Automotive
Detention of Nissan’s Ghosn extended through Dec. 20
Ghosn and fellow Nissan executive Greg Kelly were charged Dec. 10.
GM fights government to retain tax credit for electric cars
Preserving the $7,500 tax incentive for buyers is crucial for GM as the company pivots from internal combustion engines in favour of building cars powered by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells.
Regulators, exporters talk harmonizing standards in Canada, US
One novel idea: keep red tape from sprouting in the first place.
Ford, Volkswagen in talks to build VWs at US Ford plants
Automakers also in talks about an alliance to build commercial vehicles that could lead to other ventures.
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GM Canada lights up while reducing emissions and costs
St. Catharines propulsion plant lighting project is cutting electricity use.
Light vehicle sales down 9.4% in November for ninth month of declines
143,668 vehicles were sold in the month.
‘Logic will prevail’ with politicians ratifying USMCA, says BRP chief executive [UPDATED]
Jose Boisjoli says he’s happy with the new trade agreement.
GM’s new technologies push expected to boost car sharing
Peer-to-peer platform allows GM customers to rent out their vehicles, offsetting some ownership costs.
Car quotas and labour rights: Two key changes to USMCA
Canada will be able to export up to 2.6 million passenger vehicles into the US tariff-free.
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Get tough with General Motors Trump style, union head urges Trudeau
Jerry Dias wants GM to reverse plans to cut more than 14,000 jobs, including 2,500 production workers in Oshawa, Ont.
Trump suggests he’s looking into tariffs on car imports
The US president thinks tariffs on foreign imports will discourage companies like GM from shuttering US plants.
As GM cuts in US, Fiat Chrysler invests in Italian plants [UPDATED]
The all-electric 500 will be built in Mirafiori, in Turin, while the Alfa Romeo SUV will be built in Pomigliano, near Naples, along with the Panda.
Labour movement is in the fight for its life: experts
Canada’s manufacturing sector lost 278,000 jobs between 2000 and 2007.
US calls China’s tariffs on American autos ‘egregious’
Robert Lighthizer complained that China slaps 40 per cent tariffs on U.S. auto imports.
Union leaders, politicians selling ‘false hope’ on GM: Premier Ford
Ford said the fight ahead for the 2,500 autoworkers affected by the looming Oshawa plant closure will be to find new jobs.
