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Autoworkers’ long history of protecting our environment
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
April 22, 1970 was the first Earth Day. On that day, two boats — one with an American flag representing American autoworkers and one with a Canadian flag representing Canadian autoworkers — met in the middle of the Detroit River to hold a wake, symbolizing the death of the river from pollution.
Just how bad will U.S. tariffs hit London region manufacturers?
Tariffs landed with a thud in Ontario’s industrial heartland Thursday, shuttering one major automaker and spreading uncertainty among smaller automotive parts suppliers across the London. The U.S. held to its pledge to punish manufacturers shipping goods south of the border, charging a 25 per cent tariff on automobiles, tariffs on some automotive parts in addition […]
Hyundai and General Motors have signed an agreement to share technology and manufacturing expertise and that may bring a new Hyundai van to Cami assembly, said Sam Fiorani, vice-president with AutoFor
A Korean automotive giant is looking for a foothold in the Canadian auto industry and Cami Assembly in Ingersoll just might be it.
Automotive media has reported hundreds of BrightDrop cargo delivery vans are now stored on lots in Flint, Michigan as well as in Ontario near the Ingersoll manufacturer, as sales of the vehicle are sl
Cami-made cargo vans are filling parking lots in the U.S. and observers are wondering if sales are slow for the fully electric vehicles, or if GM is stockpiling to avoid looming tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles
Jagmeet Singh targets Trump at London campaign stop: ‘Attacking workers’
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh followed Liberal Leader Mark Carney on the campaign trail to London on Wednesday. And like the Liberal leader, Singh did not take any questions from reporters at an evening event at the campaign office of Dirka Prout, the party’s candidate in London Centre. But Singh did comment on the executive […]