Labour, sales, politics: A look at what's ahead in 2020

Despite some interest in collaboration, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the deal was negotiated in a "behind-closed-doors, take-it-or-leave-it way" and that his caucus will discuss whether to support it.

The Cruise Origin, developed with Honda, is designed with more passenger space, and the driverless taxi will give ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft another rival, Cruise CEO Dan Ammann said during the vehicle's introduction Tuesday in California.

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.

Canada hasn’t yet hit “peak car,” but a return to annual sales of more than two million isn’t imminent, according to a new report by Scotiabank Economics.

The coupe-like version of the QX50 compact crossover was supposed to arrive at dealerships this summer. Nissan Canada said while it hasn't announced any launch timing, "it will be, as usual, very close to the U.S. on sale date."

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

Two major U.S. players are leading the charge to convenient, Uber-style at-home auto-maintenance and repair services, and the trend is encouraging automobile dealerships to consider getting into the game.

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.