Queenston Automotive Group buys Mazda store in Guelph, Ont.

Queenston Automotive Group buys Mazda store in Guelph, Ont.

The Queenston Automotive Group has added a fifth new-vehicle store to its growing portfolio that straddles Hamilton and Guelph, Ont.

The dealership group said it closed on the purchase of Guelph City Mazda, located in a large auto mall on the western edge of Guelph, on July 1. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The acquisition raises Queenston Automotive’s store count in the city about 100 kilometers west of Toronto to three. The company also owns Guelph Nissan and Guelph Infiniti, which share a rooftop just down the street from the Mazda location.

Company CEO Gordon Albini said

Online car shopping sites turn to ChatGPT to enhance user experience

Online car shopping sites turn to ChatGPT to enhance user experience

The Edmunds ChatGPT plug-in helps consumers in their car purchasing decisions by offering access to original expert vehicle reviews and local inventory. It is available now to all ChatGPT Plus users in the ChatGPT plug-in store under the name “Edmunds Cars.”

Once the Edmunds plug-in is enabled, users can converse with ChatGPT as usual. When a car shopper asks a question better handled by Edmunds’ real-time data, ChatGPT will call on the plug-in to give a more complete and accurate answer.

“The benefit of using ChatGPT is twofold: it is an incredibly powerful large language model and has an active

VW ID Buzz price gouging would be a mistake, NA CEO warns

VW ID Buzz price gouging would be a mistake, NA CEO warns

VW has yet to reveal the price of the North American ID Buzz, which will have one more row than its European counterpart, a nearly 10-inch longer wheelbase and more premium equipment. In Germany, the two-row ID Buzz starts at €54,270 ($58,420) excluding the local value-added tax. The ID Buzz Cargo starts under $51,000 before the VAT.

Di Si said he wants the dealers to make money on it, “but we cannot penalize the consumers.” Even a premium-priced launch edition is out of the question. “I don’t think people should pay more,” he said.

“We cannot make a mistake [with]

Tesla vehicles are driven more miles than other EVs, study finds

Tesla vehicles are driven more miles than other EVs, study finds

The Tesla Model X crossover was No. 1 at 10,378 miles per year, iSeeCars said. Battery range for the Model X was calculated at 341 miles. iSeeCars averaged the range of different Model X trims.

The Tesla Model Y crossover was the No. 2 most-driven EVs at 10,199 miles, according to the study. It has an average range of 316 miles per charge.

The Tesla Model 3 sedan tallied 9,960 miles of usage per year and an average range of 279 miles. And the Tesla Model S hatchback traveled with annual mileage of 9,340 and a range of 378 miles,

Lucid’s Investors Are Getting Tired of Waiting for a Turnaround

Lucid’s Investors Are Getting Tired of Waiting for a Turnaround
Image: Lucid Motors

Image: Lucid Motors

Lucid is feeling the pressure, things have been worse for Carvana, and Lyft isn’t looking too hot, especially not given the recent triumph of its number-one rival. All that and more in this edition of The Morning Shift for Friday, May 5, 2023.

1st Gear: Running Out of Air

The Lucid Air is a jaw-droppingly beautiful car that’s a better Tesla Model S than the Model S. Most people haven’t seemed to notice, though, as CEO Peter Rawlinson recently admitted. The startup’s problem is demand, not supply, and after delivering but a mere 1,406 cars between January

Maserati updated the lineup with a choice of EVs, hybrids, combustion

Maserati updated the lineup with a choice of EVs, hybrids, combustion

Peffer said Maserati’s sales last year and so far in 2023 are primarily utility vehicles. Early data shows that around 80 percent of Grecale sales are conquests.

The Grecale starts at $64,995 with shipping, a price point that may surprise some consumers. Houston Maserati dealer Steven Wolf said the brand’s image can make people assume its products are out of their reach, but the Grecale is more accessible.

“I think that there’s a lot of people who don’t know you can get a Maserati in the $60,000 range, and I think that’s something [where] the word needs to get out,”

JLR’s new identities: Range Rover, Discovery, Defender, Jaguar

JLR’s new identities: Range Rover, Discovery, Defender, Jaguar

JLR announced Wednesday that Jaguar’s first car under its new strategy will be a four-door electric GT priced at more than £100,000 ($124,200) with a range of up to 700 kilometers (435 miles).

The absence of the Land Rover name in the rebrand created controversy on social media within the UK, with some commentators assuming JLR had dropped the storied name. However, JLR confirmed the name would continue as a badge on its SUVs to serve as a “trust mark.”

“Land Rover will remain. It is strong, well known, and we will use that collective strength to give our brands

Ford Oakville plant’s switch to EVs will start in 2024

Ford Oakville plant’s switch to EVs will start in 2024

Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said the previously announced $1.3 billion transformation of its Oakville Assembly Plant for electric vehicle manufacturing will begin in the second quarter of next year and take about six months to complete.

During that time some of the 3,000 workers at the Ontario, Canada, the site will be furloughed, although the company expects to retain virtually all of the employees when the plant comes back online at the end of 2024.

Ford said the site, which currently builds the gasoline-powered Edge and Lincoln Nautilus crossovers, will be renamed the Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex and include