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Kelly Taylor is Winnipeg Correspondent for Automotive News Canada.
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Kelly Taylor is Winnipeg Correspondent for Automotive News Canada.

Latest from Kelly Taylor

Retiring Toyota Canada exec Stephen Beatty says electrification is inevitable

Retiring Toyota Canada Corporate Secretary grew to appreciate Toyota’s management style, which he describes as bottom-up, rather than top-down.

EVs have no gender legacy, offer ‘big opportunity’ for women, panel says

New vehicle technology is being called a ‘great leveler’ when it comes to the gender gap in automotive.

Attracting women to auto retailing should start in elementary school, panel says

Recruitment drives starting with children as early as Grade 7 are critical to get people thinking about automotive.

Canadian dealers prepare for next ransomware attack in wake of CDK outage

In the wake of a devastating ransomware attack on software provider CDK Global Inc., the Canadian auto industry is bracing for more potential disruptions.

Dealers question their EV infrastructure investments

The electric-vehicle changeover is "just not happening as quickly as it looked like it might a couple of years ago," group COO says

CDK cyberattack wiped out Canadian sales, leads, work orders, dealers say

While Sam Fiorani, vice-president, global vehicle forecasting at U.S.-based AutoForecast Solutions, predicts a three- to five-per-cent loss in sales during the period, some dealers say they might never know the full scope of the financial hit. 

Revised federal ZEV mandate costly to Hyundai Canada and new Santa Fe

Hyundai Canada dropped a plug-in from the new 2024 Santa Fe as the company focused on electric vehicles to meet the mandate, which kicks in with the 2026 model year. But after some revisions in the federal ZEV manate, it would actually qualify for a rebate.

The Canadian auto industry year in review

The year 2023 gave us Project Arrow's debut, billions for battery factories and a record contract between Unifor and the Detroit Three automakers.

Service contracts get an overhaul for the EV era

New and revised packages lift the cloud of uncertainty hanging over off-warranty EV repairs and provide a new revenue stream.

Refreshed Hyundai Sonata, Elantra prove automaker still believes in sedans

Hyundai is betting on a return to popularity of the sedan as it launches refreshed versions of its Sonata and Elantra models, offering new styling for both and optional all-wheel drive for the first time on Sonata.

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