Canadian auto parts makers team up to build ventilators with three companies
Magna, Linamar and Martinrea reach agreement with the province Emily Jackson, Financial Post March 27, 2020 Three of Canada’s largest auto parts manufacturers, the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association and the province of Ontario have agreed to focus much of their ventilator building efforts on three projects. Auto parts manufacturers have been working with government officials […]
Canadian auto suppliers in talks to build ventilators, masks during coronavirus crisis
‘If we can get the drawings and the technical guidance, we’re ready and willing to help’ Naomi Powell, Emily Jackson, Financial Post March 19, 2020 Canadian automotive industry leaders and government officials are attempting to strike commercial agreements with medical device companies to redeploy their idled production lines to make ventilators, masks and other vital […]
Ford, GM to temporarily close Canadian auto plants to curb coronavirus spread, Martinrea eyes layoffs
Vanmala Subramaniam, Emily Jackson, Financial Post March 18, 2020 Less than 24 hours after the United Auto Workers union called for the temporary shutdown of auto factories across North America, two of the Big Three automakers confirmed they would be suspending manufacturing operations in the continent to curb the spread of COVID-19. In a statement, […]
Canadian auto workers await ratification of GM-UAW deal
Company said to have lost US$2 billion over duration of strike, while workers gave up as much as US$4,000 Emily Jackson, Financial Post October 16, 2019 Thousands of Canadian auto workers could return to work as early as next week after a breakthrough in negotiations between General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers union […]
Production cut, temporary layoffs at GM Oshawa as U.S. strike continues
Emily Jackson, Financial Post September 18, 2019 General Motors Co. temporarily laid off about 1,200 employees and cut production in half at its plant in Oshawa, Ont. in response to the auto workers strike in the United States, a labour action that has disrupted North American supply chains and will, if not resolved quickly, trigger […]
‘Long overdue’: Unifor standing behind 25,000 Mexican auto workers who’ve walked off the job
Unifor is currently campaigning against the movement of auto production to Mexico following GM’s announced plant closure in Oshawa Unifor National President Jerry Dias speaks at rally in Oshawa last month. This week he said Unifor plans to reach out to its Mexican counterparts to offer support. Financial Post January 31, 2019 – Emily Jackson […]
North America is at ‘peak car.’ What does that mean for Canada’s remaining auto plants?
Only three of Canada’s remaining seven plants build hybrid vehicles Emily Jackson – Financial Post November 28, 2018 As Oshawa grapples with General Motors’ plans to stop production at its century-old assembly plant, part of a larger restructuring so the automaker can instead invest in electric and connected vehicles, attention turns to Canada’s remaining seven auto plants. […]
