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Technology

EV/AV Report: January 10, 2022

Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, VinFast prepares to enter the Canadian EV market later this year, Nova Scotia makes strides in connecting more communities to the EV charging grid and General Motors unveiled its champion in the electric pickup race. New player has joined Vietnamese EV startup VinFast unveiled […]

January 7, 2022

Market Trends

Bolt Battle: Class action launched against GM for Bolt fires

Toronto, Ontario — Taking more than a year of tensions surrounding the Chevrolet Bolt to new heights, a class action lawsuit has been levelled against General Motors alleging that the EV is unsafe due to its known fire risks. David Kennedy v. General Motors Company et al., currently before California’s northern district court, refers to […]

January 4, 2022

Collision Repair

EV/AV Report: January 3, 2022

Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, new details are divulged on the Project Arrow concept EV being developed by the APMA, Uber prepares for a driverless food-delivery pilot project in California and General Motors quite literally took a shot across Tesla’s bow. Path of the Arrow An executive from the […]

December 24, 2021

Charging Infrastructure

EV/AV Report: December 20, 2021

Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Rivian plans to build a $5 billion assembly plant in Georgia, Mercedes-Benz integrates with Hydro-Québec to improve charging options and GM’s BrightDrop delivered its first five EV delivery trucks to FedEx. Rivian went down to Georgia Rivian has a $5 billion plan for the […]

December 17, 2021

Events

Chevy’s Reindeer: Convoy of Silverados delivers $160K in gifts to Durham Children’s Aid Foundation

Oshawa, Ontario — The Durham Children’s Aid Foundation (DCAF) near Toronto was treated to a procession of presents just in time for the holidays, courtesy of General Motors Canada and its dealers. Packed full of toys and gifts for kids in the Durham region, the load carried by a convoy of Oshawa-built Chevrolet Silverado pickups […]

December 14, 2021

EV

Peace of Mine: GM to align with IRMA mining standard in EV supply chain

Detroit, Michigan — In the ongoing effort to establish credibility as a sustainable automaker, General Motors has announced that it has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA). Going forward, GM will be responsible for maintaining the standards set out by IRMA as the company seeks to develop a sustainable electric vehicle supply chain. […]

November 30, 2021

Collision Repair

New Year, Warm Rear: GM to retrofit 2022 models with heated seats in Q2

Toronto, Ontario — General Motors drivers can unclench now that the automaker has announced that they will be able to retrofit the highly-coveted heated seats into their 2022 models by the second quarter of next year. Last week, General Motors announced that they would be cutting optional features like heated seats and steering wheels on […]

November 24, 2021

Collision Repair

Power Saving Mode: Chevrolet Bolt update limits range to curb fire risk

Toronto, Ontario — Drivers of the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt will have their full parking privileges back “in the coming weeks” as General Motors announced that a new software update is expected to significantly reduce fire risk in the vehicle. A spokesperson from GM said that the update will limit the maximum state of charge for […]

November 19, 2021

Business

Chilly Cheeks: General Motors to cut heated seats from some 2022 models, due to chip shortage

Toronto, Ontario — If you weren’t feeling the winter chill setting in just yet you will soon as General Motors announced that they will be cutting heated seats from some of their models due to the ongoing microchip shortage. According to reports from Friday, GM confirmed that some 2022 Chevrolet and GMC trucks, cars and […]

November 15, 2021

Financial

Tuesday Ticker: November 2, 2021

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— This week, Uber outperforms lift in the immediate aftermath of pandemic lockdowns; automakers announce Q3 losses across the board and Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks to solve world hunger with the UN’s assistance. Do you even Lyft? Market analysts say that Uber is outperforming Lyft as ridesharing ramps up from pandemic lows. […]

November 1, 2021

ADAS

Eye on Oculii: GM partners with U.S.-based radar developer for ADAS technology

Toronto, Ontario — General Motors has announced it has bought into U.S.-based startup Oculii for use of the company’s AI-driven radar technology on GM vehicles. Oculii claims that its Virtual Aperture Imaging Software Program enables radars to provide the same sort of high-resolution, long-range capability that until now has been available only with more expensive […]

September 29, 2021

EV

Building the Future: Ingersoll, Ont.’s CAMI plant to build GM electric delivery trucks

Ingersoll, Ontario — More EV work is on its way to Ontario as General Motors BrightDrop announced that its new line of electric delivery trucks are set to be assembled at the CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll. Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, voiced its satisfaction with the announcement. “Our highly skilled members at CAMI […]

September 28, 2021