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Canada, Mexico agree to team up to fight U.S. auto tariffs
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (603+ words) Mexico's foreign minister met with Anita Anand, his counterpart in Ottawa, and said the auto industry will be a key part of their ‘general co-ordination’ Canada and Mexico will work together to try to get the U.S. to cut…...
Carney reacts to Honda pulling out of $15-billion Ontario EV project
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (513+ words) On Thursday, it was reported the company had recorded its first ever annual loss of $2.7 billion OTTAWA— Prime Minister Mark Carney called Honda’s decision not to move forward with its electric vehicle project in Alliston, Ont., a “disappointing decision.” “It’s…...
Carney says ‘challenges’ face auto sector after Honda pulls out of EV plant in Ontario
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (451+ words) OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted the auto sector in Canada is facing headwinds, after a report by a Japanese outlet confirmed Honda will be pulling out of a $15-billion electric vehicle plant in Ontario. “Obviously there’s challenges with the…...
Randall Denley: Carney's EV plan benefits Carney, not Canadian carmakers
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (720+ words) It’s difficult to imagine a plan more untethered from the economic realities of the real-world auto industry At first glance, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new auto industry strategy looks like billions of dollars in support for Ontario’s beleaguered vehicle manufacturers....
Brampton jeep plant at risk as Stellantis invests $13 billion in the U.S., moves production to Illinois
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (412+ words) Stellantis NV said it’s halting plans to manufacture the Jeep Compass SUV at its factory in the Toronto region, throwing into doubt the future of one of the company’s two major assembly plants in Canada. The decision comes as a…...
EV targets should reflect market demand, says GM Canada president who welcomes mandate pause, review
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (530+ words) Kristian Aquilina says Canada's EV policy shouldn't be 'a forced outcome' Canada’s policies around electric vehicles need to be more reflective of consumer demand, rather than a “forced outcome” from federal mandates, the president of GM Canada said. Kristian Aquilina…...
Canada must be 'crystal clear' that surtax on Chinese EVs will stay, head of auto association says
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (979+ words) Brian Kingston said the existing surtax ensures Canada is aligned with the U.S., which has its own 100 per cent levy on Chinese EVs OTTAWA — The president of an association representing automakers says the Canadian government must be “crystal clear” that it…...
'They're increasingly skeptical': Canadians say EV sales mandate 'unrealistic,' survey suggests
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (707+ words) Seventy-one per cent of respondents agree that the target is unrealistic and will cost too much OTTAWA — An increasing majority of Canadians view the federal government’s goal of seeing all new vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035 as “unrealistic” and believe…...
Auto industry says environment minister won't relent despite calls to scrap EV mandate
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1095+ words) Longstanding demands from the auto industry to scrap the EV mandate have grown louder in recent weeks, as they point to falling sales and the U.S. trade war OTTAWA — Automakers calling on Ottawa to roll back its electric-vehicle mandate say their…...