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AIA report offers insights into consumer behaviour
May 25, 2020 by Allan Janssen

  By Allan Janssen A new AIA study suggests a strong and ongoing focus on customer loyalty will not only help automotive businesses survive, but will allow them to thrive in an increasingly competitive field. “At Your Service” is the…

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Urban shops hardest hit by pandemic
May 22, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Urban repair shops in the United States appear to be suffering the biggest drop in business as a result of Covid-19 prevention measures. A survey conducted by Ohio-based IMR Inc. found that 91.5% of urban repair shops reported a significant…

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Crossover year: EVs could equal ICE vehicles by 2038
May 21, 2020 by Allan Janssen

  42% Percentage of Canadian jobs at high risk of becoming automated. Some 36% of jobs are at low risk, less vulnerable to automation. 1% of jobs could become fully automated. Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship   2038 Approximately…

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New car sales dropped 75% in April
May 21, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Following an estimated 48.3% sales decrease in March, light vehicle sales in Canada fell off by almost 75% in April. According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, new car and light truck sales settled in at 45,833 units sold, down from 180,616…

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Crossover Year: EVs may equal ICE vehicles by 2038
May 21, 2020 by Allan Janssen

  42% Percentage of Canadian jobs at high risk of becoming automated. Some 36% of jobs are at low risk, less vulnerable to automation. 1% of jobs could become fully automated. Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship   2038 Approximately…

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Report finds driver confusion over vehicle data
May 20, 2020 by Allan Janssen

  Nearly three-quarters of Canadian consumers believe they should own the data their vehicles produce, according to a survey commissioned by the Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA). Some 74% of 2,061 survey respondents believe they’re the rightful owners of…

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Diagnostic scan data reveals six repair issues per vehicle
May 14, 2020 by Allan Janssen

A California-based automotive diagnostics company says early analysis of more than 5,000 vehicle scans showed an average of six repair issues per vehicle. CarMD says the scans, all done in 2019 with its new Pro Scan diagnostic tool, revealed 80%…

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Vehicle sales recovery likely won’t come until 2021: DesRosiers
April 29, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Recovery from the impacts of Covid-19 on auto sales in Canada likely won’t come until 2021, according to a new report from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. In the first of what is anticipated to be a series of updates, DesRosiers examined…

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March light vehicle sales drop 48.3%: report
April 28, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Nearly half of Canadians who were planning to purchase a new vehicle last month put those plans on hold, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. Total sales fell an estimated 48.3% as the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak made itself felt…

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Global vehicle sales expected to decline 22% in 2020: IHS Markit
April 23, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Global light vehicle sales are forecast to fall 22 percent to 70.3 million units this year in the wake of COVID-19, according to the most recent analysis from IHS Markit. “The unexpected and sudden nature of the impacts of the…

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Average price of new car in Canada now exceeds $40,000
April 23, 2020 by Allan Janssen

The average selling price of a new light vehicle in Canada now exceeds $40,000, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. The data company found that at the end of 2019, the average light vehicle sold for $40,941. In 2015, the average…

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Eucon expands into Canada
April 8, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Data solutions and intelligence services provider Eucon of North America, LLC, based in Atlanta, Georgia, has opened a fully-owned subsidiary in Toronto. Eucon Canada Ltd. was established to provide Canadian customers with better and more focused support, while also pursuing the development…