General Motors Canada

• Auto parts shortage continues to drive Canadians to frustration

  Frustrated drivers are speaking out after going months without their vehicles thanks to the replacement auto parts not being available.

  Consumer

  Mar 20
  
• Canada’s auto industry bucks 5-year production decline, more gains expected: DesRosiers

  Canadian auto production rose last year to break a five-year streak of decline, and the output boost is expected to continue in 2023.

  Economy

  Feb 22
  
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• Canadian auto production ‘being hit hard’ by global semiconductor shortage

  Canada is expected to produce only about 1.2 million vehicles this year, down from 1.4 million last year and well off the 2.2 million yearly average for the decade up until 2019.

  Economy

  Oct 11, 2021
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• GM to stop making Equinox at Canadian plant in April, will switch to electric vehicles

  General Motors Canada says it will take about four months to retool the CAMI plant and production of the EV600s is expected to begin in November 2022.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2021
• GM Canada says Oshawa assembly plant restart ahead of schedule

  The company says truck production is now expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year rather than its previous target of January 2022.

  Canada

  May 5, 2021
• Unifor approves $1 billion General Motors deal to build electric vans in southern Ontario

  Unifor members have voted to approve General Motors Canada's plan to invest $1 billion in an electric vehicle plant in southern Ontario.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2021
• U.S. orders GM to recall nearly 6M trucks with Takata air bag inflators

  The decision will cost the automaker an estimated $1.2 billion USD, about one third of its net income this year. 

  Consumer

  Nov 23, 2020
• Oshawa, Ont., General Motors plant ready for mass production of surgical masks

  The production was officially announced Tuesday, May 26 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his daily briefing.

  Canada

  May 27, 2020
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• A look back at General Motors in Oshawa

  While it is a difficult time for the individuals that worked there, there is no denying the automaker made its mark on Oshawa, Ont., and the world.

  News

  Dec 19, 2019
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• GM closure an example of technical changes ‘disrupting’ Canadian industries: expert

  GM announced in November last year that it would wind down production at its Oshawa plant, which has been in operation since 1953.

  Economy

  Dec 19, 2019