Television · RDS
Passion Autos
Co-host with Yohan Leduc and Simon Dion-Viens, on RDS and YouTube: road tests, classic cars and the collectors who keep them alive.
Since 2018 · Watch the show
Automotive journalist since 1986
Benoit Charette
Journalist, publisher, author and broadcaster. Founder and editor-in-chief of L'Annuel de l'automobile, automotive expert for Radio-Canada and co-host of Passion Autos on RDS.
1986First on air, at CFLV in Valleyfield
2001Automotive expert for Radio-Canada
2002Head of L'Annuel de l'automobile
700+Pages in each edition of L'Annuel
On air
Benoit Charette analyzes the auto industry and comments on automotive news on television and radio, in French and in English. His shows are in French.
Radio and TV
Radio-Canada
Industry analyst on Le Téléjournal, Zone économie and Radio-Canada radio, and weekly automotive columnist for Radio-Canada Windsor.
Since 2001 · Interviews (in French)
Radio and podcast
Ça tient la route
A weekly show and podcast with Alain McKenna on industry trends, vehicle tests and buying advice, on the Cogeco network.
Since 2020 · Listen
His flagship work
L'Annuel de l'automobile
Since 2002, Benoit Charette has been owner, publisher and editor-in-chief of L'Annuel de l'automobile, Quebec's annual car guide. With a team of about twelve specialized journalists, he has made it a 700-page reference on the Quebec auto market.
Its website, annuelauto.ca, adds industry news, new, used and classic car reviews, and one of the largest automotive archives in Quebec.