Colin Dhillon, the chief technical officer of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, says automobiles are going to become increasingly connected through mobile phones, which means different industrial sectors can no longer work in isolation as the relationship between consumer and vehicle changes.

Work at the University of Guelph and nearby bio materials company Competitive Green Technologies turns coffee bean skins into resin used in headlight housings. McDonald's said it would donate "a significant portion" of its North American coffee-bean remnants to Ford in an effort to reduce waste.

The Job Site Challenge invites municipalities, economic development agencies and industrial property owners in Ontario to propose mega sites for new investment. The province is looking for large tracts of land between 500 to 1,500 acres that are already zoned, or could be zoned, for heavy industrial use.

The strike that halted GM's production for 40 days could have a lingering effect on many suppliers in North America. It might also serve as a taste of things to come. Canadian supplier Magna International, for example, saw a US$500 million reduction in 2019 revenue.