Deja Vu: 22 Audi models affected in Transport Canada recall across 10 OEMs
Mississauga, Ontario — More than 20 models across ten OEMs have been recalled by Transport Canada, with some models being especially popular in Brampton, Mississauga and western parts of the Greater Toronto Area. Fiat Chrysler’s 2020-2021 RAM 1500, 2020-2021 Jeep Wrangler and 2021 Jeep Gladiator models were recalled for delays in the rear-view camera input, […]
Silicon Shift: Global car production forecasted to increase, says research analyst
Toronto, Ontario — Global car production is forecasted to increase in the second half of 2022 thanks to supply chain recovery, according to a report by, J.P. Morgan Research, a research wing of the international banking company. Semiconductor and chip shortages are nearing the end and should become more readily available in the second half […]
EV/AV Report: GM announces mass market EV, Canada second worst in global EV readiness list
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s report, General Motors teases a new EV, Canada scores 13 out of 14 in EV readiness and three Japanese automakers are called out for inadequate decarbonization efforts in the shift to EVs. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. And EVs for All General Motors (GM) has […]
Raising Standards: IIHS updates side crash tests, only one midsize car earns ‘good’ rating
Toronto, Ontario – Four in seven midsize cars failed to earn good or acceptable ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s updated side crash test, according to a recent press release. Of the seven vehicles, only the Subaru Outback earned a ‘good’ rating, with drivers having acceptable to good protection in all categories. The […]
Jobs and Java: Pfaff Autoworks hiring all positions at Saturday’s job fair
Newmarket, Ontario — Looking for a change in your career, or a free coffee on a Saturday morning? Pfaff Autoworks has you covered for both, as the GTA-based luxury repair group prepares to hold its Careers and Coffees job fair this weekend. Pfaff will be hiring for all positions across its several locations, which now […]
Good Hustle, Herbert: VW boots CEO for poor handling of software division, severe delays result
Toronto, Ontario — Bloomberg reported on Monday that a series of software setbacks at Volkswagen have caused the company to give its CEO the boot as it now faces severe delays in the launch of new Porsche, Audi and Bentley vehicles. In a move that surely speaks to the current desperation among automakers to get […]
Tuesday Ticker: July 19, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — Looking for your global automotive stock report? Look no further! In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, Volkswagen amps up its EV deliveries; a former Nissan executive does a postmortem on the OEM’s EV strategy and Porsche preps for a potential IPO. Volts-wagen Volkswagen is pushing its emissions-free offerings and seeing the returns, as […]
Choose Your Side: Volkswagen unveils Star Wars vans
Imperial City, Coruscant — From a galaxy far, far away to a premiere near you: vehicles from the Star Wars universe that Earth officials claim are modified Volkswagen ID Buzzes. The German manufacturers said this collaboration celebrates Disney’s new Star Wars series, Obi-Wan Kenobi, which arrived on Disney+ in late May. The wraps are based […]
Tuesday Ticker: May 3, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — This week, LKQ beats out analyst estimates with its Q1 2022 earnings report; Volkswagen considers Canada for future electrified business and Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes a deal to buy Twitter. LKQ’s leap LKQ reported its Q1 2022 earnings last week, beating out analyst estimates with earnings of US$1 per share. Zacks […]
EV/AV Report: April 18, 2022
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Ford announces a release date for the F-150 Lightning, the federal government invests in medium and heavy-duty fleet conversions and Volkswagen reports a spike in EV sales since the beginning of the year. Lightning Strikes A release date of April 26 has officially been […]
