VW ordered to pay $196.5M in emissions scandal after pleading guilty

The vehicle Cruise has been developing along with GM is a purpose-built electric, autonomous model designed to be more spacious and passenger-friendly than a human-driven car.

The federal government did introduce a ratification bill last year, but did not forge ahead with it, preferring not to get ahead of the ratification process in the United States. The bill died when the election was called.

Is a Mustang purist going to buy a Mach-E? Not likely, and that’s what makes it brilliant marketing. 

Lawrence Stroll has been discussing a potential investment of about US$261 million in the British luxury carmaker, Bloomberg reported.

Toyota is midway through its five-year plan to spend US$13 billion through 2021 on revitalizing and expanding its U.S., Canadian and Mexican plants, and building new capacity. Canadian RAV4 and Lexus RX plants were retooled last year. The program still has US$5.9 billion of investment that is not yet assigned.

Some of the country’s top auto executives will address critical issues facing the industry at the upcoming fourth annual Automotive News Canada Congress, Feb. 13 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The afternoon event is open to all industry professionals.

The new utility model is the “third pillar” in JLR Canada’s conquest strategy, but skeptics view it as a disingenuous styling homage to a classic.

The legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement passed on an 89-10 bipartisan vote, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for him to sign into law.

As Volvo readies its plan to introduce a new electric vehicle each year through 2025, company executives say they’re confident Canadians — especially in major cities — will embrace EVs, saying "there are pockets around Canada that are extremely hot."

Magna International Inc. says it expects sales in 2020 to fall compared with 2019 due to a stronger U.S. dollar, the sale of its fluid pressure and controls business and lower expected light vehicle production in Europe.