Articles tagged with: Canada
Honda to invest $800 million south of the border.
Mexico has long been excluded from what automotive analysts have defined as the North American auto market, with some people making that distinction for cars built in …
American taxpayers are happy that Chrysler’s debt to the federal government has been paid back, monies that many analysts — including this one — believed would never be repaid. A careful loan refinancing plan has …
The Chrysler Group, LLC announced today its intention to repay the United States and Canadian federal government and the provincial Ontario government for loans it acquired from these entities in summer 2009.1 The company borrowed …
Car sharing company Zipcar Inc. raised $174.3 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday and immediately saw its shares increase by as much as 75 percent on Thursday, the first day of trading on …
In summer 2009 as General Motors and Chrysler were being ushered in and through bankruptcy, the thought crossed many minds whether either company had the ability to survive. The assumption then was that GM would …
By Trevor Stuart
If you are thinking of buying your child a new car seat, you can’t depend upon the old child car seat guidelines since they have just changed. As of March 2011, the National …
There has been plenty of hostility aimed GM’s way following its 2009 bankruptcy and restructuring. First, you had shareholders who soon learned that their shares of GM stock were worthless. Second, there were some taxpayers …
Canada of all places should be able to deal with snow, right? Think again.
A monster lake-effect snowstorm pushed through the heart of the Canadian province of Ontario earlier this week, trapping people in their cars …
The current generation of the Ford Fiesta has been a hit for the Ford Motor Company, a best-seller in many of the more than 100 markets where this subcompact or B segment vehicle is available …
Someone in the Ford Motor Company’s marketing department needs to be given a time out. That’s because on Monday, the automaker decided to release one very untelling teaser photo of what the next generation global …
Midcycle refresh for 2011 Ford Edge
The most popular midsize crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is the Ford Edge, a vehicle introduced in late 2006 for the 2007 model year. To date, more than 400,000 sales have …
Last week, General Motors officially announced that the 2011 Buick Regal would be added to the Buick line up next Spring, a four cylinder model based on the Opel Insignia. Slotting below the Buick LaCrosse, …
General Motors still hasn’t finalized the sale of its Saturn brand to the Penske Group, but before 2009 comes to an end, Saturn’s presence in Canada will end before the calendar flips over to 2010. …
The United Auto Workers (UAW) and Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) represent the two most important labor unions for GM’s North American operation. Whatever GM’s fate ends up being as it goes through likely bankruptcy restructuring, …
The Ford Motor Company is in the midst of a seismic shift in the way that they do business. In 2008, as gas prices surged toward $4/gallon and beyond, the automaker announced its new commitment …
50 automotive writers and journalists from Canada and U.S. have voted to name their selection for the prestigious 2009 North American Car (COTY) and Truck (TOTY) of the Year awards, with the winners to be …
They’re one of the smallest automakers in terms of sales in the US automotive market, but Suzuki has managed to attract some attention of late especially through its zero percent financing and its US sales …
