Manufacturing

Polestar has appointed Martin Gurney as head its European Fleet and Business section, specifically looking after the UK and Benelux regions. He joins the Geely-owned luxury electric car brand from Stellantis, were he spent more than two decades in roles across retail, sales and training. Most recently he was director of fleet and used vehicles for …

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Bloomberg News is reporting that Hyundai Motor Company has announced a global recall of some 82,000 electric vehicles after the South Korean government said it has found defects in some of the vehicles’ battery cells. According to the news report published, the recall will impact the automaker’s Kona crossover and the Ioniq compact car, along …

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The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) announced the vehicles its members selected as the best in Canada for 2021 in each of 8 categories spanning segments that include cars, utility vehicles, and pick-up trucks. With this announcement, six vehicle manufacturers move one step closer to winning the ultimate accolades of 2021 Canadian Car of …

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Kia Canada used its Virtual Auto Show Experience (www.kiavirtualautoshow.ca) to debut its 2022 Kia Carnival. The 2022 Kia Carnival will come in five trim levels – LX, LX+, EX, EX+ and SX – and will start at $34,495. It is expected to hit dealerships this spring. 2022 Kia Carnival will come with a 3.5-litre V6 …

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GAC NE Aion Y concept In addition to JVs with Toyota, Honda & Acura, Mitsubishi and Stellantis (Jeep), GAC’s thriving own-brand business sold more than 360,000 passenger vehicles in China last year. The Trumpchi GS4 accounted for a third of that volume but many other models also performed well. Next for GAC are replacements for …

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Nicola Dobson has been named as the new marketing director for Citroen UK, replacing Souad Wrixen who will take up a new role within the Stellantis UK operation. Dobson has worked within the Group for 20 years, having joined via the Graduate Programme in 2000 after leaving university. She has held roles in supply & …

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It might be four years old but demand for the X7 (codename: Y101) remains strong Quite a few China-based car brands vanished in 2020 yet one that many hadn’t paid much attention to had a surprisingly good year. Even though Brilliance Automotive and Shineray Motorcycle Company’s SWM only sold 50,459 cars, it outperformed some big …

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Nissan Brand Ambassador, Caitlin O’Connor, has been on duty at the Nissan Studio since Dec. 1 of last year when the studio opened in the Yorkdale Mall. Nissan Canada chose the location to showcase the début of the 2021 Rogue. But O’Connor found herself fielding a wide spectrum of calls, not only about the two …

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With Amazon now the go-to platform for people ordering and having delivered goods to their doors, it should not be a surprise that Mitsubishi Motors would use the world’s premier online consumer platform to debut its all-new Mitsubishi 2022 Outlander. The first-ever vehicle to be launched on Amazon Live, the new 2022 Outlander marks a new …

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Vehicle dependability is at an all-time high, with the overall level of problems cited by owners declining 10 per cent from a year ago, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). “The study results validate what we have known for some time,” said Dave Sargent, vice-president of global automotive at J.D. …

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