Greg Layson

The global microchip crisis, war in Ukraine and bottlenecks throughout the supply chain have left dealers without knowing when or how many vehicles will be delivered to their lots.

An arbitrator’s ruling says that Stellantis must end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Canada, which pleases the union representing workers at the automaker and could lead to some suspended employees returning to their jobs.

South Korean auto supplier Dongshin Motech Ltd. will build a $60-million factory in Windsor, Ont., to supply the North America auto industry with aluminum casings for electric-vehicle batteries.

The PCs increased their seat count and cruised to victory just months after the industry as a whole committed $13 billion in the province over an eight-week span in early 2022.

Stellantis said on Friday it will assign production of its new "STLA Large platform" to its assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., instead of its Brampton, Ont., factory, which is currently home to the L-series platform. Brampton will learn which product it will build at a later date.

Stellantis owns 49 per cent of the joint venture while South Korea-based LG Energy Solution owns the remaining 51 per cent. 

What we witnessed while automakers spent the spring announcing billions for auto investment — $13 billion over an eight-week span, to be precise — was the strangest of bedfellows — that is to say Liberals and Conservatives — working together and getting exactly what it is they both wanted.

Porsche has launched a subscription service in Montreal, offering on-demand access to an exclusive selection of its sports cars.

New electric-vehicle maker VinFast has revealed its battery subscription pricing for the VF 8 and VF 9 utility vehicles. And, the automaker says it will eventually offer the batteries for sale with the purchase of a new vehicle.

Stellantis will retool its factories in Windsor and Brampton, converting them to what the company described in a statement as “flexible, multi-energy vehicle assembly facilities ready to produce the electric vehicles of the future.”

Stellantis has once again extended the life of a second shift at its minivan plant in Windsor, Ont. The automaker said Friday that the Windsor Assembly Plant will remain a two-shift operation until the end of 2022.

Jeep's new Snapchat lens turns the vehicle's iconic seven-slot grille into a scannable bar code.

It was only four years ago that former Unifor President Jerry Dias exclaimed, “You know, Doug, f--- you!” during a televised speech in which the fiery union boss was wound up about General Motors’ decision to wind down production at Oshawa Assembly, and Ford’s response that “the ship has already left the dock.” Things have changed.

Luxury vehicle sales now constitute the last bastion of sales gains in the Canadian new-vehicle market, as mainstream brands — even those that sell pickups — were pummelled during the first quarter.

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday tabled the 2022 federal budget, which included spending designed to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission vehicles.