Organizers of the Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS) have until early fall to decide whether the country’s largest consumer trade show will proceed as a live event during the pandemic. Mazda has pulled out of the live Toronto show while Hyundai is planning alternative product reveals.

Auto shows aren’t going away, but the digital era demands more than cars to look at on the floor.

The robotic arm display, in which camera-controlled mechanical arms dip and whirl alongside human employees working on partially finished Civics, is bound to attract attention at the Canadian International AutoShow. The automaker wants to understand the benefits of machine-human partnerships in manufacturing.

The Jaguar I-Pace, a finalist for utility vehicle of the year, has a chance to record an unprecedented back-to-back victory.