On July 3, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants announced that approximately 178,000 light vehicles were sold in June, less than the 187,000 sold in May, but up 5.3% from very weak sales in June 2024, even though June 2025 had 2 less selling days than June last year.
The SAAR in June was 1.81 million, the lowest level s

On July 1, Nissan North America announced it is recalling certain 2021-2024 Rogue, 2019-2020 Altima, 2019-2022 Infiniti QX50, and 2022 Infiniti QX55 vehicles equipped with 3-cylinder 1.5-liter or 4-cylinder 2.0-liter variable compression turbo (VC-Turbo) engines. The engine bearings may have manufacturing defects tha

On July 1, Grounded, a Detroit-based electric RV startup founded by former SpaceX engineers, unveiled its most advanced camper van to date, the G3. Representing additional business for, and built on the all-electric Chevrolet  BrightDrop platform manufactured at GM’s CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, the G3 delivers

On June 30, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said that the U.S. will restart trade negotiations with Canada immediately after Canada scrapped its digital services tax targeting U.S. technology firms.
Trump said on June 27 that he was ending all U.S. trade discussions with Canada because of the digital servi

On June 27, Trump posted on his Truth Social that he has terminated trade discussions with Canada, citing an incoming Canadian tax on all tech companies, including those based in the U.S., for which the first payment is due on June 30, as “a direct and blatant attack on our Country."
"Based on this egregious Tax, we

On June 25, Moment Energy announced that its metropolitan Vancouver, British Colombia, manufacturing hub is now in full-scale production, delivering its flagship battery energy storage systems (BESS) to serve a growing demand of over 5.6 GWh across North America.
The facility produces the Luna BESS, a modular system

On June 19, Electra Battery Materials Corp. announced the launch of an early works program at its cobalt refinery north of Toronto. Electra’s refinery is the only project in North America designed to produce battery-grade cobalt sulfate at scale. Following a temporary pause in construction in 2023, Electra is making

QNX, a division of BlackBerry Ltd., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vector Informatik GmbH (Vector) to develop and deliver a Foundational Vehicle Software Platform.
It will accelerate the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and reduce the complexity of automotive software integration.

On June 19, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new measures to help stabilize Canada's steel and aluminum sectors that have been hard hit by U.S. President Trump's tariffs, made even worse with low-price imported steel being directed to Canada. 
The new federal program includes a quota on foreign steel and

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) plans to install battery pack assembly lines at its assembly plants in Cambridge and Woodstock, Ontario, as it prepares the plants to build the next-generation RAV4 starting in early 2026.
Crews at the two plants are currently repurposing floorspace to install the battery pack

On June 18, Euro Manganese Inc., a battery materials company, entered an offtake term sheet with Integrals Power Limited (IPL), a next-generation battery nano-materials company, for the sale of high-purity manganese sulphate from the Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic.
In the partnership, Euro Mangane

Several South Korean media sources reported that South Korea’s Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. will acquire 5% of the shares in The Metals Company (TMC), a Canadian mineral resource developer, for USD 85 million (JPY 12.29 billion). With this investment, the company aims to stably procure manganese ore that TMC is preparing to

On June 17, Stellantis recognized it’s the 100 years of Chrysler history in Windsor, Ontario, where Chrysler Corporation of Canada Limited was incorporated in 1925. In 1929, it opened its first new assembly facility, the nucleus for the Windsor Assembly Plant, which currently builds the Chrysler Pacifica, Pacifica Pl

On June 18, QNX, a division of BlackBerry Ltd., announced that the QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0 will be the foundational operating system for the Eclipse Foundation’s Safe Open Vehicle Core (S-CORE) Project, helping to accelerate the group’s efforts to advance OEMs software defined vehicle (SDV) develo

On June 16, U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to put a deadline on sorting out bilateral trade irritants and getting some sort of deal on tariffs in the next 30 days.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said the two leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit and agreed the tr

On June 16, LeddarTech Holdings Inc., an AI-powered software company recognized for its innovation in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD), announced that it intends on making an assignment into bankruptcy pursuant to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
After undertaking a str

On June 16, U.S. President Donald Trump sounded optimistic about a trade deal as he met with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit in Alberta.
Speaking briefly to reporters ahead of the bilateral meeting before the wider G7 summit got underway, Trump said the "primary focus" of this meeting for him is "trade wi

On June 15, Zenobē, a a global fleet electrification and battery storage specialist headquartered in London, and the City of Brampton, Ontario, Canada announced their leadership of a group of U.K. and Canada-based partners including TD Securities Inc. and OEMs that will launch a CAD 4 billion partnership to support t

On June 10, Ford of Canada CEO Bev Goodman said that the company’s CAD 3-billion project to retool its Oakville Assembly Complex is “well in the works” despite tariffs hanging over the North American auto industry, though “it will be late 2026 before we see trucks rolling off the line”. 
Ford said crews poured the fo

On June 11, Cyclic Materials, an advanced recycling company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs), announced a USD 25 million investment to launch North America’s first Centre of Excellence for rare earth recycling in Kingston, Ontario. 
Spanning over 140,000 square feet, the first-of-its-ki