Perhaps the single greatest driver of innovation in the auto industry these days is increasingly stringent government regulations concerning fuel efficiency standards and carbon emissions. One of the simplest ways […]
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Two major free trade agreements have the potential to affect Canada’s auto industry, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), already in place but due to be “tweaked” by the
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The headline achievement of Unifor’s just-ratified contract with Ford, the last of the three negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers, is the $713 million investment the union managed to secure
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A Stratford, Ontario manufacturer of rolling bearings and related systems for the global auto industry is the latest company to receive support from the provincial government’s Southwestern Ontario Development Fund
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Canada’s employment picture was little changed in May, reports Statistics Canada, with a slight increase of 0.1 per cent, representing 14,000 jobs—61,000 new full-time jobs offset by a loss of
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Cars and car parts provided most of the momentum for Canada’s manufacturing industry in November, pushing sales higher after three consecutive months of decline, Statistics Canada reports. Total manufacturing sales
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Bombardier management can count on the support of the Quebec government in seeking greater financial support from the federal government. The Montreal-based aerospace company received $1.3 billion from the Couillard
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