Vehicles

Photo Illustration by Mary-Ann Barr /Advocate staff-Auto Theft Illustration --- Paul has story---

Vehicle thefts and break-ins impacting seniors in central Alberta

Driving a necessity in rural central Alberta

 

(File photo by Advocate staff)

Red Deer RCMP locate stolen vehicle and arrest suspect

Vehicle stolen from Lacombe

 

A car is charged at a charge station for electric vehicles on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s new electric-vehicle registrations soar in 2021 but still lag behind Europe

More EVs registered in first 9 months of 2021 than any previous full year

 

Red Deer RCMP want to remind vehicle owners to avoid idling an unoccupied vehicle. (File photo by Advocate staff)

33 vehicles stolen in Red Deer during cold snap

Red Deer RCMP warn motorists

Red Deer RCMP want to remind vehicle owners to avoid idling an unoccupied vehicle. (File photo by Advocate staff)
Driver Mike Onesto, with Popow & Sons Body Shop, Auto Wrecking and Towing, said he was in favour of adding blue lights to tow trucks to make his job safer. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)

‘Tis the season for battery boosts in Red Deer

Extreme cold catches some motorists by surprise

Driver Mike Onesto, with Popow & Sons Body Shop, Auto Wrecking and Towing, said he was in favour of adding blue lights to tow trucks to make his job safer. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)
The Alberta Edsel Group is hosting a meet in Red Deer. (File photo by BLACK PRESS)

Antique car meet in Red Deer this weekend

Open to antique vehicles other than the Edsel

The Alberta Edsel Group is hosting a meet in Red Deer. (File photo by BLACK PRESS)
OC Transpo buses line up along a street in Ottawa, Thursday April 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Infrastructure bank CEO says agency may spend more on zero-emission buses

Bank has set aside $5 billion in spending in the short-term on transit projects

OC Transpo buses line up along a street in Ottawa, Thursday April 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
FILE - This Sunday, June 25, 2017, file photo shows TK Holdings Inc. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. A driver in South Carolina is the latest person to be killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. Honda says that a faulty driver’s air bag blew apart in a crash involving a 2002 Honda Accord in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The company wouldn’t give details of the Jan. 9, 2021, crash near Charlotte, North Carolina, nor would it identify the person who was killed. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

South Carolina driver killed by exploding air bag inflator

Drivers can check to see if their vehicles have been recalled

  • Apr 22, 2021
FILE - This Sunday, June 25, 2017, file photo shows TK Holdings Inc. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. A driver in South Carolina is the latest person to be killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator. Honda says that a faulty driver’s air bag blew apart in a crash involving a 2002 Honda Accord in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The company wouldn’t give details of the Jan. 9, 2021, crash near Charlotte, North Carolina, nor would it identify the person who was killed. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, the KIA logo is displayed on a sign at the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh. Kia is telling owners of nearly 380,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of an engine compartment fire. The Korean automaker is recalling certain 2017 through 2021 Sportage SUVs and 2017 through 2019 Cadenza sedans to fix the problem. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Park outside: Kia recalls nearly 380K vehicles for fire risk

Dealers to replace fuses in the electrical junction box

  • Mar 9, 2021
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, the KIA logo is displayed on a sign at the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh. Kia is telling owners of nearly 380,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of an engine compartment fire. The Korean automaker is recalling certain 2017 through 2021 Sportage SUVs and 2017 through 2019 Cadenza sedans to fix the problem. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Vehicles are seen in a parking lot at the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant in Oshawa, Ont., on June 20, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

GM, Navistar team up to build hydrogen powered heavy trucks

GM has been researching hydrogen fuel cells for 50 years

  • Jan 27, 2021
Vehicles are seen in a parking lot at the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant in Oshawa, Ont., on June 20, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
ATB Economics released new vehicle sales stats for November. (Contributed by ATB Economics)

2020 will be remembered as tough year for new car and truck dealers in Alberta

ATB Economics releases new vehicle sales stats for November

ATB Economics released new vehicle sales stats for November. (Contributed by ATB Economics)
Jerry Dias, left, President of the Unifor union and Matt Hough, General Motors’ general director of human resources and labour relations, exchange a binder during the start of formal contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers, Fiat Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, in Toronto on August 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Unifor and General Motors reach tentative labour deal after extending negotiations

Vote scheduled to take place Sunday

Jerry Dias, left, President of the Unifor union and Matt Hough, General Motors’ general director of human resources and labour relations, exchange a binder during the start of formal contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers, Fiat Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, in Toronto on August 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Vehicles for sale are seen under a protective tent at a Mazda dealership in Calgary, Thursday, July 14, 2016. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says that 156,095 cars and trucks were sold in Canada in October, down 2.1 per cent from October 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Car and truck sales down 2.1 per cent in October amid shortages, pandemic measures

Auto sales healthy despite slight decline

Vehicles for sale are seen under a protective tent at a Mazda dealership in Calgary, Thursday, July 14, 2016. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says that 156,095 cars and trucks were sold in Canada in October, down 2.1 per cent from October 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, Cruise AV, General Motor’s autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit. General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will pull the human backup drivers from its vehicles in San Francisco by the end of the year. CEO Dan Ammann says that the Cruise got a permit from California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 to let the cars travel on their own. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

GM to run robot cars in San Francisco without human backups

No date for starting a ride service

  • Oct 16, 2020
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, Cruise AV, General Motor’s autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit. General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will pull the human backup drivers from its vehicles in San Francisco by the end of the year. CEO Dan Ammann says that the Cruise got a permit from California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 to let the cars travel on their own. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
FILE - This April 16, 2020 file photo shows traffic on the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. 101) in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 that the state will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035. On Wednesday he ordered state regulators to come up with requirements to meet that goal. California would be the first state with such a rule, though Germany and France are among 15 other countries that have a similar requirement. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

California is ready to pull the plug on gas vehicles

The first state with such a mandate

  • Sep 24, 2020
FILE - This April 16, 2020 file photo shows traffic on the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. 101) in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 that the state will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035. On Wednesday he ordered state regulators to come up with requirements to meet that goal. California would be the first state with such a rule, though Germany and France are among 15 other countries that have a similar requirement. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Ford is reviving the Bronco brand name, in a July 6, 2020 story. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Ford revives Bronco brand, aims at Jeep’s big off-road sales

DETROIT — When it comes to rugged vehicles that go off the…

  • Jul 6, 2020
Ford is reviving the Bronco brand name, in a July 6, 2020 story. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Early on in the pandemic, car culture seemed positioned for a renaissance of sorts, in a May 20, 2020 story. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Summer Cruisin’: Car culture gets a new lease as cultural events turn to ‘pod’ life

TORONTO — Hollywood flicks were always the main attraction at Bob Boyle’s…

Early on in the pandemic, car culture seemed positioned for a renaissance of sorts, in a May 20, 2020 story. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Shifting out of ‘park’: this family business will help drive you forward

Shifting out of ‘park’: this family business will help drive you forward

Southside Dodge offers great selection in a no-pressure environment

  • May 18, 2020
Shifting out of ‘park’: this family business will help drive you forward
Ford Motor Co. said it made $47 million in 2019, down from a $3.68 billion profit a year earlier, in a Feb. 4, 2020 story. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Ford full-year profit plunges on slower sales, pension costs

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.’s profit last year plunged by more than…

  • Feb 5, 2020
Ford Motor Co. said it made $47 million in 2019, down from a $3.68 billion profit a year earlier, in a Feb. 4, 2020 story. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Alberta Motor Association is working on its backlog of customers following Alberta’s extreme cold weather, in a Jan. 20, 2020 story. (Photo contributed)

Alberta Motor Association addressing vehicle backlog

Tow truck drivers worked around the clock in Red Deer

Alberta Motor Association is working on its backlog of customers following Alberta’s extreme cold weather, in a Jan. 20, 2020 story. (Photo contributed)