A survey of shops has put being able to obtain parts at an affordable price as the top concern in the year ahead. The survey of 500 U.S. shops conducted by IMR Automotive Research Inc. is one of a regular series of surveys and research reports by the organization....
Common pre-purchase concerns about EV ownership – including driving range, cold weather performance and battery degradation – decline dramatically after purchase, but are replaced by other anxiety-building concerns. That is according to findings of the largest-ever...
Gaël Escribe, CEO of NEXUS Automotive International, issued a call for "urgency" from aftermarket leaders to address sustainability and environmental impacts, particularly around parts delivery. Speaking at the organization's N! Climate Day event in Montreal, Escribe...
According to research firm DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, Canada’s retail automotive aftermarket segment continued to outperform most other retail automotive segments in 2022. It was, says DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), a mixed bag. Gasoline stations...
Automotive aftermarket releases Right to Repair best practice guidelines for legislators The group is calling for legislation to achieve fair and open competition and consumer choice in the vehicle service and repair industry. A new Global Vehicle Right to Repair...
While we come together to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, it is also a call for gender equality – something desperately needed for the future of male-dominated skilled trades. There is a tremendous gender disparity in...
AJAC’s Best Technical Innovation award for 2023 goes to Range Rover for its Adaptive Off-Road Cruise Control. The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has awarded a trio of technologies with its Automotive Innovation Awards for 2023. Nominations for the...
As retail space players seek to carve out new business models to attract EV drivers, Subway has become the latest to offer its vision of the future, with an EV charging model that looks to draw heavily on the nostalgia of drive-in restaurants of the past. ...
According to a recent survey, automotive aftermarket shops in Canada's most populous province expect strong growth again in 2023. The survey, conducted by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) in conjunction with the Automotive Aftermarket Retailers of Ontario...