CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!

INTRODUCING APOLLO On March 15, Apptronik, manufacturer of generalpurpose robots aimed to simplify work, announced its partnership with Mercedes-Benz to integrate their advanced robots into Mercedes-Benz manufacturing. As part of this collaboration, Mercedes-Benz is introducing Apollo–touted as one of the world’s most advanced commercial humanoid robots–into its manufacturing facilities with the hope of equipping staff […]

TRAINING

TRAINING

CLIMBING CAPACITY The Government of Saskatchewan has announced $1 million in additional investmests to increase the capacity of skilled trades in the province. The government’s total investment into the province’s Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC) program has now reached $22.4 million in the 2023 to 2024 period. The SATCC supports apprenticeship training in […]

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

THE ELECTRIC GENERATIONS A recent study from Experian Automotive shows that Generation X and Millennials tend to buy more electric vehicles (EVs) than Baby Boomers. Experian’s fourth quarter 2023 Automotive Market Trends report noted that, in 2023, 9.4 percent of new vehicles purchased by Gen X were electric. Gen X also purchased the most new […]

INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

MAKING MOTORAMA HISTORY JF Launier, founder of JF Kustoms in Osoyoos, British Columbia won the top prize at Toronto’s Motorama in March, taking home the Grand Champion award. Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports Expo—which took place at the International Centre in Toronto, Ontario—judged Launier’s design to be “the cream of the crop” of over 400 […]