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EV

EV/AV Report: July 25, 2022

Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicles report, Tesla hits a self-driving milestone after settling in a German lawsuit, Ford and Baidu unveil autonomous cars without steering wheels and a Deloitte report suggests that tomorrow’s cars are vulnerable to hacking attacks – who knew? Clocked In Tesla celebrates 35 million miles driven […]

July 22, 2022

Collision Repair

Quality Crash: J.D. Power reports 11 percent increase in new-vehicle issues

Michigan, United States —A new study by J.D. Power appears to suggest a suspected industry trend–that vehicle build quality has been dropping. According to the 2022 U.S. Initial Quality Study, the automotive industry is experiencing an 11 percent increase in problems per 100 vehicles, resulting in an industry average of 180 problems per 100 vehicles. […]

June 29, 2022

Collision Repair

Mirror, Mirror: GM patent unveils adaptive rearview mirror technology

Detroit, Michigan –Shape-changing mirrors, a horror movie classic, coming to a car near you! A recent patent by General Motors (GM) describes a mirror that reshapes in accordance with the driver’s behaviour, with the ultimate goal of improving driver awareness. The patent describes a motorized housing around the mirror, turning it from a flat mirror […]

June 9, 2022

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