EV/AV Report: Trudeau pledges EV production and charging investments; Volvo invests in Canadian startup
Toronto, Ontario – The Canadian government pledges to build more electric vehicles (EVs) and the necessary chargers, a European autonomous vehicle (AV) company expands into Canada and local AV innovators and Canada-based Waabi receives investment from Volvo. This is the latest in EVs and autonomous vehicles. Made in Canada In two visits to Windsor, Ont., […]
Jewel or Jalopy: Range Rover tops list of least-reliable used cars
Blackburn, United Kingdom – Luxury vehicles and the Range Rover have been identified as the UK’s least reliable vehicles, according to data from the extended warranty provider, WarrantyWise. While the highest repair cost for a Range Rover peaked at an eye-watering $36,000, most repair jobs cost around $2,450. It wasn’t just Land Rover’s Range Rover […]
Go-Karts Are Over: U.K. company selling supercar experiences to kids
Toronto, Ontario — With all the teens making headlines recently as would-be stunt drivers, a U.K.-based track experience company is opting for some exposure therapy, offering kids aged ten to 17 the opportunity to drive a supercar on a racetrack. You read that correctly. Track Days is charging £79 ($130CAD) per ticket, to allow young […]
Look, Mum! No Hands!: British government approves self-driving vehicles on motorways
London, England — The UK has broken ground as the first government to allow full self-driving vehicles onto public motorways, with the first such vehicles expected to hit British roads at some point this year, Reuters reported. The British Transport Ministry is currently working to establish regulations for these vehicles, which as it stands, are […]
Friday Fun: UK insurers target hotmail users, bodyshops battle gentrification in Vancouver
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 26, 2018 — The UK insurance industry embarrasses itself again, B.C. Liberals are accused of acting with malice on the ICBC file, and bodyshops do battle on gentrification in Vancouver. The war of words between the new government and the ousted Liberals continues in British Columbia continues. The […]
Friday Fun: After-hours bar in a shop gets busted, insurance jumps 400 percent in Saudi Arabia and sports cars may be on the way out
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 10, 2016 — This week we take a look at why it’s a bad idea to run an after-hours bar out of your shop, what may be the coming end of the sports car and much, much more! – A driver in the UK just narrowly missed jail […]
CARS and MRE 2016 take over Donington Park Race Circuit
By Michael McNeice Castle Donington, United Kingdom — July 25, 2016 — Donington Park Race Circuit, located in the heart of England, was the home of this year’s two day CARS/MRE 2016 show. Officially known as the ‘Complete Auto Recycling & Secondary Materials’ show, this year’s event partnered up with the Metals Recycling Event. The […]
Registration opens for CARS 2016
Toronto, Ontario — September 30, 2015 — The Complete Auto Recycling and Secondary Materials (CARS) trade show takes place July 13 and 14, 2016 at Donington Park Circuit in Derby, UK. With the 2014 event attracting over 75 exhibitors and more than 1,200 attendees from 25 countries including Canada, India, Japan, Germany, USA and Australia, […]
