Sizzling Up Some Summer Fun: Excellence Auto Collision hosts annual BBQ event
Toronto, Ontario – While summer may be officially over, Excellence Auto Collision recaptured the heat with its annual community BBQ event. According to a LinkedIn post, Excellence Auto Collision would like to report the celebration of another great turnout to this year’s community event hosted this past week. The event saw community members and industry […]
Ford Files For Folding: Ford files patents for swivel seating, retracting steering wheel, in-cab workstation and bed seating
Toronto, Ontario – Several recent Ford patents reveal the automaker’s reimagining for pickup truck interiors with designs to create more space for work and recreation inside vehicles. Ford has filed no less than nine patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) covering a range of features, including swiveling seats, a retractable steering […]
Autumn Accumulations: Toyota and dealers raise over $900,000 for Canadian food bank donations
Toronto, Ontario – Toyota Canada and its dealers donated more than $900,000 to local food banks across the country this month. In a recent news release, the automaker said that food banks are seeing a notable increase in numbers, but are struggling to meet the current demand. “Having food on the table is something many […]
EV/AV Report: Electric vehicles take off on a tearaway; self-driving cars taken to trial
Toronto, Ontario – In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, a Glasgow man reports being ‘kidnapped’ by his electric vehicle; and a Tesla engineer defends ‘Full Self-Driving’ name at crash trial. An unexpected chase Recently, a Glasgow man reported being ‘kidnapped’ by his newly purchased electric vehicle. Brian Morrison, of Scotland, says his MG […]
Manitoba Sparks Plans : New Manitoba NDP Premier announces plans for an EV-heavy future
Winnipeg, Manitoba – This week, the new Democratic Party (NDP) was sworn into power in Manitoba, giving the province a new premier-elect and a new focus on electric vehicle adoption. NDP leader, Wab Kinew, stated a more aggressive EV agenda than Manitoba has previously seen. The NDP’s eight-part plan includes a platform dedicated to the […]
Privacy Platforming: Porsche unveils privacy center as criticism of automaker’s data collection practices ramp up
Toronto, Ontario – A recent announcement of Porsche’s Privacy Center comes on the heels of the Mozilla Foundation report released in September that inspected the privacy and security policies of 25 car brands in North America and Europe. The consensus of the Mozilla Foundation’s report was that “all new cars today are privacy nightmares on […]
Aural Automation: A.I. helps MapGPT voice assistant become more relevant to drivers
Toronto, Ontario – Mapbox, an American-based location statistic mapping company, has recently launched a conversational Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) service so that North American OEMs can create customized voice assistants. The goal of this recent launch is to create voice assistants for OEMs that are capable of delivering a more natural and actionable conversation to drivers. […]
PAVE Paves A Path: PAVE partners with Turnyn for collaborative vehicle appraisals
Toronto, Ontario – PAVE, an international and Toronto-based vehicle inspection platform, has announced its partnership with Turnyn, a dealer-centric vehicle acquisition platform. According to a recent press release, this collaboration is set to create a new standard for vehicle appraisals by combining Turnyn’s class acquisition platform with PAVE’s automated vehicle inspections. “We’re in the early […]
Evolving to Meet Aftermarket Car Care Needs of Today and Tomorrow
“We work hard to support our strategic partners partners in their day-to-day operations; Sylvain Seguin, president Fix Network Canada, said. “We provide a total value chain that supports our franchisees’ responsiveness to customer demands but also helps us plan a roadmap to address emerging trends that require responsive and long-term business planning.” – Sylvain Sequin, […]
EV STANDS FOR EDUCATION IS VALUABLE
Addressing the facts of EV adoption Column by STEFANO LIESSI Many variables factor into the fruition of the mass EV assumption of the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine). World factors include bureaucratic political agendas, infrastructure, raw material acquisition, verified testing, and range anxiety. Other alternatives are being researched, such as hydrogen and advanced ICE applications, maybe […]
