As some of the largest players in the automotive industry continue to recover, and consumer expectations continue to evolve, industry insiders know that a complete legal, business and operations focus is necessary to maintain success.

Choose Dentons as your partner in Canada, and you will have a partner with the unparalleled understanding of the automotive industry you need to drive growth.

Dentons’ multidisciplinary team has the local presence, international reach and depth of industry experience to assist you with leveraging opportunities and proactively mitigating risk. We work alongside you to develop, refine and protect the innovative products, services and processes you need in order to be successful in the Canadian market.

Our in-house experience, coupled with all-encompassing service offerings, makes us your trusted ally in the automotive sector. Dentons will work with you to respond to transformative global industry trends such as volatile exchange rates, raw materials and energy costs, tighter emissions, regulatory and legislative guidelines, supply chain management concerns, complicated real estate and leasing matters, marketing, sponsorship and licensing negotiations, employment, labour and union issues and the growing demand for environmental and corporate social responsibility.

Dentons will partner with you to achieve sustainable and profitable growth through operational innovations and financial flexibility through financing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and corporate reorganizations. Our proactive advice and innovative solutions apply to those who want to establish themselves in the lucrative Canadian market, as well as those looking to enter into growth markets outside of the country.

Insights

2025 Global Guide to Autonomous Vehicles

May 14, 2025

As the technology underlying autonomous vehicles (AVs) continues to evolve, so too does the legal and regulatory landscape governing the testing and deployment of AVs within the United States and across the globe.

Global Guide to Autonomous Vehicles 2024

May 29, 2024

The Dentons 2024 Global Guide to Autonomous Vehicles summarizes key AV regulatory developments worldwide, aligning with broader societal goals of integrating AVs with public transportation and urban planning. Collaboration among stakeholders reflects a collective push for innovation, safety and public welfare on the roads.

 

Global Guide to Autonomous Vehicles 2023

March 8, 2023

Companies operating in or around the autonomous vehicles industry face a growing patchwork of complex and, in some cases, underdeveloped laws, policies, and regulations. These legal and policy frameworks can vary greatly by jurisdiction, even within a single country.

 

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Dentons advises automotive leader PSA in its investment in Communauto

October 17, 2016

Dentons advised the PSA Group in its strategic investment in the share capital of Communauto, a major player in the North American and French car sharing markets. PSA invested in Communauto along with MacKinnon, Bennett &Co. (MKB), a Montreal-based investment fund.