EV/AV Report: Autonomous espionage and charging roads
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s EV/AV report, autonomous vehicles (AVs) join the United States’ list of national security threats, Detroit announces prototype roads that wirelessly charge electric vehicles (EVs) and Tesla escalates the full self-driving beta (FSD) to all interested customers in North America. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Weakest […]
Gettin’ Down in Motown: Detroit Annual Auto Show returns after three-year hiatus
Detroit, Michigan – Detroit’s annual auto show returns in mid September after a three year hiatus due to Covid-19. The event’s focus is changing from general automotive appreciation and industry displays to “celebrating the biggest transformation of the industry since Henry Ford launched the first assembly line more than a century ago.” Highlighting the EV/AV […]
September in Motown: Exhibitor space sold out for 2022 North American International Auto Show
Detroit, Michigan — The crown jewel of North American auto shows will be making its return later on this year, as details about the 2022 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Mich. have officially been unveiled. The show will feature a familiar amount of fanfare in the return of ride-alongs through a downtown […]
Rights and Privileges: Ontario premier considering revoking licenses from blockading protesters
Toronto, Ontario — Following his announcement declaring the province of Ontario to be in a state of emergency due to ongoing trucker convoy blockades, Premier Doug Ford expanded on his warnings, saying that measures are even available to revoke personal and commercial licenses from unlawful protesters. “What they are seeing, it’s not who we are,” […]
Delivery Swarm: Ontario launches joint cross-border drone delivery study with Michigan
Windsor, Ontario — A joint Ontario-Michigan study is looking for a way to skip the line at the border and use drones for the delivery of in-demand auto parts across the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Windsor, Ont. First announced in a press release from Michigan’s Department of Transportation, the study will test the ability of […]
Friday Fun: Flying car crashes into second-floor window; CBC News sends 15-year-old to cover Detroit Auto Show
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 19, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: Did Edmonton set a record for most collisions in the shortest period of time? A vehicle in California managed to get stuck in the second floor of a nearby building, and CBC News covers the Detroit Auto Show in an unusual way. […]
Friday Fun: Enterprise goes exotic, Elon Musk knows Apple’s secret and Ford’s AVs try to handle snow
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 14, 2016 — Welcome to our latest round-up of interesting, unusual and occasionally worrying stories from the last week. This time around we bring you the news on Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s Exotic Car Collection, why Elon Musk knows Apple is working on a car and Ford’s attempts to build […]
NACE shows steady growth in Detroit
Detroit, Michigan — July 30, 2015 — The industry returned to Detroit this summer for NACE 2015. With celebrities, industry giants, technical experts, live demos, and a wide array of leading industry associations converging in the Motor City, it was a busy week of business, training and deals. With more than 6,600 automotive industry professionals […]
Shanghai Auto Parts T&C ‘looking to enter the global stage’
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 29, 2015 — The rise of car-based culture in China is the biggest story in the auto world over the last decade. Residents of the worlds most populous country are buying autos in ever-greater numbers. Auto sales in the country increased by 45 percent in 2009. China accounts […]
MSO Symposium spells out the ABCs of consolidation
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 27, 2015 — The big story in the industry these days is the ongoing process of consolidation. There are several major firms involved in buying up existing collision repair facilities to create large chains of stores that can offer lower cost service by reaping economies of scale. This […]
