Carney says further trade talks with U.S. will move to USMCA in 2026 On September 24, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said trade negotiations with the U.S. were ongoing, and a lot of remaining issues would move to the planned review of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) in 2026.  Carney made the remarks in answering a reporter’s question to trade talks that appear to be stalled compared to recent announcements of deals...

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Trump considers taking a stake in Lithium Americas for loan approval On September 24, Lithium Americas said that it was in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors about financing support for the Thacker Pass project. Canada-based Lithium Americas is renegotiating the terms of the USD 2.26 billion loan it received from the U.S. Department of Energy during the Biden Administration to develop its Thacker Pass lithium reser...

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’s suite of sensors, creates a “scalable platform” for future growth, the companies said. As with the pilot-scale road tests, Gatik said the new trucks will start with a safety driver onboard before transitioning to fully driverless operations that will extend to 300 Loblaw stores in the GTA. Canada’s largest grocery chain also made a strategic investment in Gatik as part of the partnership, the companies said, without disclosing the valu...

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transition the capacity reserve into definitive projects.  Neo manufactures magnetic powders, rare earth magnets, magnetic assemblies, specialty chemicals, metals, and alloys. Its business is organized along three segments: Magnequench, Chemicals & Oxides and Rare Metals. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and with corporate offices in the U.S., Singapore, and China, Neo has a global platform that includes manufacturing facilities located in Cana...

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Ester Loop Infinite Technologies, India to supply recycled DMT To Italy’s Taro Plast On September 18, 2025, Ester Loop Infinite Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (ELITe)—a joint venture between Ester Industries of India and Loop Industries of Canada announced new supply agreements and partnerships for recycled polyester. The Infinite Loop facility, to start operations by late 2027 in Gujarat, will use Loop’s depolymerisation technology and Ester’s p...

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Ontario’s trade minister seeks to develop deeper trade ties to Europe, Asia On September 12, multiple sources reported that Canada is seeking to strengthen ties with Europe and Asia rather than with the U.S. as trade disruption continues. Vic Fedeli, Ontario minister of economic, job creation and trade, said on September 11 at the IAA Munich exhibition that “Now more than ever, countries around the world are looking for ways to bolster their ...

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represented employees, making it one of the largest stamping plants in the world.  The facility houses advanced high-speed stamping and assembly operations that produce hoods, roofs, liftgates, side apertures, fenders and floor pans for vehicles, that it supplies to assembly plants in the U.S. and Canada for models including the Dodge Durango, Chrysler Pacifica, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram1500. (Stellantis release on September 16, 2025)...

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Canada reconsiders Chinese EV tariff to balance auto, canola, U.S. concerns The Canadian government has begun a review of its 100% tariffs on EVs imported from China, as it tries to maintain support for Canadian industries and find a balance between the U.S. and China. “Officials are currently undertaking work on this review, including an assessment of China’s policies and trade practices, and whether the scope of the surtaxes, as well as the...

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ing system. A First Student spokesperson said on September 12 that diesel buses, not only electric buses, make up the LION school bus fleet that was withdrawn in Quebec. The suspension, which caused major school bus service disruptions on September 12, is seen as a preventative step while Transport Canada investigates the fire and inspects the buses for possible defects. There is no timeline yet for when all buses will return to service. LION Ele...

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GM to restart CAMI EV van plant in November with less workers, no battery pack assembly General Motors CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Canada will resume Chevrolet BrightDrop production on November 17 with fewer than 400 hourly workers and no local battery output, according to the union that represents workers at the plant. Mike Van Boekel, plant chair with Unifor Local 88, said work will run on one shift and with a slower line speed than previ...

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ore Friday, September 19, 2025, and the cases will be set for argument in the first week of the November 2025. The case involves two sets of import taxes, both of which Trump justified by declaring a national emergency: the tariffs first announced in April and the ones from February on imports from Canada, China and Mexico. It does not include his levies on foreign steel, aluminum and autos, or the tariffs Trump imposed on China in his first term...

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Canada seeks to expand trade with Europe, Asia after “rupture” in global economy On September 10, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will launch a new trade diversification strategy this fall to "strengthen existing relationships and open new markets for Canadian businesses, particularly in Asia." In his speech, he emphasized that the global economy is not undergoing a transition but "a rupture," as the U.S. fundamentally ...

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Stellantis CEO Filosa says company approaching final tariff scenario with U.S. administration On September 11, Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said the company, which has a large manufacturing footprint in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, is holding a “very productive exchange of ideas” with President Trump’s administration, and that a final scenario with U.S. tariffs was getting clearer. While Filosa said the tariff environment was not yet 100% ...

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GM extends third shift at Oshawa Assembly Plant until end of January On September 9, the Unifor labor union said that GM will continue to operate its Oshawa Assembly Plant in Canada on three shifts until January 30, 2026, preserving about 700 jobs until the new year at the plant that builds the Chevrolet Silverado, in response to short term ”production needs" for the light-duty pickups. GM spokesperson Ariane Souza Pereira confirmed that in res...

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8% decrease to 9,276 units; Kia with a 6.9% decrease to 19,583 units and Toyota with a 5.5% decrease to 24,222 units. Among 2025 export destinations accumulated until August, Mexican exports were down 1.6% from the same period in 2024 to 1,779,044 units sent to the U.S, up 31.5% to 250,822 units to Canada, and down 19.8% to 65,770 units being exported to Germany. (INEGI press release on September 9, 2025)...

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after meeting current orders, and export the next model, due out in 2026, from Japan. After the consolidation, Toyota will have ended production of Lexus cars at the Kentucky plant, leaving the Indiana plant as the sole production site for Lexus brand vehicles in the U.S. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada will continue building the Lexus RX and NX at the Cambridge South plant in Cambridge, Ontario. Though Toyota has not yet confirmed the move, it...

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SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. According to Ford's filing with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the camera issue results in inverted, distorted, or blank images. The recall affects 1,456,417 vehicles in the U.S., approximately 122,000 in Canada, and 300,000 across other markets worldwide. Ford acknowledged receiving 44,123 warranty claims related to this defect and being involved in 18...

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IAA Mobility 2025: Volkswagen and PowerCo unveils Unified Cell for next-gen affordable EVs On September 8, Volkswagen Group and PowerCo unveiled the series version of the new Unified Cell, debuting in the Electric Urban Car Family from Volkswagen, ŠKODA, and CUPRA brands. The production will start this year in Salzgitter (Germany), then expand to Valencia (Spain) and St. Thomas (Canada). With materials such as cathodes that will come from Europe...

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Scout Motors to source batteries from PowerCo’s plant in Canada On September 7 at the IAA Mobility show, Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh told reporters that PowerCo would be awarded the battery contract for the new Terra pickup and Traveler SUV, which he said are on track to begin production at a new plant under construction in Blythewood, South Carolina, in late 2027. While saying that the company has already awarded a majority of the parts and m...

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Carney pushes 'Buy Canadian' policy, pauses EV targets for 2026 On September 5, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he has paused a key EV sales target while pushing for a "Buy Canadian" policy, as his government deals with the impact of U.S. trade policies. The moves come as Canada's economy has shown signs of weakening - shedding 66,000 jobs in August and pushing unemployment to 7.1%. The EV sales mandate requires the number of new ZEVs (zero-...

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