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North Star Chrysler-Jeep-DodgeRam
from William Day, who is
not related to Steele President
Kim Day.
Steele first moved into Texas
in February 2020. In addition to
the six stores in the Austin and
San Antonio areas, it recently
bought Steele South Loop
Hyundai in Houston from Group
1 Automotive Inc. Steele now
owns 56 new-car dealerships in
Canada and the United States.
The group plans to rename its
latest acquisition Steele North
Star CJDR San Antonio.
- David Kennedy
Canadian team wins
2022 Audi Twin Cup
A TEAM OF SIX AUDI
technicians and service representatives
from dealerships in
four provinces topped an international
field of competitors in
Munich, Germany, in July to
bring the 2022 Audi Twin Cup
to Canada.
Audi's in-house competition
focuses on customer service,
testing teams' technical expertise
and the quality of their
advice on specially prepared
vehicles.
The six-person Matrix
Northern Lights team representing
Canada included members
from Audi London (Ontario),
Audi Richmond (British
Columbia), Audi Moncton (New
Brunswick), Audi Uptown
(Markham, Ont.) and Glenmore
Audi (Calgary).
The interprovincial crew
went head-to-head with teams
representing 20 countries at
Audi's Munich campus. The
Twin Cup final followed face-offs
between nearly 2,000 teams in
24 countries.
- David Kennedy
Cadillac Live makes
cross-border move
GENERAL MOTORS HAS
relocated its Cadillac Live studios
to a new, undisclosed
location near one of GM's
Technical Centres in Michigan.
The new space is larger than
the former Toronto location
and can accommodate more
vehicles, the automaker said in
a statement July 13. A new section
allows customers to view
different exterior and interior
colour combinations and
options.
The new U.S. Cadillac Live
location has more room
for vehicles and a new
section for viewing colour
combinations.
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Launched in 2019, Cadillac
Live connects agents with
customers on demand or by
appointment, often outside of
dealership hours.
While the one-on-one virtual
reality experience remains
for customers, expanded camera
technology brings new and
unique views to the vehicles
and the studio space.
" We're proud to see a
Canadian innovation make its
mark globally, " said PhilippeAndre
Bisson, senior manager
product communications at GM
Canada. - Petrina Gentile
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Flo books largest order
for its EV chargers
QUEBEC CITY - HYDROQuebec
has tapped homegrown
Quebec charger firm Flo to
expand the utility's Electric
Circuit EV charging network.
The new order covers up to
7,500 Level 2 chargers from 2022
and 2026, marking Flo's largest
single order to date. Based in
Quebec City, the charging company
has 60,000 chargers operating
in North America, including
about 4,500 units installed
as part of the provincial power
company's network since 2013.
Hydro-Quebec will put its
new chargers to use in three
main areas: 3,000 of the new
units will be public curbside
chargers, 2,000 will serve the
utility's own fleet and 2,500 are
for other uses, such as businesses
and municipalities.
- Steve Mertl
US $70M deal deemed
'critical' for EV strategy
ATS AUTOMATION TOOLING
Systems has received a
US $70-million order from an
unnamed automotive customer
for battery assembly equipment
that will be used in the customer's
Canadian and U.S. manufacturing
operations.
The Ontario-based company
did not disclose details about
what the automated systems
would be designed to build, but
the equipment is " critical " to
the customer's electric vehicle
strategy.
The initial order is part of
a multiphased program that
includes the design, build and
installation of turn-key battery
assembly systems, ATS said in
a release.
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has more than 50 manufacturing
locations and 75 offices
worldwide, and a workforce of
more than 6,000. - Steve Mertl
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