EV/AV Report: Electric vehicles climb mountains; while autonomous vehicles face regulation scrutiny
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Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Ford plans to run an augmented F-150 Lightning in the upcoming Pikes Peak International Hill Climb; while the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to increase the regulations surrounding autonomous vehicles. Race to the clouds […]
Carbon Neutral Cooperation: Axalta announces partnership with Solera to help customers estimate CO2 emissions per repair
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Toronto, Ontario — On May 22nd, Axalta announced a partnership with Solera to integrate the company’s Fast Cure Low Energy (FCLE) refinish paint systems with Solera’s Sustainable Estimatics platform. According to a press release from Axalta, the intention of this partnership is to help “enable Axalta customers to estimate their CO2 emissions per repair, while […]
Rough Running: Toyota conducting safety recall for vehicles with engines that could lose power at high speeds
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Toronto, Ontario — Toyota is currently conducting a safety recall of certain 2022 to 2023 Toyota Tundra and 2022 Lexus LX600 vehicles due to the potential for loss of power while driving at higher speeds. In Canada, approximately 9,665 Toyota and 314 Lexus models are affected. According to recall information from Toyota, for affected vehicles, […]
Muted Manufacturing: Cars are half as colourful today as they were 20 years ago, says iSeeCars study
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Toronto, Ontario — According to a recent study from iSeeCars, only 20 percent of today’s vehicles are in non-greyscale colours, and this is compared to a total of 40 percent of vehicles in 2004. iSeeCars specifically analyzed the colours of over 20 million used cars from model years 2004 to 2023. Here, the share of […]
Cars For Kids: Tickets available for the 2024 Child & Youth Advocacy Centre Kelowna (CYAC) Car Raffle
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Kelowna, British Columbia — On June 16th, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., CSN Collision is hosting its Father’s Day car show and charity raffle at the Kelowna City Park in support of the Child and Youth Advocacy Centre of Kelowna (CYAC). The CYAC specifically works in Kelowna, and in partnership with sponsors like CSN, […]