Times continue to be tough for automakers and some are dealing with the challenges more successfully than others. Here is how we’ve assessed them. Half-way through 2022, the auto industry has not only failed to recover from the sales declines …
It is not an overstatement to suggest that today’s electric vehicle renaissance owes its existence to the development of the Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery for use in portable consumer electronics devices. Its first commercial application was in a Sony camcorder in …
While August’s new-vehicle sales experienced a modest year-over-year increase south of the border, that glimmer of recovery has yet to be seen here in Canada. Estimated Canadian sales of 126,534 units in August were down 13.9% from the same month …
After four months of sales in the range of 140,000 units/month – well below traditional norms—new-vehicle sales in Canada fell even further in July, 2022. Sales of 130,480 vehicles, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were down 16.2% from …
Will BEVs be just a short-term solution? After more than 135 years, the “ICE-Age” of automobiles—the Internal Combustion Engine age—will come to an end by 2035, if currently proposed regulations in Canada, and much of the developed world, all take effect. …
While some automakers have reported that the now-chronic supply chain issues impeding production are beginning to ease, there is no evidence of any improvement reflected in Canadian vehicle sales through the first half of 2022. June’s sales of 143.773 new …
Is there any hope of EVs achieving price parity with ICE vehicles? Read any article or survey on why customers are reluctant to buy electric vehicles, and three primary reasons will almost certainly top the list: driving range, charging time …
Traditionally, May is the best month of the year in terms of new-vehicle sales, with momentum building progressively from early in the year to its late-Spring sales peak. But not this year. May 2022 sales of 140,725 units, as estimated …
It’s spring, the season when new-vehicle sales typically ascend toward their May crescendo, the apogee of the annual sales chart. But it is not happening this year, just as it didn’t happen last year. In fact, April 2022 sales of …
It will be even more important as consumers get behind the wheel of their first electric vehicle. An image of a VHS tape player with a digital clock flashing zeroes might not have much significance for many of today’s car …
March of 2021 was the strongest month of the last year for auto sales in Canada, but given the combined impact of ongoing pandemic-related issues and supply-side constraints, the trend has been downhill ever since. Sales of 140,460 new vehicles …
Battery is the future, but there is still room for more innovation We’ve all heard the mantra. The future of the automobile is electric! But what of the venerable internal combustion engine (ICE) and its 160 years of development? Will it …
