Planning Ahead: AIA Canada Quebec call on incoming political candidates to futureproof auto industry for EVs
Montreal, Quebec — In preparation for Montreal’s Oct. 3 general election, the Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada’s Quebec Division has three demands for incoming political candidates, citing structural inadequacies that leave the automotive industry unprepared for the mass arrival of electric vehicles (EVs). These demands include owners’ rights to vehicle data, fighting planned obsolescence […]
Carbon Closure: No fossil-fueled vehicles built at GM Ingersoll after April
Ingersoll, Ontario – The last Chevy Equinox is scheduled for completion on April 29, making it the last fossil-fuel-dependent vehicle to be assembled at Ingersoll’s CAMI Assembly Plant. UNIFOR Local 88, the union representing workers at GM CAMI Assembly says this is a milestone for the hundreds of employees who worked at the plant for […]
Labour Lockout: Honda calls EV exec. order ‘unfair’, ‘discriminatory’
Toronto, Ontario — Representatives from American Honda are pushing back on U.S. President Biden’s Aug. 5 executive order that sets a goal of 50 percent of overall sales being EVs, by 2030, saying the thought is there, but the cars aren’t. In the analysis of last week’s order, Bloomberg wrote “[Biden] has ordered the federal […]
Passing the Baton: Ray Curry to become President of U.S. UAW after Rory Gamble retires at the end of June
Detroit, Michigan — The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced that President Rory Gamble will retire at the end of the month and Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry will take his place as President for the remainder of the current term. “Rory and I are absolutely committed to making this a smooth, transparent transition for our membership. And […]
