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, […]
Why Canadian automakers should accelerate their electric vehicle capabilities
Auto industry faces dramatic risks from the global transition to electric vehicles and it could soon start impacting jobs, according to a new report Kevin Martine, Financial Post February 14, 2020 Canada’s gas-powered auto industry faces dramatic risks from the global transition to electric vehicles and it could soon start impacting jobs, according to a […]
First all-Canadian zero-emissions concept vehicle a response to PM’s innovation call
To be launched by 2022, Project Arrow will draw on Canadian expertise and resources to meet the carbon-neutral challenge Naomi Powell, Financial Post January 7, 2020 The first all-Canadian zero-emissions concept car, to be launched by the country’s automotive supply sector by 2022, will be introduced Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. […]
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 […]
Prolonged GM strike will likely delay ratification of new NAFTA
Flavio Volpe on the effect of the General Motors strike, its union and the future of USMCA Larysa Harapyn, Financial Post September 18, 2019 Flavio Volpe, President of the Auto Parts Manufacturers’ Association, speaks with the Financial Post’s Larysa about the effect of the General Motors strike, its union UAW and the future of USMCA. […]
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 […]
‘There’s not a hope in hell Canada will escape negative impacts of a U.S. strike on GM’
Canadian partsmakers, dealers will be first to feel the hit — and as soon as this week Naomi Powell, Financial Post September 16, 2019 A strike against General Motors’ American factories would deliver a blow to the firm’s Canadian parts suppliers “within days” as a highly integrated cross-border supply chain stutters to a halt. On […]
Why the Canada-California agreement to produce clean cars might get messy
While academics and non-profits think it’s a better position for the auto industry, carmakers call the move premature. And what about NAFTA? Bobby Hristova, Financial Post June 27, 2019 Canadian car manufacturers are feeling left behind after Ottawa signed a memorandum with California to push forward with eco-friendly vehicles — a proposal that appears to […]
‘Risks, opportunities’ for Canadian auto sector from potential impact of a Fiat-Renault mega-deal
No plant closures on table as deal aims to seek efficiencies through common global vehicle platforms, architectures, powertrains, technologies Geoff Zochodne, Financial Post May 27, 2019 The proposed merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and Renault S.A. could present opportunities for the Canadian auto sector, but it’s still too early to say for sure how […]
