Passing the Baton: Ray Curry to become President of U.S. UAW after Rory Gamble retires at the end of June
Detroit, Michigan — The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced that President Rory Gamble will retire at the end of the month and Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry will take his place as President for the remainder of the current term. “Rory and I are absolutely committed to making this a smooth, transparent transition for our membership. And […]
Radar Removal: Tesla axes radar sensors and will now rely on cameras for Autopilot in select cars
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla is ditching front-facing radar sensors in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, which will make the vehicle’s driver-assist systems, such as Autopilot almost fully reliant on cameras. Starting this month, Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America will no longer be equipped with radar sensors. Instead, these vehicles will […]
Blowing off the Lid: Ford to reveal all-electric F-150 at livestreamed event next week
Dearborn, Michigan — The all-new, all-electric F-150 Lightning will be revealed on May 19 at Ford’s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan and the event will live-streamed for millions to watch. The F-150 Lightning brings new innovation, technology and capabilities to the F-Series, North America’s best-selling vehicle. While maintaining the same power, payload and towing capabilities, says […]
Pace of Progress: AI adoption grows in 2020 for American auto insurers
Chicago, Illinois — American automotive technology company CCC Information Services is reporting a more than 50 percent year-over-year increase in claims processed using artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. The company also reports that more than 5 million unique claims have been processed using a CCC deep learning AI solution, and the number of claims […]
Boyd Group Inc. expands to Aurora
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – July 11, 2018 —The Boyd Group Inc. has announced the purchase of a new repair location in Aurora. The location, previously owned by GaryRay Collision, will operate under the banner of Assured Automotive. “We are very excited to add this location, which has served the Auroramarket […]
Global auto production continued to increase in first half of 2016
Toronto, Ontario — July 4, 2016 — The automotive industry is still doing a bang-up business from the global perspective. Worldwide car sales posted another solid advance, climbing 4 percent over the same period in 2016 and continuing the string of strong gains since last September. Western Europe and China led the way, with both […]
