Tuesday Ticker: General Motors adjusts to contract costs; Toyota offloads auto supplier shares
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, General Motors changes some plans following some pricy labour contract costs, while Toyota and its affiliates offload a hefty number of shares in efforts to raise funds for electrification efforts. General Motors makes a U-turn General Motors is scaling back its EV and autonomous vehicle efforts following […]
Tuesday Ticker: Unifor union workers prepare for potential strike; Driven Brands to repurchase US$50m in shares
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, Unifor holds a strike vote for its 18,000 auto workers, while Driven Brands plans a share repurchase. Uh oh, Unifor could strike Unifor union members have voted to strike if they cannot reach an agreement with the Detroit Three—Ford, Stellantis and General Motors—before 11:59 p.m. on Sept. […]
Tuesday Ticker: Magna raises annual forecast; shares drop at Driven Brands
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, Magna raises its annual outlook amid stellar Q2 financials; Nikola hires its fourth CEO and Driven Brands sees some stock dips. Mega Magna Magna International reported its Q2 financials last week, beating out analyst estimates with 17 percent revenue growth, to $10.98 billion, the company said Friday. […]
Tuesday Ticker: PPG says first-quarter EPS will be higher than previous guidance; Rivian maintains annual production expectations
Toronto, Ontario — PPG raises its guidance for Q1 2023 earnings thanks to stronger automotive OEM coatings sales performances, while Rivian reassures investors and analysts in this weekly Tuesday Ticker. PPG pumps it up PPG upped its guidance for first-quarter adjusted profit to between US$1.52 per share and US$1.58 per share, thanks to “stronger sales […]
Tuesday Ticker: Tesla offers Canadian discounts; Magna forms agreement to purchase self-driving tech from Veoneer
Toronto, Ontario — In this–the final Tuesday Ticker of 2022–Tesla introduces temporary Canadian ‘credits’ on certain models; Magna picks up a long-expected acquisition and J.D. Power estimates EV growth in the U.S. car parc. Sales in the name of supply goals Tesla announced discounts n its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles on Dec. […]
Tuesday Ticker: July 5, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — It’s Tuesday—let’s talk business! In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, General Motors sits poised to reclaim its role as leader of new vehicle sales in the U.S.; Lift adds five new facilities in the B.C. interior and AutoCanada preps for a buyback via a “modified Dutch auction.” The General takes the Crown General […]
Cash Back: AutoCanada to buy back $100M of shares from investors
Edmonton, Alberta — On June 28, AutoCanada announced its intent to purchase up to $100 million in shares from its shareholders via a ‘modified Dutch auction,’ with shares for sale between $22 and $25 per share. The company advises shareholders to obtain up-to-date quotes for market prices of the shares, prior to tendering an offer. […]
Tuesday Ticker: October 5, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — This week, Magna gets booted from its proposed deal with automotive technology group Veoneer, Rivian officially files its initial public offering (IPO) and Axalta reevaluates its full-year guidance. Melancholy at Magna Swedish automotive technology firm Veoneer has opted to go with Qualcomm’s $37-per-share merger bid following a previously announced merger with Aurora, […]
Tuesday Ticker: July 20, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this Tuesday Ticker, the Bank of Canada plans to let inflation run on past its previously planned targets, the European Union says it will wave goodbye to gas-powered vehicles in 2035 and top execs at Toyota say it’s “too soon” to be focussing only on electric cars. Get to runnin’ The […]
