Manufacturing

Volvo Cars has appointed Michael Cottone president of Volvo Car USA and Canada commercial region. Cottone brings to the position more than two decades of experience from multiple commercial roles with the company. He takes over responsibility for the American and Canadian markets from Anders Gustafsson, who led the Americas region from 2018. Cottone will […]

Honda Canada Foundation (HCF) in support for National Engineering Month is contributing $375,000 over three years to FIRST Robotics Canada. HCF’s program sponsorship will support FIRST Robotics Competitions at the provincial and championship levels. Thirty high-school teams will each receive $2,000 to build robots to compete. HCF continues its support for programs that encourage education in engineering and technology with hands-on activities for children

Ascend Elements, a U.S.-based battery recycling and engineered materials company, announced a basic agreement with Honda Motor Co.to collaborate on stable procurement of recycled lithium-ion battery materials for Honda electric vehicles in North America. “Honda is aiming for ‘zero environmental impact’ by 2050 and sourcing recycled battery materials for its electric vehicles is a huge part

Integrated Financial Technologies (IFT) announced that it has launched its IFT Ignite platform, a lending management solution that facilitates all lending management processes, including sales, onboarding, customer service, and collections. The IFT Ignite solution is the newest iteration of the company’s servicing platform. Built on the Salesforce.com architecture, IFT Ignite facilitates the management and delivery

Genesis announced Canadian pricing and packaging for the 2023 Electrified GV70 Prestige AWD. The Electrified GV70 is the third electric vehicle from Genesis, following the launch of the GV60 luxury SUV and Electrified G80 sedan last year. Genesis has committed that starting in 2025 all new models launched will be all-electric, and that its entire

General Motors announced to its St. Catharines, Ontario workforce that, subject to completing support agreements with federal and Ontario government partners, the company plans to invest at the plant to manufacture new Ultium electric drive units for GM’s growing electric vehicle lineup. This investment plan would be expected to support around 500 jobs at the

In a speech to key Canadian auto industry stakeholders, Toyota Canada president and CEO Larry Hutchinson reiterated Toyota’s global commitment to reduce carbon emissions, but disagreed with the federal government’s currently proposed approach, which prioritizes zero emission vehicle sales instead of addressing the need for GHG emission reductions across the total vehicle fleet. On behalf

Canadian Black Book announced the promotion of Daniel Ross to the position of Senior Manager Industry Insights and Residual Value Strategy. His new responsibilities will revolve around representing CBB to the industry and media, though providing his expert insights while building the business development portfolio, supporting the sales team and various CBB partners. Since his

As many as six in 10 Canadians will buy a new vehicle within the next five years and would prefer a greener alternative to carbon-emitting gasoline-powered vehicles. But most will end up settling for a gas-powered one instead of electric due to higher financing costs, delays in delivery, and concerns over battery range and charging

Hyundai Motor America is launching a connected car services program called Bluelink+. All services included in the previous Bluelink Connected Care, Remote and Guidance subscription packages are now offered complimentary on a non-trial basis for new buyers with Bluelink+ (4G LTE network and technology dependent). Bluelink+ is launching with the new 2023 IONIQ 6 and on