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Judge gives four-year sentence to Quebec driver who was texting before fatal crash
MONTREAL—A Quebec man convicted of killing another driver and injuring two teenagers while texting at the wheel has been sentenced…
Honda recalls 83,977 vehicles in Canada to replace Takata air bag inflators
TORONTO—Honda is recalling about 1.2 million vehicles in North and Central America because their Takata air bag inflators can…
Rolling out the truck iron
From the February 2019 print edition
The big news coming out of the Detroit Auto Show this year had to do with the show itself.…
LA Mobility and NAIAS shines the spotlight on the latest vehicles and technology
From the February 2019 print edition
From LA to the Motor City, the auto show stages showcase the latest developments in new…
The Cruze cruises: GM assembly plant prepares to close
LORDSTOWN, Ohio—A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown will be idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years…
Labour board rules Unifor labour actions against GM were unlawful
TORONTO—The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ruled that members of Unifor engaged in unlawful strikes in their efforts to…
Magna says tariffs still a problem, but USMCA could eventually give it a leg up
The head of Magna International Inc. says U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum continue to dent the auto parts maker, but…
GM Canada takes Unifor to labour board over allegations of unlawful striking
OSHAWA, Ont.—General Motors Canada and Unifor are squaring off before the Ontario Labour Relations Board about whether union…
Honda to shut plant in Brexit shaken Britain
TOKYO—Japanese carmaker Honda plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021, a fresh blow to the British economy as it…
BlackBerry to get $40 million in federal funds to support self driving car development
OTTAWA—The Liberal government is giving $40 million in federal money to BlackBerry to help the company develop self-driving car…
Doug Ford announces $40 million for Ontario auto sector plan
WOODBRIDGE, Ont.—Ontario is putting $40 million over three years into a new plan for the auto sector, including funding for…
40 countries agree cars must have automatic braking
GENEVA—Forty countries led by Japan and the European Union—but not the U.S. or China—have agreed to require new cars and light…