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GM charges up new unit to sell electric delivery vans, gear
DETROIT — The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a…
Volkswagen triples electric car sales ahead of climate rules
FRANKFURT — Europe's push into electric cars is gathering speed — despite the pandemic.
Automaker Volkswagen tripled sales of…
Hauling into the New Year
From the December 2020 print edition
The year 2021 will offer new electric truck models, though we haven’t seen them yet.…
New campaign, and logo, for GM in a bid to electrify image
DETROIT — General Motors is changing its corporate logo and launching an electric vehicle marketing campaign to reshape its image…
New Mercedes screen to stretch nearly full width of car
FRANKFURT — Daimler's Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a key interior component of its upcoming electric luxury sedan: a large, curved…
Canadian auto sales fell 19.7 per cent in 2020 from a year earlier
TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says that 1.54 million cars and trucks were sold in Canada in 2020, falling 19.7…
The Chevrolet Bolt LT
From the December 2020 print edition
The case is getting stronger for electric vehicles in fleet applications as the adoption…
Late sales rebound helps US automakers avoid 2020 disaster
DETROIT — Sales of new vehicles in the US fell 14.6 per cent last year, but a second-half rebound from a coronavirus-related…
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot shareholders approve merger
MILAN — Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot decisively voted Monday to merge the US-Italian and French carmakers to…
Magna to form joint venture with LG Electronics to build electric car components
Shares of auto parts manufacturer Magna International Inc. hit an all-time high after the company announced a deal with LG…
Honda recalls 130,000 vehicles in Canada
MARKHAM, Ont. — Honda says it will recall 130,000 vehicles in Canada, including certain Fit, Civic, Accord, Insight and Acura ILX…
Amazon’s Zoox unveils autonomous electric vehicle
An autonomous vehicle company acquired this year by Amazon has unveiled a four-person "robo-taxi,'' a compact, multidirectional…