Carmine Pizzurro, plant manager of the former Delphi battery plant in Ontario and the co-founder of EV infrastructure company eCamion, says the province has to become a leader in EV battery production. And, if it does, it means longevity for auto plants there.

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Executives

Tavares: FCA, PSA are better off meeting challenges together

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, in an exclusive interview, said the next steps for his new leadership group will be executing cost-saving ideas and completing bottom-up strategic planning.

Technology

GM, Microsoft lead US$2 billion in funding for Cruise, team up on technology

The self-driving company majority owned by GM will use the technology giant's Azure cloud-computing platform to manage its autonomous vehicle network. Honda and other institutional investors are also participating in the new funding round.

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Labour

Unifor ratifies GM deal that includes $1B retool for electric van production

Unifor members ratified a three-year contract with General Motors that includes a $1-billion investment commitment at CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ont., to begin building all-electric delivery vans later this year.

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Labour

Unifor blockade in Windsor, Ont., threatens daily Chrysler minivan output

Unifor is upset that about 60 of its members lost their jobs when the automaker changed companies that drive finished minivans off the line and to an auto storage lot about two kilometres away. A blockade could affect production.

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Retail

Canadians sitting on cash savings and looking to spend it on big-ticket items

A majority of Canadians have increased their savings over the course of the pandemic, said Rebekah Young, Scotiabank’s director of fiscal and provincial economics. And according to the Conference Board of Canada, more than half of Canadians surveyed in December said now is a good time to make a major purchase — which includes homes, cars and appliances.

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Electric Vehicles

GM's $1B Ontario plan has EV600 output start in November, Equinox end in 2023

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Cars & Concepts

Ford delays some Mustang Mach-E deliveries up to 8 weeks in Canada, U.S.

The automaker is holding onto "several hundred" Mustang Mach-E crossovers to perform additional quality checks that could delay delivery to customers in the United States and Canada by up to eight weeks.