LeddarTech names former Opel CEO Carl-Peter Forster to board
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Forster was appointed head of Opel in 2001 and was promoted to president of parent General Motors Europe three years later.
LeddarTech, the Quebec-based tech company specializing in advanced driver-assistance systems, has named veteran auto executive Carl-Peter Forster to its board of directors.
“Carl-Peter brings with him a wealth of industry experience as a leader with some of the world’s largest automotive companies,” LeddarTech Chairman Michel Brûlé said in a statement. “Carl-Peter’s extensive experience in the automotive industry as well as in ADAS and AD technology companies will be a tremendous asset to LeddarTech.”
Carleton University students win contest for their design of an electric car
A group of four students won a national contest created by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) to build a Canadian electric car by 2022
Rendering: Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design
December 17, 2020
A group of four Ottawa university students won a national contest for their design of an all-Canadian zero-emissions electric vehicle.
Kaj Hallgrimsson, Jun-Won Kim, Mina Morcos, and Matthew Schuetz are students at Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design. Their design of a mid-size sports utility vehicle beat out nine complete entries, out of a total of 20 entries from across Canada.
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Canada risks falling behind in the race to build electric vehicles. Decades of reliance on the Big Three U.S. automakers means that Canada may not have any significant electric vehicle manufacturing capacity when most new vehicles will be electric powered.
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A report from Clean Energy Canada, of Simon Fraser University points out that Canada is falling behind in auto production.
The report claims that “Vehicle manufacturing in Canada fell by 37%, or more than one-million vehicles a year. Once a global top-five vehicle manufacturer, Canada now doesn’t even crack the top 10.”