Automotive news

The drop in thefts across Canada is a dramatic turnaround from 2023, when Équité labelled auto theft a national crisis.

New refrigerant, R-1234yf, is much more expensive than R-134a, and the handling equipment for R-1234yf is often costlier, so the recharge price rises.

Updateable multi-adaptive seatbelt may become mandated one day, as other safety tech has, says Canadian auto safety researcher.

Consumers don’t want to pay for it. Automakers are still pushing hard.