Ford Issues Recall
Ford Motor Company has issued a recall for nearly 653,000 full size pickups and SUVs due to a windshield wiper arm problem. The vehicles affected include certain 2021-21 F-150 pickups...Assault On Batteries
Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe is warning the looming EV battery shortage will make current chip shortage pale in comparison. In an interview in the Wall Street...Penske orders 750 electric ford e-transits for its U.S fleet
Penske has placed an order for 750 units of Ford’s all-electric cargo vans, the E-Transit. The company will take delivery of its first vans in the coming weeks. The move follows a...Supply Chain Shockwave Subsist
China’s zero-Covid strategy and draconian lock downs are increasing concern of massive downstream effects for global supply chains, dwarfing previous disruptions. With manufacturing...Peterbilt’s New NG Engine
Peterbilt Motors Company has announced the availability of the Cummins B6.7N natural gas engine in its new medium duty truck models. Peterbilt’s new Model 536 is an ideal truck to...Trudeau to tax truck owners
The Trudeau government is planning to hit Canadians with a big new tax on their trucks and sport utility vehicles. The proposed tax would cost an extra $1,000 on a Ford F-150, and a...New vehicle prices ease, but remain elevated above MSRP
New-vehicle average transaction prices (ATPs) decreased to $45,927 in March 2022 after reaching a record high in December 2021, according to new data released April 11 by Kelley Blue...Chip shortage could last until 2024, says VW exec
Long waits for new cars and stripped-back equipment lists could be with us until 2024, according to one Volkswagen Group executive. Speaking with Automotive News Europe, Volkswagen...Hyundai IONIQ 5 Sweeps World Car of the Year, Electric Vehicle of the Year and Car Design of the Year
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 recently accepted multiple prestigious 2022 World Car Awards, with the all-electric crossover named overall World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle of the...GM Canada to invest billions in manufacturing operations
GM Canada has announced that it is investing over $2 billion to transform its manufacturing operations. “Working with our government partners we have reopened GM’s Oshawa plant,...Pattison Partners With Alphabet
Jim Pattison Lease, a leader in providing personalized commercial vehicle leasing and fleet management solutions has partnered with Alphabet international, a business mobility...How Centralized Maintenance Can Improve Your Fleet Operations
Over the last two years, fleet managers have had to operate under pandemic measures, with profound economic obstacles, supply chain disruptions, vehicles shortages and soaring service...Holman Aligns Its Seven Business Units Under a Singular Brand
Holman Enterprises has unified its various business divisions and companies under a new, singular global brand, Holman. Now the organization’s seven integrated companies – Holman...Shell Fleet Maintenance Hub
Shell Fleet Solutions Canada has launched the Shell Fleet Maintenance Hub tool in Canada. Using the tool, fleet operators have access to all their fleet maintenance data on an...Chip shortage halts GM pick up production
General Motors announced Friday it is idling its Fort Wayne assembly plant for two weeks due to the continuing semiconductor chip shortage. The plant, which builds the Chevrolet...Understanding The Opportunities for AI-Cameras and LiDARs for Smart Road Infrastructure
As the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January sparked a new wave of autonomous vehicles (AVs) coming to the automotive market in the next few years, much focus as of late has been...Data Will Inform Cost Savings
As technology evolves in a rapidly changing automotive fleet world, applying the resultant data torrent can be complicated and expensive. IVY gathers a vehicle's ecosystem data into...Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to Invest in First Large Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Production Plant in Canada
Stellantis N.V. and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have announced they have executed binding, definitive agreements to establish the first large-scale, domestic, electric-vehicle battery...Quebec's Boivin EVolution releases 100% electric waste collection truck
In collaboration with the company Mack Truck, the Quebec company Boivin EVolution (BEV), specializing in automated dumpsters, has released the first 100% electric waste collection...Toyota, ChargePoint join on home and public EV charging
In preparation for the launch of its all-new 2023 bZ4X battery electric SUV later this year, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Toyota) has announced that it will work with ChargePoint,...Page 2 of 45