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Canada deal to get Stellantis battery plant on track
OTTAWA — A deal to save a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor is inching closer, Industry Minister…
China factory activity slows, adding to economic strains
BEIJING (AP) — China's manufacturing slowdown deepened in May as consumer and export demand weakened, a survey showed Wednesday,…
Automakers joining forces in ecological technology
TOKYO (AP) — German truck maker Daimler, Japan's top automaker Toyota and two other automakers said Tuesday they will work…
Ottawa to spend $2.5 billion on small vessels as it replaces aging Coast Guard fleet
OTTAWA — The federal government says it will invest $2.5 billion in new money to renew the Canadian Coast Guard's fleet of small…
China tells tech manufacturers to stop using Micron chips
BEIJING (AP) — Stepping up a feud with Washington over technology and security, China's government told users of computer…
South Korean supplier plans auto parts plant in Georgia near Hyundai complex
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — A South Korean company will build a $40 million factory in coastal Georgia to make heating and cooling…
Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec’s Nemaska Lithium
MONTREAL — A Quebec company building a lithium mine and production plan has signed an 11 year deal to sell products to Ford for…
Ontario offering more money to Stellantis, feds say deal is close
Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric-vehicle battery…
Heroux Devtek reports Q4 profit down from year ago, sales up
LONGUEUIL, Que. — Heroux-Devtek Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $6.3 million, down from $11.5 million a year earlier as…
Manufacturing sales rose 0.7 per cent in March
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.7 per cent to $72.3 billion in March, boosted by gains in the motor…
Stellantis stops construction on EV battery plant
WINDSOR, Ont. — One of the world's largest automakers has stopped construction on an electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor,…
Wholesale sales excluding petroleum down in March
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales excluding petroleum fell 0.1 per cent to $85.6 billion in March, led by a drop in…