John Irwin Reporter for Automotive News Canada [email protected] 734-716-5728 See All Staff Page Recent Stories Wage subsidy kept sector afloat in 2020 with big players using government aid A new CRA webpage lists the businesses that took Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy to pay a portion of staff salaries. Big questions remain when it comes to GM's $1-billion CAMI plant The EV600 is a vastly different product than GM’s popular crossover, and it will compete in a market that holds promise but is unchartered territory for the Detroit automaker. Ford Oakville to build electric version of Lincoln Corsair, auto forecaster says According to AutoForecast Solutions LLC, the vehicle will be known as the Corsair-E and will be built on a dedicated EV platform. Production is projected to start in September 2026. 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. GM's $1B Ontario plan has EV600 output start in November, Equinox end in 2023 GM agrees to invest $1 billion in CAMI plant, reaches tentative deal with Unifor General Motors says it will end Chevrolet Equinox assembly in Ontario and build the all-electric EV600 commercial van instead. Auto recovery expected by Q2's end, if lockdowns subside and vaccines roll out There could be an end to COVID-19 in sight, but there are many uncertain months between now and then. Recent restrictions and slow vaccine rollout could prove to be hurdles. Another shutdown could imperil many Canadian suppliers, for example. New Ontario agency targets auto investment as industry eyes China The Government of Ontario — eager to attract a new plant from automakers in China — has created an agency call Invest Ontario to act as a “one-stop shop” for manufacturers scouting places to invest. Magna spread its wings under Don Walker, and the industry soared Does retirement mean Magna CEO Don Walker will vanish from the auto industry, or is there a "godfather position" for him to provide guidance? What Canada might expect from a Joe Biden presidency The next four years are expected to be vastly different from the previous term under U.S. President Donald Trump, who has pursued protectionist trade policies and rolled back vehicle-emissions standards. How a merger with PSA might figure into FCA’s plans for Windsor FCA says it will build battery-electric “and/or” plugin hybrid vehicles on a new platform beginning in 2024. "CA has not been shy about not wanting to design their own EVs, and PSA is not shy about having a whole line of them," says Sam Fiorani of AutoForecast Solutions LLC. EVs for Ford Oakville: How a threat of closure became ‘the art of possible’ Here’s the inside story of how a murky future for Ford’s only assembly plant in Canada set the automaker, its labour union and provincial and national governments on a course to make Oakville an EV factory. VW poised for electric jump-start in Canada The automaker says it has paid the price for its "history," and that the ID4, its first electric vehicle, marks "real transformation." Unifor exceeded its goals during Detroit 3 talks Unifor was able to secure nearly $5 billion in combined investment plans from each of the Detroit automakers. It also landed some of the largest economic gains for its members in years. Unifor ratifies new 3-year deal with GM According to the union, 85 per cent of members who voted did so in favour of the contract, Unifor said. The deal includes a $1.3-billion investment in the automaker's Oshawa, Ont., assembly plant. Load More