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, […]
GM Strike Poised to Affect Thousands of Canadian Auto Jobs
Natalie Wong and Kristine Owram, Bloomberg Business September 16, 2019 The labor strike at General Motors Co. in the U.S. could lead to thousands of layoffs in Canada as the ripple effects from the highly integrated auto industry spread from engine plants to parts makers such as Magna International Inc. The United Auto Workers’ first […]
Diversification key to suppliers surviving GM Oshawa closure
John Irwin, Automotive News Canada May 06, 2019 TORONTO — The announcement to close GM’s Oshawa Assembly came overnight, but many of Canada’s auto parts suppliers saw the writing on the wall years ago and have since been finding other sources of revenue. According to industry experts, those efforts will mitigate the impact of the […]
Martinrea to close parts plant that supplies GM’s ill-fated Oshawa operation
ERIC ATKINS, TRANSPORTATION REPORTER TIM SHUFELT, INVESTMENT REPORTER NOVEMBER 27, 2018 – Globe and Mail Automotive company Martinrea International Inc. says it plans to close a factory that makes parts for the cars that roll off the General Motors Co. assembly line in Oshawa, Ont., a ripple effect from GM’s announcement that it will shut […]
Canadian auto, steel reaction to trade deal: From ‘sigh of relief’ to ‘sold out’
Automotive News Reaction from Canadian automotive and steel and aluminum groups to the terms of a renegotiated trade pact between Canada, the United States and Mexico range from relief to dismay as the details of the proposed new pact begin to sink in. Here’s a look at what some major Canadian players had to say: […]
