Jeff Melnychuk

According to the budget, the amount of tax is the lesser of 10 per cent of the full value of the vehicle, or 20 per cent of the value above $100,000.

One could argue that if electricity is taxed then EV owners are already paying a “fuel tax” for charging their vehicles.

The Quebec dealers’ association has laid out a detailed health and safety framework for dealerships to reopen their service departments — which were deemed an essential service April 15 — providing a glimpse of the new normal for retail operations nationwide. 

Being terrified isn’t much of a plan for a data breach, nor is doing nothing, but if the “aha!” moment is realizing that a breach is inevitable, you have a chance to control the outcome. 

Is a Mustang purist going to buy a Mach-E? Not likely, and that’s what makes it brilliant marketing. 

The Canadians to Watch share one thing: They point the way to the future of the auto industry.

With the disproportionate level of pickups to cars bought in Canada, a properly manufactured and marketed truck — with enough size for huge batteries — could be a breakthrough vehicle for the first automaker over the wall.

General Motors is turning its Oshawa, Ont., assembly plant into what is essentially a supply plant and retain 300 jobs held by Unifor members. That was enough to silence the union's outrage.