OEM Alliance: Honda to use GM’s Ultium battery tech on upcoming EV lineup
Tokyo, Japan — Honda will be betting big on General Motors’ Ultium, announcing on Wednesday that the two companies will co-operate to develop a series of affordable electric vehicles based on GM’s battery technology. GM said in a press release that they expect to start rolling out millions of compact crossover vehicles in 2027 in a […]
Electric Upgrade: Honda’s Alliston, Ont. plant to create hybrid production lines
Alliston, Ontario — Honda Canada’s Alliston, Ont. plant is due for some shiny new toys as the provincial government announced a $131.6 million grant earmarked for upgrading and retooling Canada’s sole Honda assembly facility. This grant from the Ontario government brings Honda’s total investment in upgrading the Alliston facility to nearly $1.4 billion, according to […]
EV/AV Report: March 7, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — In today’s EV/AV report, Honda and Sony partner to create more electrically integrated vehicles, charging pads installed across Gothenberg and KIA announces a line-up of 14 battery electric vehicles by 2030. Tech-driven With oil prices rising across Canada, the demand for electric vehicles is all but growing, contributing to the birth of […]
A Sense for Safety: Honda Sensing ADAS tech now standard across all models
Toronto, Ontario — Honda has officially made safety the standard, announcing that Honda Sensing ADAS technology will now come built into all new vehicle models going forward. Honda Sensing, which debuted on the 2015 Honda CR-V, includes a collision mitigation braking system with forward collision warning; road departure mitigation with lane departure warning; lane-keeping assist […]
Civic Celebration: 2022 Honda Civic named AJAC small car of the year
Toronto, Ontario — Being essentially the Tom Hanks of cars, the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada has named the 2022 Honda Civic the best small car of the year for the ninth time since 1992. “We continue to be humbled and excited at the attention and accolades the 2022 Honda Civic is receiving and we […]
Charity Auction: Acura Canada makes largest single donation to Make-a-Wish Canada
Toronto, Ontario — Acura Canada is making a difference simply by selling cars, as the automaker announced that the online auction of a 2022 Acura NSX Type S has led to the donation of $306,364.90 to Make-a-Wish Canada. In what has turned out to be the Make-a-Wish’s largest one-time donation by a single donor, Acura’s […]
Tuesday Ticker: January 25, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, PPG reports its Q4 2021 and full-year results, while Honda makes a deal with a lithium-metal battery supplier. Picking up pace PPG reported both its full-year 2021 and Q4 2021 results last Friday, reporting net sales of about US$4.2 billion for the final quarter of 2021, about […]
Oh Boy, NACTOY: Ford and Honda sweep top spots in vehicle of the year awards
Detroit, Michigan — The 2022 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) award winners have been announced, recognizing two old favourites and one new contender that is making its mark in the truck market. The winners of the 2022 NACTOY awards are the Honda Civic, the Ford Maverick and the Ford […]
Civic Society: Honda Civic best-selling car in Canada for 24th consecutive year
Toronto, Ontario — Collision repairers might as well start tattooing Honda Civic repair procedures all over their bodies because that car is not going anywhere any time soon as the OEM announced Friday that the flagship model is a best-seller in Canada for the twenty-fourth year running. Honda says that they managed to move 43,556 […]
EV/AV Report: December 27, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, a Swiss startup is taking the video gaming experience on the road, Honda is making life a little more fun for hospitalized children in California and Li-Cycle has partnered up with U.K. EV developer, Arriva. Mobile Gaming A Swiss company is hoping to bring […]
