Automotive
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Metrolinx to slap Bombardier with financial penalties over late LRT car delivery
The Montreal-based company was supposed to supply the first six of 76 cars to a Metrolinx facility by Feb. 1, according to a 2017 contract.Read more → -
Prodomax Automation wins two contracts worth $12M
The first order is from a major Tier 1 automotive client for two manufacturing plants located in the southern U.S.Read more → -
Unifor calls for boycott of Mexican GM vehicles in escalation of Oshawa fight
Last week Unifor said that the move would put pressure on the company to stop shifting production to the lower-wage country.Read more → -
Apple cuts jobs in shakeup of self driving car division
More than 200 employees were dismissed from Apple's self-driving car division, known internally as "Project Titan."Read more → -
Driverless cars now allowed on Ontario roads, sort of
As of Jan. 1, participants in Ontario's automated vehicle pilot program can test driverless cars on public roadways, under strict conditions.Read more → -
VW, Ford team up on pickups, explore deal on electrics
The two companies are looking into co-operating on autonomous cars and are willing to consider additional projects.Read more → -
Ford Canada names Dean Stoneley as new president and chief executive
Stoneley starts as head of the Canadian operations on Feb. 1.Read more → -
Magna expects sales to be hurt by sale of fluid pressure and controls business
Magna signed a deal in September to sell its fluid pressure and controls business to Hanon Systems.Read more → -
Volkswagen to build electric vehicles at Tennessee plant
Tennessee's fourth-largest city will produce a vehicle using a modular chassis that's said will help build electric vehicles for the mass market.Read more → -
Ontario premier to meet with GM, union president in Detroit
Ford will not try to push GM to reconsider shuttering its plant in Oshawa, instead discussing opportunities to support workers.Read more →
