atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Sputtering Chrysler Canada says its sales will jump by one-third in the next five years, but analysts counter that almost everything will need to go right for the company to reach that target.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Manufacturers on track to produce fewer vehicles in Canada than they sell for the first time since 1964
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
Ken Lewenza faces a set of stark choices in deadlocked negotiations between the Canadian Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. – so much so that the union president is calling this set of talks the toughest he has had with the Detroit Three this year.The two sides agreed to reopen a contract originally signed last year after Ford said its manufacturing operations in Canada had...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Canadian governments are refusing to follow the lead of the U.S. Treasury and disclose whether auto executives in this country at taxpayer-funded General Motors and Chrysler will take further pay cuts – and how large those cuts might be.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Canadian governments are refusing to follow the lead of the U.S. Treasury and disclose whether auto executives in this country at taxpayer-funded General Motors and Chrysler will take further pay cuts – and how large those cuts might be.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
... of the deal until after the vote.The concessions are similar to what workers at General Motors of Canada Ltd. and Chrysler Canada accepted earlier this year, so those companies could qualify for billions of dollars in government aid and stay alive.Although Ford – which did not seek taxpayer aid – has a strong product lineup and some market momentum, Lewenza stressed the company...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Ford and its main union are close to reaching an agreement on worker concessions at its Canadian operations.The Canadian Auto Workers may reveal details of a deal later today that would match concessions that members have already made at General Motors of Canada Ltd. and Chrysler Canada. Those concessions include wage and cost of living freezes, loss of some holiday time and more...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
... costs are uncompetitive with their U.S. peers and employees at rival General Motors and Ford in Canada.Hinrichs said a continuing disadvantage would make it difficult for Ford to invest here, according to CAW president Ken Lewenza."He reminded us of that again and that we have to deal with it now," Lewenza said in a brief break from talks at a downtown hotel.Lewenza said Hinrichs underlined...
WindsorEats.com FoodBlog (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
WindsorEats final Wine Trail Ride of the year was my first. Seventeen of us gathered at family run Aleksander Estate Winery around noon with the sun still shining. Our guide Chris Carvallo, or “Chico”, doubled as bike mechanic tuning and checking our gear. After inspections we headed for the Chrysler Canada Greenway bike trail. Without [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
... $14.1 billion shortfall in the March budget due to the $4 billion auto bailout for General Motors Canada and Chrysler Canada.Beyond a promise to "be very careful about asset sales" such as selling off the LCBO – which he dismissed as "a one-time opportunity" – and a pledge to review all program spending, Duncan offered few specifics.That uncertainty has left swirling the prospect...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
... $14.1 billion shortfall in the March budget due to the $4 billion auto bailout for General Motors Canada and Chrysler Canada.Beyond a promise to "be very careful about asset sales" such as selling off the LCBO – which he dismissed as "a one-time opportunity" – and a pledge to review all program spending, Duncan offered few specifics.That uncertainty has left swirling the prospect...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Ford Motor Co. of Canada is warning that future investment and jobs could be in jeopardy here because its labour costs are now higher than in any other country in the world.
