Working With Wall-E: Robots in China shown helping pump gas
Beijing, China — A video circulating Instagram and filmed in China shows a specialized robot pumping gas for drivers. In the video, uploaded by Carfanatics, the robot—equipped with a stylized arm—is shown opening the fuel door on a white Audi. It spins the gas cap, places it aside and then retrieves the gas pump. While […]
Bundled up Batteries: Chinese battery developer unveils cold-proof ‘Phoenix cell’ battery
Toronto, Ontario — An EV battery developer based in China believes it has cracked the code to cold-proof batteries with the recent unveiling of the “Phoenix cell”; a new battery capable of heating itself from -20C to 25C in five minutes. Huang Xiangdong, co-founder and chairman of Greater Bay Technology, says that his company’s new […]
Paint Science: PPG and Chery open colour creation lab in China
Wuhu, China — PPG announced Thursday that it has, alongside Chinese automaker Chery Automobile Co., opened a colour creation lab in the country with the expressed purpose of developing new colours for Chery vehicles. This new facility, located in Chery’s home province of Anhui, is expected to utilize cutting-edge testing and formulation processes to provide […]
Model Y Wave: Shanghai-built Model Ys bound for Canadian delivery this spring, Reuters reports
Toronto, Ontario — The cheaper, rear-wheel-drive Model Ys promised to Canada by Tesla are likely coming off Shanghai production lines very soon, according to Reuters, with sources expecting the electric SUVs to hit Canadian roads between May and July. This incoming delivery of these Shanghai-built Model Ys, sold for $10,000 less than its long-range equivalent, […]
Industry Investments: Invest Ontario targets auto investments from China
Toronto, Ontario — The Government of Ontario, eager to attract a new plant from automakers in China, has created an agency to act as a “one-stop-shop” for manufacturers scouting places to invest. The company, Invest Ontario, was created in July of 2020 and is viewed by the government as the “central agency for businesses to […]
Tesla counters Chinese vehicle tariffs
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – July 9, 2018 — While the U.S. President’s economic team expected the international community to react in kind towards the administration’s protectionist economic policies, one OEM has become the first major corporate entity to adopt similar economic policies of their own accord – and stakeholders in Canada’s auto aftermarket […]
China’s highest-ranking diplomat tours CARSTAR Abbotsford and 360 Fabrication
By Laura Ballance Abbotsford, British Columbia — April 15, 2017 — You can tell you’ve gained a certain reputation when high-ranking foreign officials start asking if they can stop by for a visit. Rick and Daryl Francoeur, owners of CARSTAR Abbotsford and 360 Fabrication, received an unusual request in March when the People’s Republic of […]
AIA signs cooperation agreement with China’s CAMRA
Beijing, China — April 9, 2017 — The Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada has announced it has signed a cooperation agreement with the China Automotive Maintenance and Repair Trades Association (CAMRA). The official event was held in Beijing at the AMR2017: Auto Maintenance and Repair Expo. “Cooperation and collaboration is needed to grow and […]
Fix Auto Guilin hosts grand opening event
Guilin, China — December 23, 2016 — Fix Auto Guilin hosted an official grand opening event in Guilin, in Guangxi Province, China. At the time of Fix Auto China’s official launch on December 1, 2016 in Shanghai, Fix Auto Guilin was the most recent addition to the Fix Auto China network. Fix Auto China has […]
Friday Fun: China has over 150 OEMs, legal weed may cause collisions and auto sales may have peaked
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 8, 2016 — This week we take a look at the decline in insurance industry profits, China’s incredibly crowded car manufacturer landscape, why experts are concerned legalized pot may lead to more collisions and much, much more! – Insurers are reportedly running into problems due a reduction in […]
