Canada sales

Canada's grasp on auto investments wanes as loonie strengthens

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 27, 2013
Within the past five years, GM moved the production of its trucks and Buick LaCrosse sedan in Oshawa, Ontario, to the United States. While the 323-horsepower Camaro is still made in Canada, GM said the next generation of its top-selling sports car will be built in Lansing, Mich.... Read More »

 

Detroit 3 boost Canada sales in January

2:43 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 1, 2013
The Detroit 3 automakers posted gains last month in Canada, helped by demand for fuel-efficient passenger cars and mirroring robust sales in the United States last month.... Read More »

 

Canadian unions’ merger moves forward

12:30 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 16, 2012
The Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers unions have completed their planned merger in a move that will create the largest private sector union in Canada.... Read More »

 

GM, Chrysler sales rise in Canada while Ford falls

2:15 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 2, 2012
GM said today its Canadian sales surged 11.6 percent to 18,756 vehicles in September. Ford's Canadian sales dropped 8 percent during the month from a year earlier, while Chrysler Canada said its sales rose 2 percent, its best September since 2000.... Read More »

 

Detroit 3's Canadian retreat poised to end with new labor pacts

10:49 am U.S. ET | Sept. 27, 2012
The Detroit 3's output decline in Canada is poised to end after the major carmakers secured wage and pension savings that lower the costs of what Ford calls the world's most expensive auto workers.... Read More »

 

CAW may give GM strike notice to spur labor talks

11:08 am U.S. ET | Sept. 20, 2012
The Canadian Auto Workers union wants a labor contract deal in place with GM by the end of Thursday and may serve the automaker with 24 hours' notice of a strike if it is not, The Financial Post and The Windsor Star newspaper reported.... Read More »

 

CAW offers Detroit 3 wage, pension changes for new hires

12:09 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 13, 2012
The Canadian Auto Workers has offered the Detroit 3 automakers concessions on wages and pensions for new hires, a senior union official said today, as pressure builds to reach a contract deal ahead of a strike deadline early next week.... Read More »

 

CAW says it could strike all three Detroit automakers

10:03 am U.S. ET | Sept. 5, 2012
The CAW said today it could go on strike at all three Detroit automakers for the first time in its history if it does not see more progress in contract talks. The Canadian union said strike committees will be formed by local unions at Ford of Canada, General Motors of Canada and Chrysler Canada this week.... Read More »

 

CAW, Detroit 3 far apart in labor contract talks

2:31 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 4, 2012
Less than two weeks before their contract expires, the CAW and the Detroit automakers remain far apart in discussions on new labor contracts and frustration is creeping in, union officials said today.... Read More »

 

Tough round of Canadian auto talks set to start Tuesday

2:35 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 13, 2012
Common ground looks elusive between the Canadian Auto Workers union and the Detroit automakers in talks that start in Toronto on Tuesday, making compromise and creativity the key ingredients for success.... Read More »

 

Chrysler scraps Sat. overtime shift at minivan plant

3:51 pm U.S. ET | June 15, 2012
Chrysler Group canceled a Saturday overtime shift at its minivan assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, due to parts shortages. The company didn't disclose which parts were in short supply.... Read More »