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GM, Autodesk are lightening up: technology reduces parts weight
Technology collaboration eliminates mass and consolidates parts.
Light vehicle sales post second best August on record, but fall 1.6 per cent
Ford was the volume leader with sales rising 7.1 per cent.
GM faces fiscal, political minefields as it assesses plants
Automaker has five car factories with plenty of unused capacity.
GM seeing commodity costs rise in trade war, cuts outlook
Automaker’s take on the year ahead dragged down shares of the entire auto sector.
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Parts shortage that hit Ford spreads to more companies
FCA isn’t expecting any large production disruptions at any factories other than Windsor.
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GM cutback in car production at Oshawa plant to be extended: report
Move comes amid a continuing slump in sales of passenger cars generally in North America.
GM aims for millennials bringing Maven car sharing startup to Toronto
First city outside of the US to offer app-driven service, now in 17 American cities since it was launched two years ago.
GM takes a third crack at avoiding Takata airbag inflator recalls
Automaker says it could save $1 billion and avoid recalling up to 6.8 million full-size 2007-2011 pickup trucks and SUVs.
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Ontario technology hubs key for GM Canada’s plans for driverless cars: CEO
GM also plans to open a “mobility campus” in Toronto to complement other research centres.
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GM proposing co-gen power for St. Catharines propulsion plant
Project aims to reduce electricity costs, greenhouse gas emissions by 77%.
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What’s ahead for Canada’s automotive industry
Trump, trade and technology’s impact on the auto sector.
Oshawa GM plant cuts shifts as it slows car output, adds truck line
Change will have a “neutral employment impact” at the assembly plant.
GM says next gen electric cars will cost less, go farther
Automaker now sells fewer than 50,000 electric vehicles worldwide but predicts that will rise to near 1 million by 2026.
GM, Unifor to resume talks aimed at ending strike at CAMI plant
Unifor is waiting on a response from GM on the outstanding issues.
GM buys laser firm in bid to speed autonomous car research
Will work with Cruise Automation team to develop the next generation of laser sensors called Lidar.
