritchie Bros. facilitates its largest auction of the year and General Motors balances its yearly projections. Weighing offers Canada won Volkswagen’s battery plant […]

May 1, 2023

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EV/AV Report: Zero emission legislation, power cuts and donuts

Toronto, Ontario — The European Union approves the 2035 phase out of CO2-emitting cars, a new NHTSA recall after 637 Lucid Airs lose power to their motors and a self-driving car collides into a car doing donuts at 1 a.m. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Stamp of Approval The European Union […]

March 31, 2023

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EV/AV Report: EV concerns, battery reparability and entangled AVs

Toronto, Ontario — Data from the largest-ever survey of Canadian EV drivers is released, American collision repairers respond to claims that Tesla Model Y battery packs might be unrepairable and autonomous taxis tangle themselves in collapsed train powerlines. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Ever Worried A Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) survey […]

March 24, 2023

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Robot Overlords: General Motors considers incorporating ChatGPT into future vehicles

Toronto, Ontario — Following its push to develop cars that can tow themselves away, General Motors (GM) continues its mission to make smarter vehicles by considering installing the ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) into certain future vehicles. According to an article first published by tech news website, Pocket Lint, GM is currently developing an AI assistant […]

March 13, 2023

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EV/AV Report: Court cases and creating chargers

Toronto, Ontario — In today’s EV/AV report, Tesla’s CEO dodges questioning in a trial regarding a dead Apple Inc. software engineer, General Motors announces upcoming changes for its St. Catharines plant and the government of Manitoba pledges to build more EV chargers across the province. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Invoking […]

February 24, 2023