David Kennedy Toronto Bureau Chief for Automotive News Canada [email protected] (416) 712-1378 Toronto Bureau Chief See All Staff Page Recent Stories Zanchin Automotive Group sells Toronto Mazda store to Arora Auto Group Ontario-based Arora Auto Group has doubled its new-car dealership count from one to two with the acquisition of Toronto’s Airport Mazda. Cars & Concepts: New or refreshed offerings from Mazda, BMW, Honda and more Cars & Concepts is a showcases of new or refreshed vehicles recently on sale in or destine for the Canadian market. Here are offerings from Mazda, BMW, Honda, Toyota and Infiniti. Trotman Auto Group buys VIP Mazda in Abbotsford, B.C., grows to 12 stores The Trotman Auto Group has acquired VIP Mazda in Abbotsford, B.C., adding a 12th dealership to its portfolio concentrated in the Pacific province. Unifor vs. UAW: Who won when it comes to the new contracts? The 2023 Detroit Three negotiations have inspired plenty of debate, so it’s time to address the elephant in the room: Did U.S. or Canadian autoworkers get the better deal? Unifor deals fix the generational ‘wedge’ The degree of separation between new and longtime union workers is no longer a chasm. Canadian EV battery materials company Li-Cycle halts construction of U.S. plant Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. has halted construction on its battery materials processing plant in Rochester, Ny., and laid off all 30 staff at its Ontario recycling plant, as it cuts expenses and maps out a strategy for completing its New York “hub” in the face of steeply higher costs. Magna, Unifor reach tentative deal at Stellantis seat supply factory A five-day strike at Magna International Inc.’s Integram seating plant in Windsor, Ont., ended late Nov. 12, as company and Unifor Local 444 negotiators agreed to a tentative deal. Tesla deliveries that qualify for federal EV rebate surged in September Automakers delivered 18,671 vehicles that qualified for the federal program during the month, a monthly tally topped only by the 22,061 shipped in August, according to the latest data from Transport Canada. AutoCanada's Q3 earnings down on higher interest rates Diluted earnings came in at 81 cents per share, a 30.2 per cent decline from $1.16 per share recorded in the third quarter of 2022. AutoCanada cited higher interest rates, which translated into higher floorplan costs, for the slide. Stellantis plans 3-shift operations at Ontario plants, but not soon Stellantis plans to return its assembly plants in Brampton and Windsor, Ont., to three-shifts by 2026, but workers in Brampton are likely to be off the job for nearly two years, as the plant in the Toronto suburbs undergoes a lengthy retool. Magna, Linamar among suppliers to get federal money for AI auto projects A dozen manufacturing development projects with artificial intelligence at their core are moving ahead with $19 million in backing from Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen). Unifor ratifies Stellantis contract with 60% of voting members in favour of new deal Through three days of voting, 60 per cent of Unifor’s roughly 8,200 members at Stellantis voted in favour of the tentative agreement inked between the company and union after a brief strike and all-night bargaining session Oct. 30. Unifor members vote on Stellantis deal this weekend Unifor members at Stellantis plants in Canada will vote this weekend on whether to ratify a new collective agreement that if passed will cap nearly three months of tense contract talks between the union and Detroit Three. Rivian ramps up hiring in Canada The U.S.-based electric vehicle startup expects to employ “a few dozen” staff at each of the new service locations in Calgary, Montreal and Vaughan, Ont., just north of Toronto, according to spokesperson Miranda Jimenez. Unifor reaches tentative deal with Stellantis Unifor’s bargaining committee has struck a tentative agreement with Stellantis, ending a short strike after a final weekend of intensive contract talks in Toronto. Load More
David Kennedy Toronto Bureau Chief for Automotive News Canada [email protected] (416) 712-1378 Toronto Bureau Chief See All Staff Page