The lingering effect of this year's auto factory shutdowns, which halted supply for as long as eight weeks, is still being felt in low dealership inventories.

Unifor said 85 percent of members who voted did so in favor of the contract. The deal includes a $1 billion investment in the automaker's Oshawa assembly plant. The GM ratification wraps up 2020 auto bargaining between Unifor and the Detroit 3 automakers.

It looks like a Democrat will be the next president, and so we should expect a vastly different policy on green energy and emission standards.

U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell of Michigan and Bob Latta of Ohio say they're set on prioritizing an autonomous vehicle bill early in the next Congress regardless of who is elected.