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Ontario budget 2023 offers small, medium suppliers tax credits

While Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy delivered a rousing speech that took MPPs on a virtual winding road trip — a victory lap, of sorts — of automotive investment in the province, the budget he tabled Thursday was light on new money, incentives and tax breaks for the industry.

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A slow sales upswing is just beginning

"Normal" production levels could return in 2023, but the industry isn't out of the woods yet as supply constraints are likely to linger for "several months."

When there are ZEV waiting lists, a sales mandate is just pointless

If Prime Minister Trudeau is suggesting a mandate can fix a global supply bottleneck and the lack of lithium mines, he’s dead wrong.

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Purolator buying BrightDrop, Ford E-Transit vans in effort to electrify fleet

Canadian logistics company Purolator says it will spend $1 billion over the next seven years electrifying its fleet and terminals.

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February sales up 5% over 2022, but still month's 2nd worst total in a decade

Automakers sold an estimated 103,771, marking the second worst February sales performance of the last 10 years, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants.

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Tesla cut prices for 1st time in order to compete, and Ford followed, says J.D. Power

An electric-vehicle “price war” is expanding the roster of vehicles eligible for federal consumer rebates, but it is unlikely to draw in more automakers.

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2023 Canadian International AutoShow attendance surges 17%

Organizers say 350,214 people visited the Metro Toronto Convention Centre between between Feb. 16 and 26 to post the third-biggest total attendance in the show’s 50-year history.

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Project Arrow: A Canadian miracle

Project Arrow’s unveiling Jan. 6 at CES in Las Vegas drew swarms of news media and industry executives, including GM Canada President Marissa West and Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares. This month, it made its public debut at home when it was part of the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto.

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Quebec aftermarket supplier Uni-Select sold to U.S.-based LKQ for $2.8 billion

Québec-based Uni-Select, Canada’s largest supplier of automotive refinish, industrial paint and more than two million replacement parts in the auto industry, is being purchased by U.S.-based LKQ Corporation for approximately $2.8 billion in cash.

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Canada's 1st BrightDrop dealership goes to Roy Foss Automotive Group in GTA

BrightDrop Greater Toronto Area, located about 36 kilometres north of the heart of the provincial capital, is the second store in North America selling the automaker’s commercial electric delivery vans. It joins the first location which opened in Fontana, Calif., in 2021 near Los Angeles.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5, BMW i4 win Canadian utility, car of the year awards

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year while the BMW i4 EV has won Car of the Year.

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Stellantis names Jason Stoicevich head of Canadian operations

Stellantis on Monday named Jason Stoicevich its head of Canadian operations, effective immediately. He replaces David Buckingham, who is retiring at the end of May after 35 years with the automaker.

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After strong sales start, will the industry sustain or feel pain in 2023?

Canadian new-vehicle sales had a jack-rabbit start to 2023. The question is whether they can sustain the torrid pace from which they left the starting line.

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Tesla tells Ontario how to improve EV infrastructure

Tesla says in the filing it wants to “engage with the government and its agencies to identify opportunities and propose solutions to reduce electricity costs for large-scale DC fast charging operations, including for commercial truck fleets.”

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82% of Canadian dealers don't have ZEV inventory, finds new report

"Inventory levels in dealerships have gone down across the country and across most manufacturers – indicating a reduction in supply levels,” Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors concludes in its Zero Emission Vehicle Availability report for Transport Canada.

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