Sunroof Saga: Ontario women’s sunroof shatters after shutting door, Volkswagen won’t pay
Tillsonburg, Ontario — Only three weeks after an Ontario woman purchased a 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan her sunroof shattered from potentially something as simple as shutting the door. Michelle Tupper of Tillsonburg, Ont., grabbed her wallet from her car and then closed the door of the vehicle and the “back window just completely smashed right out,” […]
Tuesday Ticker: May 4, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, Volkswagen’s head honcho says the automaker will make its own chips for self-driving vehicles; gig-related stocks suffer following a Biden administration representative interview and Boyd Group Services marks a date for its Q1 financial results reveal. Homemade chips Volkswagen won’t be relying on an outside company for […]
EV/AV Report: April 5, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Ford posts impressive EV sales from the past year, Purolator deployed five new emissions-free delivery vehicles in Vancouver and a Toronto-based graphite mining company announced a deal to better position themselves in the battery development sector. Mach-Speed Market Moves The Ford Motor Company is […]
American Alias: Volkswagen to become ‘Voltswagen’ in the U.S., says automaker
UPDATE: The name change was in fact an April Fool’s joke that was leaked to the media several days early by mistake. Toronto, Ontario — In what many initially believed to be a premature April Fools’ Day prank, Volkswagen of America has announced a name change to Voltswagen of America. The automaker’s U.S. branch announced […]
EV/AV Report: March 29, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Project Arrow meets it’s virtual twin that the APMA plans to use through the prototyping phase, Volkswagen reveals the ID.Buzz microbus as the its first full AV and the government of British Columbia helps support a Canadian electric heavy trucks company. Pixelated Production The […]
Volks-Reality: Volkswagen gives VR training demo at SkillsCanada event
Toronto, Ontario — Volkswagen is exploring virtual reality (VR) training delivery to educate collision repair students on the automaker’s technology, repairing mixed materials, joining techniques, electric vehicle repairs and more. During Thursday’s SkillsCanada Automotive Technology Summit, Volkswagen collision repair program manager Scott Wideman delivered a demonstration and discussion of the automaker’s endeavours in VR training. […]
Das Approval: Volkswagen approves Car-O-Liner VAS 6755A Resistance Spot Welder
Wixom, Michigan – Car-o-Liner has earned official approval from Volkswagen for use of the company’s VAS 6755A Resistance Spot Welder on VW’s vehicles going forward, announced via LinkedIn last Friday. Put through a gauntlet of third-party tests, the welder was based on Car-o-Liner’s CTR® 9 spot welder and designed to VW’s high standards of quality […]
Tuesday Ticker: January 5, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, Magna’s new CEO takes charge, PSA shareholders announce an overwhelming ‘ye’, DesRosiers preps to unveil new data and Volkswagen initiates the first phase of its Takata recalls. Moves at Magna Alongside the ringing of the new year, Magna International officially welcomed Swamy Kotagiri as the company’s new […]
Volkswagen’s plan for the future
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 27, 2019 – Volkswagen has proven that it is thinking of the future. Not just the future in terms of technology and electric vehicles but what is going to happen when those vehicles are no longer running. The OEM announced a pilot plant for recycling electric vehicle batteries […]
Volkswagen announces its electric future
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 13, 2019 – Many OEMs are turning the tables and looking to reduce the use of carbon emissions. The Volkswagen Group recently announced its plans to go carbon neutral by 2050. The CEO of the carmaker Herbert Diess says that the company’s cars caused one percent of global […]
