Automotive
-
Japans exports show signs of life
Japanese exports rose for the first time in six months, inching up 2.8 per cent in August from a year earlier.
-
Magna subsidiary acquires Perth company
Cosma International has acquired Grenville Castings, a supplier of aluminum components for the automotive, heavy truck and recreational markets.
-
McMaster University gets $11.5M for auto research centre
McMaster University has been given $11.5 million from the federal government to create the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC) to research and develop green automotive innovations.
-
Volkswagen releases new compact
German automaker announces global deliveries increased by 16.3 per cent in second quarter
-
Manufacturing sectors to avoid
Makers of beer, baked goods and auto parts in for a rough ride, says U.S. consulting firm
-
Tesla signs $100-million powertrain agreement
Electric car-maker Tesla Motors Inc. has reached a three-year agreement to supply powertrain equipment worth about $100 million to a Japanese auto-maker.
-
Toyota invests $545M in Ontario plants
Toyota Canada will invest $545 million to make upgrades at its assembly plants in Cambridge and Woodstock, and Canada’s auto makers report record sales in June.
-
Oshawa-built Lacrosse gets a boost
GM releases details on the 2012 Buick Lacrosse and its revamped engine
-
Ford finalizes $1.4 billion Russia venture
The two companies have lined up $1.4 billion in long-term financing from the Russian development bank for the 50-50 joint venture called Ford Sollers.
-
Manufacturing leading Ontario exports
Industrial goods and motor vehicles will make up about 70 per cent of Canadian exports in 2011
