Some uncertainty about federal ZEV rebate program a week before launch

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will speak at an event with automakers and auto suppliers in Taylor, Mich., and also is expected to tour Ford's nearby truck plant in Dearborn. High-ranking executives from Dana Inc. and Canada's Magna International Inc. are to attend.

Jason Dale has come full circle at the Automotive Business School of Canada; Mark Stevenson applies the personal touch at Steele Hyundai; and Matt Berenz is getting lots of likes on social media for Pfaff Automotive Partners. They are the latest group of Unobvious Ones.

Automotive News Canada’s Take Five is a look at five new, refreshed or retooled vehicles that are destined for or have recently entered the Canadian market. Here's a look at offerings from GMC, Subaru, Volkswagen, Nissan and Toyota.

Infiniti's head of design, Canadian Karim Habib, says the centre of the rear seat in EVs “can become just as valuable” as the space on its sides.

The callback, covering 2013-2016 models with automatic transmissions, addresses a defect that could prevent drivers from shifting into park.

The unprecedented anti-NDP action by auto dealers was spurred by what the MDA viewed as “increasingly restrictive measures imposed by the government without consultation with the industry.”

A Ford executive said the automaker would by 2022 add an "affordable" nameplate aimed at filling the hole left by ending sales of the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion and Taurus sedans.

Other cold-weather features such as heated seats and steering wheel are also extra-cost options. Cadillac Canada says it will monitor take rates and make adjustments to how certain features are packaged in future model years.

Fiat Chrysler this year will invest $350 million in its Windsor, Ont., minivan plant “for future product,” Unifor President Jerry Dias said. However, he didn’t say what the product will be and isn’t optimistic the investment will save the third shift there.

AutoCanada’s $250-million lawsuit against its former CEO Patrick Priestner was issued in an attempt to acquire his dealerships at “below market value,” Priestner alleges in a defence statement. He alleges AutoCanada approached him in 2018 about possibly acquiring his dealerships, then sued him in February 2019.