Manufacturing

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced the start of construction of a security operations centre (SOC) for Proton Dealership IT. The SOC will be built on-site at Reynolds’ headquarters in Dayton, Ohio. Reynolds acquired Proton in summer 2022. The SOC will be a key component to Proton’s ongoing security monitoring and response activities for cyber […]

Subaru Canada has appointed Tomohiro Kubota as chairman, president and CEO of its Canadian operations. Kubota replaces the previous chairman, president and CEO, Yasushi Enami, after his five-year term. Kubota has been with Subaru Corporation since 1994, holding positions in retail sales at the dealership level, managerial roles in sales and marketing of various overseas markets,

Magna International announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Veoneer Active Safety business from SSW Partners for $1.525 billion in cash, subject to working capital and other customary purchase price adjustments. The combined business is projected to generate approximately $3 billion in sales in 2024, positioning Magna’s ADAS business as a global

Mazda Canada announced it is providing up to $600,000 to their retailers to support “Local Community Legends” who are going above and beyond to give back to their communities. Mazda and their retailers identified 183 outstanding citizens across Canada who are giving back to their communities – whether through volunteerism, mentorship or community organizing – and provided

The 2023 Honda Accord will feature Honda’s first integration of Google built-in for seamless on-the-go connectivity. Standard on the top-line Accord Touring, apps like Google Assistant, Google Maps, and more on Google Play, are available with Google built-in, for a connected, personalized and more streamlined driving experience. “For Honda customers, vehicle connectivity is becoming essential,

General Motors Canada delivered more than $313,000 to the Durham Children’s Aid Foundation to help families in need in Durham region this Christmas. This is part of the ongoing legacy of Sharon Clark, who started Sharon’s Kids at Oshawa Assembly – a program that has provided holiday gifts to children in need for more than

The 2023 Montreal International Auto Show will feature several new models and the full line-up of vehicles from Nissan Canada. These include the all-electric ARIYA crossover, the 2023 Pathfinder Rock Creek, the Nissan Z, and more. Other Nissan vehicles include the new Rogue crossover and the redesigned Frontier mid-size pickup. All of the showcased vehicles

FLO has been selected as the supplier for General Motors’ Dealer Community Charging Program. This program will install up to 40,000 public Level 2 EV chargers in local communities across North America. This project is the single largest deployment of EV chargers across North America. FLO will manufacture CoRe+ MAX chargers that will be provided to participating dealers.

In the wake of ongoing supply chain issues plaguing the automobile sector, the New Car Dealers Association of B.C. (NCDA) announced that the 2023 Vancouver International Auto Show has been cancelled. The show was to take place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West from March 22–26. “For the last several months, we have been working

General Motors and BrightDrop announced the opening of Canada’s first full-scale electric-vehicle manufacturing plant. With investment support from both the provincial government of Ontario and the federal government, GM has completely retooled the CAMI Assembly plant to become the new global manufacturing home of BrightDrop’s fully electric delivery vans. BrightDrop also announced the commencement of commercial operations in