David Kennedy

Used-vehicle retailer Canada Drives has filed for and been granted creditor protection as the company seeks to restructure its business and abandon online sales amid escalating inventory costs and weakening used-vehicle prices.

A targeted approach to investments, on top of key battery-building advantages, could keep Canada in the fight for growth in the auto industry.

Unifor has added another parts plant to its growing roster of automotive workplaces following a unionization vote at Sodecia Automotive London Inc., last month.

The Toronto-based company said it will double its lithium ion battery material processing capacity in Kingston to 10,000 tonnes per year, as well as add warehousing, research, and training space at a new integrated facility in the Eastern Ontario city.

Quebec-based Flo will get $6 million from the provincial government as it brings a new “ultra” fast-charging station to market.

As each automaker refines how it will make the transition to EVs, their electrification strategies give Canadian dealership groups yet another factor to consider when weighing acquisition opportunities.

Details of Volkswagen’s planned battery cell plant have not been released, but Federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne touted the commitment as the country’s largest-ever auto investment.

Changes in the local wholesale market mean Manheim Edmonton no longer fits Cox’s growth plan. 

Cars & Concepts is a showcases of new or refreshed vehicles recently on sale in or destine for the Canadian market. Here are offerings from Chevy, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda and Mercedes-Benz.

A flood of investments in the battery supply chain — from miners, battery-material suppliers and automakers — began gushing into Quebec in early 2022 and there are few signs the tide will recede.

The automaker and its in-house battery subsidiary PowerCo on Monday announced the landmark investment in the southwestern Ontario city midway between Toronto and Windsor. Financial details weren't immediately disclosed.

Given the inordinately high value of the tax credits in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), many are skeptical that Ottawa has deep enough pockets to mount an effective defence with fiscal tools alone.

In many industries, a job applicant without a university degree or college diploma won’t clear the initial resume screening, let alone come away with a job offer. But automobile retailing has long been an exception to educational hurdles.

Researchers from Nissan Motor Co., and Canadian tech firm Acerta Analytics Solutions Inc. are putting a new artificial intelligence tool designed to predict engine component failures through its paces.

Six Canadian mining and resource companies scaling up technologies to extract or process battery minerals and rare earth elements for the electric vehicle market will share $14.1 million in new critical minerals funding from the Canadian government.