Detroit’s big auto show returns ‘for people who love cars’
Dave Waddell, Windsor Star August 30, 2022 “The (automaker) culture in Detroit for years has been conservative. That’s changed. This will become an event on the calendar for people who love cars,” said Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association president Flavio Volpe. Read article here.
Waymo’s choice to build in Detroit likely to create spinoff benefits for Windsor
Waymo, the Google-connected company seeking to advance self-driving vehicles, announced Tuesday it will open a manufacturing facility in Detroit. Dave Battagello, Windsor Star, April 23, 2019 The decision spells good news locally given how the Windsor Assembly Plant has benefited from a long-term deal with Waymo to purchase 62,000 Pacifica Hybrids for conversion to its […]
Windsor Auto Suppliers poised to benefit from FCA Jeep plant
PETER LANGILLE March 1st 2019 – AM800Auto suppliers in the Windsor area are expected to get a big chunk of the multi-billion dollar investment by Fiat Chrysler in Detroit.The company has announced a total investment of $4.5-billion to boost production at five existing plants as well as building a new Jeep plant. The new plant […]
New Detroit plant means thousands of new Windsor jobs — auto parts boss
Dave Battagello, Windsor Star March 1, 2019The head of Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association estimates there could potentially be a 10-per-cent economic boost to industry in the Windsor area equating to roughly 3,000 new jobs thanks to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ US$4.5-billion announcement that includes a new auto assembly plant in Detroit. “Any new plant at […]
