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Magna one of 13 PACE Award winners

The 2020 Automotive News PACE Award winners offered innovations that ranged from lightweighting to advanced communications and better visibility. Magna Exteriors in Troy, Mich., which is a division of Magna International, was one of the winners.
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Restarting factories won't be easy, 'it could be bloody'

Some observers warn that trying to restart the auto industry all at once will bring a list of new problems.
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Toyota shuffles its U.S. factories while Canadian production is unchanged

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.
2 Canadian suppliers earn PACE nominations for new ideas

The Automotive News PACE Awards competition has named 30 innovations as 2020 finalists. Bluewrist Inc., of Markham, Ont., and Magna Exteriors in Troy, Mich., which is a division of Magna International, are among the finalists.
Auto execs not so sure that change is necessary

What also emerges from IBM's survey is how many executives do not feel a sense of urgency about the massive changes expected to occur in the auto industry in the near future.
The rich industry shows a little weariness

The auto world is starting to show signs of stress cracks and fatigue — not an outright crisis, but at least moments of self-doubt after a decade of bullishness.
Schaeffler's big race into a future of electrification

An engine man from Porsche lit the fuse to launch a mechanical powertrain supplier's 18-year journey to electrification. Bosch, ZF Friedrichshafen, McLaren Applied Technologies and Canadian supplier Magna International are following suit.
Ontario company 1 of 13 suppliers to win a PACE Award for tech innovations

New technologies that made vehicles smarter, more flexible and easier to build earned 2019 Automotive News PACE Awards Monday night. Exco Engineering of Newmarket, Ont., won for its 3D-printed die components.
Redesigned Nissan Altima wows on performance
Nissan's sixth-generation Altima leverages the largest investment in powertrain in the company's history.
Nissan orange is the new orange
Nicole Fonseca, a 39-year-old Detroiter who studied fashion design at Central Michigan University, was tasked with color and interior design on the redesigned 2019 Nissan Altima.
Toolmakers caught in tariff crossfire
Supplier consultant Laurie Harbour says tariffs are raising tool costs for auto suppliers. Some 80 per cent of the auto industry's injection molds are traditionally produced in Canada — largely in Windsor, Ont.
N.A. auto plant for Magna Steyr?
Global manufacturer Magna International might consider a North American assembly plant in the next few years.
Suppliers lining up for 2019 PACE Awards
PACE awards went home with 14 suppliers this year. More suppliers are lining up to try in 2019.
Sergio Marchionne, turnaround virtuoso who built Fiat Chrysler, dies at 66
Former Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has died, the carmaker's controlling family shareholder said on Wednesday.
Nissan flips Altima engine
The 2019 Altima's design required a re-engineering of its engine compartment.