Cyber Sightings: Cybertruck rear casts spotted outside Tesla’s Giga Texas plant
Photo by Joe Tegtmeyer Austin, Texas — The almost mythical Tesla Cybertruck is slowly becoming more and more real as a fervent observer of the brand recently photographed dozens of Cybertruck rear casts lined up just outside of the Giga Texas factory. Drone pilot and Tesla brand observer Joe Tegtmeyer released yet another of his […]
Proven Production: Honda Canada celebrates ten millionth vehicle to come off assembly line
Alliston, Ontario — Honda’s Alliston, Ont. plant celebrated the assembly of its ten millionth vehicle on Monday, a 2023 Honda CR-V Touring Hybrid, marking a significant milestone for the company’s Canadian presence. Honda’s Alliston plant, the Japanese OEM’s first step into Canada in 1986, and eventual adopted child of Ontario’s auto assembly sector, has seen […]
Pivoting toward Progress: Stellantis invests $3.6 billion to retool Windsor, Brampton assembly plants
Toronto, Ontario — Stellantis is doubling down on its presence in southern Ontario, announcing that the automaker’s Brampton and Windsor production plants are due to receive a total $3.6 billion investment to retool for electric vehicle production. The announcement was made Monday at Stellantis’ Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC) in Windsor, Ont., where the […]
Summer of ‘67: Vehicle production in Canada hits biggest low in decades
Toronto, Ontario — The last time light vehicle production in Canada was so bad, the Maple Leafs were still winning Stanley Cups. A solid zinger, but also the truth. According to a new report from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, last year’s vehicle production of 1.1 million vehicles was on par with levels not seen since 1967. […]
Spilled Ink: BMW unveils concept vehicle with colour-changing E Ink paint at CES 2022
Las Vegas, Nevada — BMW unveiled a chameleon-like concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show this week that utilizes a popular e-reader technology to provide multiple colour shade possibilities on a single vehicle. The German automaker showed off a prototype version of the BMW iX featuring E Ink technology applied to the vehicle’s paint, allowing […]
Building a Bronco: Ford details 2022 Bronco materials usage in ‘On Target’ newsletter
Toronto, Ontario — The last time anyone was talking about something interesting they saw in a Ford Bronco, it was 1994—yet Ford has released specs on the material usage of the new 2022 Bronco and Bronco Sport. The latest edition of Ford’s “On Target” monthly newsletter saw the OEM delve into the details of the […]
Production Pauses: DesRosiers shares motor vehicle assembly stats for 2020
Toronto, Ontario – According to DesRoisers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC), the year 2020 has not been kind to motor vehicle assembly in Canada. With plant shutdowns, models cut from automaker rosters, and production pausing during the pandemic, shipments for the motor vehicle assembly industry dropped 28.2 percent for the year. For the first time since […]
