And so, this wonderful run of strong new car/light truck sales in Canada has come to an end. June saw car buyers pull back noticeably for the first time since March 2013 – brining a shocking decline in year-to-date light vehicle sales, something we haven’t seen in Canada for half a decade, notes DesRosiers Automotive …
Movin’On with the dreamers and realists in Montreal
Last week I spent 72 hours attending what I would describe as part revival meeting, part problem-solving lab. Actually, I should say labs and panels discussions and seminars, test drives of zero-emissions vehicles and displays showcasing all sorts of assorted cool things. We ran the gamut, from autonomous technologies and such to clever ideas for …
Of guns and pickups: the truck boom explained
Canadians bought more than a million condo-sized pickups from 2015-2017. Most popular among them, notes DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, was Canada’s best-selling vehicle, the F-Series; Ford sold 155,290 last year. What? Really? Sure, the post-recession construction boom has put money into the pockets of Canada’s carpenters, electricians and assorted trades people. Many now drive a new …
How did this Tesla miracle happen?
I drove my first Tesla more than a decade ago — an afternoon scooting about the Hollywood Hills in a little Roadster that was an abomination. The converted Lotus was a skateboard stuffed nose to tail with sizzling cellphone batteries. They didn’t catch fire or explode thanks to an extensive on-board cooling system. The ride …
July 9, 2018 | Commentary, First on the Grid Like Comments (0) |
Has Elon Musk become one of Tesla’s biggest problems?
The bears are growling ever louder, obviously tired of Elon Musk’s endless parade of failed promises and red ink. Tesla Inc., if you hadn’t noticed, is in very deep trouble. One of every three Wall Street analysts covering Tesla has a “sell” rating on the stock, reports Bloomberg. NASDAQ still rates Tesla a consensus “buy,” …
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