EV/AV Report: Quebec EV targets, angry drivers and American legal impacts
Toronto, Ontario — Quebec announces plans to get two million electric cars on the road by 2030, autonomous cars grapple with angry drivers and insight on how the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new emissions standards will affect you. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Electric Expansion The Quebec government has […]
Market Opportunities: Federal gov. aims for 20 percent of light vehicle parc emissions-free by 2026
Ottawa, Ontario — The government of Canada has announced a comprehensive strategy to promote the switch to zero-emission vehicles and reducing on-road transportation pollution, with milestones for the net-zero goal starting as early as 2026. In last Wednesday’s announcement, Minster of Transport Omar Alghabra announced Canada’s Action Plan for Clean On-Road Transportation, a plan by […]
Locking it Down: New Jersey bill seeks to limit OEM ability to lock features under subscription
New Jersey, United States — A bill in front of New Jersey’s state assembly is weighing propositions prohibiting OEMs from locking certain vehicle features under subscription packages, with sponsors calling out “business practices that primarily serve to increase corporate profits.” Assemblymen Paul D. Moriarty (District 4) and Joe Danielsen (District 17) are looking to make […]
Wake Up Call: AIA asks for testimony on diagnostic data access
Toronto, Ontario – The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) is calling on the repair industry to testify on the importance of data access for repair and maintenance, providing a stronger case for when the federal government addresses right to repair in the coming months. In an email to its members on Sept. 16, […]
The Cat’s out of the Bag: Manitoba catalytic converter theft combatted by new scrap metal legislation
Winnipeg, Manitoba — New regulations have been enacted by the Manitoba government to combat increases in catalytic converter theft throughout the province. These new rules were put into place Monday and contain strict guidelines for record-keeping of transactions regarding scrap metal sales. Recyclers who buy scrap metal are now required to detail every transaction involving […]
United We Stand: CAR Coalition launches U.S. Right to Repair campaign
Washington, District of Columbia, United States — The CAR Coalition, a group of independent automotive parts and repair companies, associations and insurers committed to preserving customer choice has launched a multi-million dollar U.S. campaign in support of the right to repair movement and key legislative measures, including the Save Money on Auto Repair Transporation (SMART) […]
Senate Committee Regarding Driving Change and Future State of the Automated Vehicles hears AIA Canada’s concerns
By James Kerr Ottawa, Ontario — January 31, 2018 — A new report has been issued by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, ‘Driving Change: Technology and the Future of the Automated Vehicle.’ Recommendations made by the Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada were taken seriously by the Committee in their report, which […]
Quebec’s Zero Emissions Bill Causes Upset
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — January 2 2018 — The province of Québec just got a bill in the mail. Bill 104 is “an Act to increase the number of zero-emission motor vehicles in Québec in order to reduce greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions.” Isabelle Melançon, the Québec Minister of Sustainable Development, the […]
Alberta looks to overhaul consumer protection legislation, including auto repair shops
By Tom Davis Edmonton, Alberta — December 4, 2017 — Consumer protection is of increasing importance, but at what cost for small business operators? That will be the question posed to Alberta’s provincial government after it proposed a new bill to beef up consumer protection laws. Collision repairers, however, are confident any new regulations will […]
Alberta’s Bill 203 scrapped by review committee
Edmonton, Alberta — January 26, 2017 — An Alberta private member’s bill that was intended to protect motorists from unexpectedly high repair bills did not proceed to second reading. Bill 203, originally introduced by Edmonton-Meadowlark NDP MLA Jon Carson, was under review by the standing committee on families and communities, but the Alberta Members of […]
