Tesla first automaker to accept bitcoin as payment
Tesla has announced that it has bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin and will start accepting the cryptocurrency as payment, according to an SEC filing Monday. The company said it purchased...
Chip Dip Bites GM
General Motors announced on February 9th it was extending production cuts at three North American plants due to the ongoing global semiconductor chip shortage. The production cuts...
Daimler to spin off truck business
Daimler plans to spin off Daimler Truck as a separate business and establish two independent pure-play companies, eventually renaming the car part of the business as...
Chip Shortage Issues Continue
Ongoing semiconductor shortages have forced General Motors to idle three North American Assembly plants for a week, joining other automakers Ford, Stellantis and others impacted by...
Toyota Canada Reports Record Electrified Vehicles Sales to Start the Year
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) started this year as it ended the last one - with continued momentum for electrified vehicle sales and a record 2,721 units sold in January. For the month,...
Chrysler and Ram Vehicles Back-to-Back Winners in 2021 autoTRADER.ca Awards
Chrysler Pacifica and Ram 1500 are adding to their accolades with autoTRADER.ca awards for the second consecutive year. The 2021 Pacifica/Grand Caravan once again takes home honours in...
Ford Appointment
Ford has named 25-year veteran executive Bev Goodman, president and CEO, effective immediately. She replaces Dean Stoneley, who will be appointed to the newly created position of...
GM not blowing smoke
General Motors wants to end production of all diesel- and gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs by 2035 and shift its entire new fleet to electric vehicles as part of a broader plan...
Ram 1500 TRX Named FOUR WHEELER '2021 Pickup Truck of the Year'
The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX has been named FOUR WHEELER “2021 Pickup of the Year.” The award is given annually by the editors of the off-road enthusiast publication. Over the course of a...
Navistar to create hydrogen truck, fueling solution with GM, OneH2
Navistar has partnered with General Motors (GM) and OneH2 to launch a long-haul transportation system powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology. The system, which aims to provide...
Restaurants to get big rebates for electric delivery vehicles
British Columbia has announced a new CleanBC Speciality-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUI) and a Commercial Vehicle Pilot (CVP) program that boost rebates for electric commercial and...
Jim Pattison Lease Appointment
Jim Pattison Lease is pleased to announce that Don Wallace has been named Regional Sales Director, Prairies. Don has over 30 years of progressive automotive experience holding several...
Wholesale Prices Increase to Start 2021
Wholesale used vehicle prices increased 0.7% in the first 15 days of January compared to the month of December, bringing the mid-month Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 162.3, a...
Autobus Séguin Turns to Electrification with Order of 60 Lion Electric Buses
Autobus Groupe Séguin (Autobus Séguin), a transportation operator headquartered in Laval, Quebec, and Lion Electric (Lion), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty...
Spark Power Launches its First Electric Fleet Vehicle
Spark Power Group Inc. has announced the arrival of its first electric fleet vehicle. The 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV was delivered on December 21, 2020 to Spark Power’s Vaughan,...
Lyft All Boats?
Ride hailing company Lyft’s new “priority mode” is leaving some drivers down in the dumps. While the new feature promises drivers who use it would get more rides than those who don’t,...
Foss National Leasing Appointment
Foss National Leasing and LeasePlan Canada are pleased to announce the appointment of Lana Hadi as Regional Sales Manager for Quebec & Atlantic Canada. Lana brings over 10 years of...
Rangers Reluctant Recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied a petition by Ford Motor Company, forcing the automaker to recall 3 million vehicles equipped with Takata...
A Battery That Charges As Fast As Filling A Gas Tank
An electric-car battery that can be charged in five minutes, the amount of time it takes to fill up a tank of gas, has been produced for the first time in a factory in China. The new...
BMW Group concludes year marked by corona pandemic with strong fourth quarter and leads premium segment worldwide for 17th consecutive year
The BMW Group once again confirmed its position as the world’s leading premium automotive manufacturer last year, with a total of 2,324,809 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles (-8.4%)...Page 18 of 45
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