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Greg Layson
Greg Layson is digital and mobile editor at Automotive News Canada.
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Greg Layson is an award-winning journalist, having worked for Torstar Media and the CBC before joining Automotive News Canada in 2016. He is the host of the weekly Automotive News Canada Podcast. Layson has become one Canada's foremost experts and go-to voices on all things automotive in the country, from electric vehicles to manufacturing and retail. He regularly appears on CBC coast-to-coast and is often heard talking auto on radio stations in the Greater Toronto Area and Sirius XM. Greg comes from an automotive family and grew up and studied journalism in Windsor, Ontario, the automotive capital of Canada.

Latest from Greg Layson

Hyundai wins two 2025 Canadian vehicle of the year awards

The Santa Fe and Ioniq 5 N won two awards. The Honda Civic and BMW i4 were also winners.

Column: Despite Trump claims, Canada didn’t steal U.S. auto jobs

Synopsis: Automakers simply knocked on our door and asked to borrow some sugar. We obliged. Why wouldn’t we?

Linamar selling never-used EV gigacasting plant

Linamar Executive Chair Linda Hasenfratz warned investors on an earnings call in November 2024 that the future of the plant was uncertain.

Canadian January sales up 3%, tie record

Of the 10 brands that continue to report monthly sales, seven saw their sales rise.

Honda Canada CEO Jean Marc Leclerc retiring, Dave Jamieson named as replacement

Dave Jamieson becomes the fourth consecutive Canadian to be named Honda Canada president and CEO.

Trump tariffs will halt North American auto assembly in a week, Linamar board chair warns

Linamar Corp. Chairperson Linda Hasenfratz says "we will pretty quickly stop making vehicles" if tariffs are implemented.

Unifor eyes ‘first unionized battery plant in Canada’

Unifor President Lana Payne said talks are already underway between the union and NextStar Energy.

NEO Battery Materials to build $69M anode facility in Windsor

NEO Senior Vice-president of Strategy and Operations Danny Huh says the company has the ability to lower the cost of EV batteries.

Moving Canadian auto output to U.S. would be costly, new report says

In the short term, 25% tariffs on vehicles from Canada would dent U.S. consumers' pocketbooks.

Column: Axing rebates could actually bring down EV prices and increase adoption

There’s evidence that when vehicles are disqualified from incentives, their prices fall.

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