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How big the gap is between truck and car preferences

Auto Service World

Canadian vehicle preferences continued to trend toward light trucks over passenger cars in 2023. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that the light truck segment outperformed passenger cars, with overall truck share breaking the 85 per cent mark for the first time.

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How Canadian new vehicle sales fared in 2024

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The Canadian light vehicle market saw a significant rebound in 2024, with overall sales reaching an estimated 1.86 million units sold in 2023, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. Quebec was highlighted as a leading province as consumers rushed to buy zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) before provincial incentives were reduced.

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Why Canadians are choosing more practical vehicles

Auto Service World

Canadian consumers are moving toward affordability and practicality when shopping for vehicles, according to year-end data from AutoTrader. Economic challenges appear to be influencing decisions, with mainstream models taking precedence over luxury vehicles in both searches and sales throughout 2024.

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Here’s how Canadians are approaching car buying

Auto Service World

Despite ongoing economic challenges, Canadians are demonstrating resilience in their vehicle purchasing habits, according to new research from AutoTrader. While the economic landscape remains challenging, with high interest rates, gas and vehicle prices influencing decisions, Canadians are adapting.

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Brandon Baldwin, 2023-2024 Instructor Of The Year

Tomorrow's Technician

When Brandon Baldwin learned that he had been selected as the 2023-2024 B’laster Products/Tomorrow’s Technician Instructor of the Year, he says that his second thought was how excited he was to break the news to his colleagues, family and friends. His first thought? So that shapes how I teach now. “So So that shapes how I teach now.

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Foreign brands dominating U.S. market

Auto Service World

Image credit: Depositphotos.com A dramatic shift in the vehicle market has seen domestic nameplates plummet, making way for the dominance of foreign models, according to Lang Marketing. There were nearly eight million fewer domestic nameplates in operation during 2023 than 10 years earlier. Foreign nameplates topped 5.5

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Hyzon Signs Deal to Utilize Hydrogen-Powered Refuse Trucks

Tomorrow's Technician

Hyzon has announced a purchase agreement for 12 hydrogen-powered refuse Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) with GreenWaste. Our technology offers a value proposition to our customers, providing zero-emission power necessary to meet the demanding challenges of refuse trucks, ensuring they perform day in and day out.”

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