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News Market Research & StatisticsOE newsVehicle Technology THE NEW MOBILITY: In the face of disruption, attitude is everything
July 16, 2017 by
Allan Janssen
Automotive consultant James Carter examines the biggest threat to the traditional aftermarket in the face of a technological revolution: an attitude of denial and resistance.
Feature Market Research & StatisticsOE newsVehicle Technology THE NEW MOBILITY: In the face of disruption, attitude is everything
July 16, 2017 by
Allan Janssen
Part 3 of 7 in an exclusive series.
News AnnouncementsOE newsVehicle Technology Honda eyes 2025 for automated vehicles
July 12, 2017 by
Adam Malik
By 2025, Honda expects to have Level 4 autonomous cars on the road. That means their vehicles will be fully self-driving with no human driver required, except for inclement weather conditions. The only step higher would be one in which…
News Business ManagementInternational NewsOE news Tesla loses spot to GM as most valuable carmaker in U.S.
July 10, 2017 by
The Associated Press
After three months as the nation’s most valuable automaker, a bad week in an otherwise stellar year has knocked Tesla from the top perch. Over the first six months of the year, Tesla shares gained more than 50 per cent…
News International NewsOE news Audi engineer charged with directing VW emissions cheating
July 10, 2017 by
Tom Krisher, The Canadian Press
U.S. authorities have accused a former executive of Volkswagen’s Audi luxury brand of giving orders to program diesel engines to cheat on emissions tests. Giovanni Pamio, 60, an Italian citizen, is accused of being a leader in a conspiracy that…
News AnnouncementsOE newsVehicle Technology Volvo to go all electric
July 5, 2017 by
Adam Malik
Volvo is saying goodbye to internal combustion engines and launching an all-electric lineup starting in 2019. Every vehicle it makes starting two years from now will have an electric engine, the company announced. The move “represents one of the most…
News AnnouncementsAuto Repair & ServiceOE news Recalls from Ford, Mazda
July 3, 2017 by
Adam Malik
Ford and Mazda have both recently issued recalls for different problems related to its vehicles. Mazda is recalling nearly 228,000 cars in the U.S. plus almost 80,000 in Canada due to a parking brake issue where it may not fully…
News AnnouncementsInternational NewsOE news Record-setting auto sales year predicted
June 28, 2017 by
Adam Malik
Canada and the United States are heading in different directions when it comes to auto sales. Scotiabank is now forecasting Canadian vehicle sales to reach two million in 2017, up from 1.94 million in 2016. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants also reported…
News AnnouncementsAuto Repair & ServiceOE news Initial quality is best ever, study finds
June 27, 2017 by
Adam Malik
J.D. Power released its latest Initial Quality Study and found that new-vehicle quality is the highest it has ever been. Grading is done by measuring the number of problems per 100 vehicles experienced within the first 90 days of ownership.…
News International NewsOE newsSupplier News & Announcements Takata headed for bankruptcy
June 21, 2017 by
Tom Krisher, The Canadian Press
A bankruptcy filing by Japanese air bag maker Takata will leave little money for dozens of people who sued the company over deaths and injuries caused by its exploding air bag inflators, according to outside legal experts and lawyers suing…
News Market Research & StatisticsOE newsVehicle Technology THE NEW MOBILITY: Dieselgate & the aftermarket
June 15, 2017 by
Allan Janssen
Automotive consultant James Carter examines the motivation and price of scandal in the emissions game.
Feature Market Research & StatisticsOE newsVehicle Technology THE NEW MOBILITY: The impact of ‘Dieselgate’
June 15, 2017 by
James Carter
Part 2 of 7 in an exclusive series.