Tuesday Ticker: VW had higher offers for battery plant; Ritchie Bros. generates $225m in five-day auction
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker: Volkswagen had higher offers, but it ultimately decided to build its battery plant in Ontario, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. Plus, Canadian auctioneer Ritchie Bros. facilitates its largest auction of the year and General Motors balances its yearly projections. Weighing offers Canada won Volkswagen’s battery plant […]
EV/AV Report: Zero emission legislation, power cuts and donuts
Toronto, Ontario — The European Union approves the 2035 phase out of CO2-emitting cars, a new NHTSA recall after 637 Lucid Airs lose power to their motors and a self-driving car collides into a car doing donuts at 1 a.m. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Stamp of Approval The European Union […]
EV/AV Report: EV concerns, battery reparability and entangled AVs
Toronto, Ontario — Data from the largest-ever survey of Canadian EV drivers is released, American collision repairers respond to claims that Tesla Model Y battery packs might be unrepairable and autonomous taxis tangle themselves in collapsed train powerlines. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Ever Worried A Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) survey […]
Robot Overlords: General Motors considers incorporating ChatGPT into future vehicles
Toronto, Ontario — Following its push to develop cars that can tow themselves away, General Motors (GM) continues its mission to make smarter vehicles by considering installing the ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) into certain future vehicles. According to an article first published by tech news website, Pocket Lint, GM is currently developing an AI assistant […]
EV/AV Report: Court cases and creating chargers
Toronto, Ontario — In today’s EV/AV report, Tesla’s CEO dodges questioning in a trial regarding a dead Apple Inc. software engineer, General Motors announces upcoming changes for its St. Catharines plant and the government of Manitoba pledges to build more EV chargers across the province. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Invoking […]
EV Exposure: Netflix and GM tap Will Ferrell for super bowl ad aimed at EV visibility
Toronto, Ontario — American football’s biggest day is this Sunday, and one of the biggest faces in American comedy is leading the charge on a General Motors electric vehicle (EV) ad, scheduled to run during halftime. Last seen in a super bowl ad declaring an EV war on Norway, actor Will Ferrell is back for […]
OE Clarity: ADAS compromised by aftermarket glass, GM position statement says
Toronto, Ontario — General Motors has issued an updated position statement on its standards for aftermarket glass replacements, hammering home the opinion that non-OEM glass could compromise the safety standards of their vehicles. “GM vehicles, safety systems and components are designed, engineered, tested, and validated to protect vehicle occupants based upon both government mandated and […]
‘Tis But a Crack: General Motors issues service bulletin for panel crack in some Cadillac XT6 dealer models
Toronto, Ontario — A service bulletin has been issued by General Motors to address the identification of cracks on the outer body panel of some dealer-owned 2023 Cadillac XT6 models. The bulletin calls for technicians to inspect the area above the left-hand rear window for cracks, which can then be welded shut and painted over. […]
Delivering Dreams: GM raises $313,000 in annual ‘Sharon’s Kids’ toy drive, fundraiser
Oshawa, Ontario — The Durham Children’s Aid Foundation (DCAF) yet again welcomed a convoy of Oshawa-built trucks, stuffed to the brim with gifts and toys, General Motors Oshawa’s “Sharon’s Kids” initiative carries on its more-than-50-year legacy. As part of the overall fundraising effort, GM held a contest among its dealers during which $253,000 from 106 […]
Glaring Error: GM recalls 85,000 Canadian vehicles for DRL glare glitch
Toronto, Ontario — General Motors dealership technicians ought to brush up on their headlight repair procedures, as a recall recently issued by the OEM will see about 85,000 Canadian Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet vehicles headed in for a body control module (BCM) software update. The recall, which covers an additional 740,000 vehicles across North […]
