APMA plans sneak peek of Project Arrow on Oct. 19

The engine change will not impact Highlander's fuel efficiency, but will result in an estimated 50-per-cent reduction in nitrogen oxides emissions and improved carbon dioxide emissions.

Automotive executives say postsecondary institutions are falling short when it comes to producing enough candidates to address the skilled-labour shortage plaguing the sector. Meanwhile, schools are up against rapidly changing technology and difficulty finding trade students with the required academic chops.

Toyota started recalling the bZ4X in June, just two months after the EV went on sale. The callback also affected the Subaru Solterra, a rebadged version sold by Toyota’s partner.

Edmonton’s AutoCanada Inc. has bought North Toronto Auction, a fee-based used-vehicle auction business based in Innisfil, Ont. and serving dealers and consumers.

The electric-vehicle market has plenty of problems, from wiring up condos for charging stations to rapidly changing technology.

In a Canadian first, logistics company Gatik has deployed a fully autonomous delivery vehicle with no safety driver onboard on public roads in the Greater Toronto Area.

The Ioniq 6 is the most aerodynamic vehicle ever produced by Hyundai. No tweak was too small to achieve the 0.21 drag coefficient, compared with 0.29 for the Ioniq 5, which landed this year.

Total third-quarter sales were down 11.8 per cent to 387,435, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. However, the Detroit Three posted double-digit gains by percentage during the third quarter, up a combined 17.9 per cent.

As more electric-vehicle owners demand chargers in their spaces, the cost of installations, administrative hang-ups and the sheer scale of the challenge risk stalling EV adoption by the millions of Canadians currently living in apartments and condos, EV charging and automotive experts say.