Proven Production: Honda Canada celebrates ten millionth vehicle to come off assembly line
Alliston, Ontario — Honda’s Alliston, Ont. plant celebrated the assembly of its ten millionth vehicle on Monday, a 2023 Honda CR-V Touring Hybrid, marking a significant milestone for the company’s Canadian presence. Honda’s Alliston plant, the Japanese OEM’s first step into Canada in 1986, and eventual adopted child of Ontario’s auto assembly sector, has seen […]
Silicon Shift: Global car production forecasted to increase, says research analyst
Toronto, Ontario — Global car production is forecasted to increase in the second half of 2022 thanks to supply chain recovery, according to a report by, J.P. Morgan Research, a research wing of the international banking company. Semiconductor and chip shortages are nearing the end and should become more readily available in the second half […]
Financial Fact-Check: New gigafactory supports Tesla and Ontario’s EV production goals
Toronto, Ontario – Previously reported allegations of a new major Tesla factory in Ontario have been revealed to have some teeth, with information from multiple sources suggesting that a new Gigafactory aligns with Tesla’s plan to expand production by 13 new factories, and Ontario’s goal to become a global electric vehicle production hub. While the […]
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 […]
Back in Business: Canadian manufacturers experiencing growth as health measures lift
Toronto, Ontario — As the omicron wave of COVID-19 begins to subside and public health measures are lifted across many provinces and regions, some new industry data is showing that production for manufacturing is trending upward. Reaching its highest level since November of last year, the IHS Markit Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose […]
Power-Saving Mode: Japanese microchip producers predict shortage carrying through 2022
Toronto, Ontario — As the automotive industry barrels into yet another financial quarter still suffering from a case of microchip mania, Japan’s Rohm Co. comes bearing the grim news that the vital piece of technology will likely remain in short supply at least throughout next year. The Kyoto-based chipmaker provides the now highly sought-after semiconductors […]
Reset and Regroup: Honda announces one week production halt for NA amid supply chain issues
Washington D.C. — Amid a whirlwind of various calamities, Honda Motor Co. announced on Tuesday that most of it’s North American auto plants will be shutting down for the week, in response to a number of supply chain obstacles. According to the automaker, “the impact from COVID-19, congestion at various ports, the microchip shortage and […]
Canada auto industry faces falling profits amid declining US demand
By Tom Davis Ottawa, Ontario — January 18, 2018 — Faced with declining demand from US consumers and uncertainty surrounding trade relations between the two countries, automotive production in Canada is expected to rise by just 0.8 percent this year. The slow pace of growth follows strong industry performance over much of the last decade, […]
More than 90 percent of Tesla vehicles exit the assembly line defective, say Tesla employees
By Erin McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario — January 2, 2018 — Nine former and current Tesla staff have claimed that over 90 percent of Model S sedans and Model X SUVs require repairs before even leaving the factory. The staff cited these numbers from Tesla’s internal tracking system as recently as October. The employees […]
I-CAR launches new Production Management role
By Jeff Sanford Hoffman Estates, Illinois — August 12, 2015 — I-CAR has officially launched a program for production managers. The courses will be available a part of I-CAR’s Professional Development Program. One theme more than one of the speakers at this year’s NACE event in Detroit touched on was the increasing complexity of collision […]
