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How a lack of off-lease vehicle is hurting the used market

Auto Service World

Off-lease vehicles are a key source of product for the used car market. In the years leading up to the pandemic, new light vehicle sales peaked in 2017 and remained strong until 2019, with lease penetration rates exceeding 35 per cent.

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How Canadian new vehicle sales fared in 2024

Auto Service World

per cent for granted, the market remains approximately 180,000units below its 2017 high, despite a Canadian population that has increased from 36.7 The growth of SUVs led to a new record for light truck share, with passenger cars falling to only 13.4 While we would never take a gain of 8.2 million] to 41.5 per cent of total sales.

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ASW Conversations: Opening new bay doors

Auto Service World

The 2017 Canadian Technician of the Year from CARS magazine was the lead tech at Master Mechanic High Park, the 2021 Shop of the Year. It’s not often, perhaps even rare, these days that a technician sets off on their own to open their own shop. But that’s the plunge Rui Silvestre has taken.

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Pepsi Paid For 100 Tesla Semi Trucks In 2017, But Has Only Received 36

Jalopnik

Tesla’s Semi truck, promised to deliver 500 miles of range , easy hauling, and low cost of operation, was unveiled in November of 2017. At the time dozens of fleets around the world placed orders for hundreds of trucks. The two largest orders, however, were for UPS and Pepsi, ordering 125 and 100 trucks respectively. Pr… Read more.

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2017 Maintenance Statistics

Automotive Fleet

Overall, passenger car maintenance costs per unit, per month increased 5-7% percent in 2017. These costs include higher labor and parts cost.

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Michael Edmunds, B’laster IOTY Candidate

Tomorrow's Technician

Michael Edmunds, automotive instructor at East Syracuse Manoa Central High School and mentor to the school’s Spartan Garage Car Club is the first candidate in the 2024-2025 Tomorrows Technician Instructor of the Year competition, presented by Blaster Corporation in association with the North American Council of Automotive Teachers.

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2017 Operating Costs Statistics

Automotive Fleet

Statistics covering operating costs for 2017. In this report, we cover overall and depreciation costs for compact cars, intermediate cars, light trucks, minivans, SUVs, and full-size vans.