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Hyundai Canada Donates $50,000 to Indspire, Funding Post-Secondary Bursary for Indigenous Youth

Hyundai Canada announced a $50,000 donation to Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards program. The Hyundai Canada Bursary aims to create dedicated opportunities for Indigenous students seeking a post-secondary education and to raise awareness about career opportunities in the automotive sector. The award will be distributed to Indigenous students who are attending post-secondary institutions across Canada such […]

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Honda Investing Some $1.38 billion in Ontario Manufacturing Plants for Electrified Future

Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) announced that it will invest $1.38 billion over six years to upgrade its Alliston, Ontario manufacturing plants. The plants will implement new and innovative technologies, processes, supply chain and vehicle research and development programs, as a part of Honda’s goal to reach zero emissions by 2040. The announcement marks an important step

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Mercedes-Benz Announces New Battery Plant for EQS SUV Production in U.S.

Mercedes-Benz announced the opening of a new battery plant in Bibb County, Alabama, a few months ahead of the start of production of all-electric Mercedes-EQ vehicles in the U.S.  Mercedes-Benz will produce the EQS SUV and EQE SUV in its plant in Alabama, as part of a global push to produce all-electric vehicles at seven

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TD Auto Finance Canada’s Gino Caputo Sees F&I Changing to Meet Changed Automotive Landscape

The changed vehicle buying landscape in Canada is part-and- parcel of a changed global economic landscape. Gino Caputo, SVP and head of TD Auto Finance Canada said that when the pandemic hit it caused pro- found changes to the global economy, “from goods consumer purchase to the ways businesses conduct day-to- day operations. So the

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U.S Volvo Drivers Will Soon Be Able to Charge Vehicles at Select Starbucks Locations

Volvo drivers in the United States will soon be able to charge at select Starbucks locations using ChargePoint’s fast DC chargers. Volvo Car USA will install as many as 60 Volvo-branded, ChargePoint DC fast chargers at up to 15 Starbucks locations along a 1,350-mile route from the Denver area to the coffee company’s Seattle headquarters.

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Toyota to provide free home chargers to bZ4X buyers

6 Advertisement Advertisement Toyota has outlined a package of benefits for buyers of its first fully-electric car, the bZ4X SUV, to simplify the ownership experience. This includes a British Gas Centrica EV Home Charger, with standard installation, and six months’ access to the Toyota Public Charging Network – comprising more than 12,000 charging points, accessible

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