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Steve Mertl is Vancouver Correspondent for Automotive News Canada.
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Steve Mertl is Vancouver Correspondent for Automotive News Canada.

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Lyriq leads Cadillac’s electric future in Canada

The electric SUV’s rocketing sales in the first nine months of 2024 almost tripled the 917 sold for the entire previous year, according to GM’s figures.

B.C. dealership rebuilds after devastating fire

The2022 blaze, started by vandals, was an unprecedented challenge, said Alec Markin, Toyota’s Pacific and Prairie zone manager.

Canada’s best dealerships go ‘above and beyond’ for their employees

With meals, parties, gyms, outings, retirement plans and other perks, coveted talent is more likely to stay.

GM workers drive the EV conversation

Management has put about 1,000 employees behind the wheel of GM vehicles to experience a future they’re helping to build and to become knowledgeable brand ambassadors.

Artificial intelligence meets 3D printing meets Martinrea

A new partnership between Martinread International and Equispheres aims to build intricate auto parts at reduced cost and higher speed using a breakthrough powder

How this dealership makes Lincoln stand out to gain above-average market share

Courtesy Ford-Lincoln claims about 10 per cent of the luxury market in London, Ont., almost four time higher than the luxury brand’s share in all of Canada. Dealer Principal Meghan Ruffilli credits a strategy that makes Lincoln stand out from the store’s Ford brand.

2024 Vancouver International Auto Show sets attendance record

After a pandemic-induced hiatus, the Vancouver International Auto Show came back with a bang for 2024, setting an attendance record of 129,034 over the five-day event, according to organizers.

ElectraMeccanica and Britain’s Tevva Motors find 'amicable resolution' to lawsuits

B.C.-based ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. and Britain’s Tevva Motors Ltd. have agreed to drop legal actions against each other spurring from an aborted merger.

New B.C. ZEV laws will cause ‘severe economic damage,' industry warns

British Columbia’s plan to accelerate its zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) transition has alarmed the auto industry and brought calls for more flexibility.

Britain’s Tevva Motors mulls legal action against ElectraMeccanica after failed merger

Tevva, which makes battery and hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial trucks, issued a strong rebuttal this week to ElectraMeccanica’s surprise claim Tevva committed “incurable breaches” of the deal by failing to disclose material information about their company.

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