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Elon Musk spent at least US$445 million in a gambit to help Republicans keep control of Congress, an amount roughly equivalent to someone on a $100,000 annual salary saving every penny for 4,400 years.
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says auto sales in October were up from a year ago, marking the fifth consecutive month of sales gains.
An Ontario woman says the battery in her electric car died just months after the warranty expired and that she will have to pay thousands of dollars to have it repaired.
Dodge will once again give the Cup Series four manufacturers, joining Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota in fielding entries to compete in a 36-race schedule that begins in mid-February.
Magna International Inc. posted higher profits in its third quarter as it dealt with rising commodity costs but also saw less of a hit from tariffs.
Automaker Volkswagen posted a 5.8 billion euro after-tax loss for the July-September quarter as large one-time charges piled on top of weak demand in China, U.S. tariffs and lower profits from electric vehicles.
A pending increase in U.S. tariffs on steel and auto imports from Canada starting Jan. 1 would be “catastrophic” for the industry, Honda Motor’s head of public affairs said on Tuesday.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is calling on the U.S.-based owner of Stelco Inc. to provide a concrete plan and timeline to restore jobs at its Canadian steel mills.
German sportscar-maker Porsche said Tuesday it would not make vehicles in the United States even as its Volkswagen Group sister brand Audi plans a new American plant.
Audi chief Gernot Doellner drew heavy criticism on Monday for appearing alongside U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in the battleground state of Georgia, with the head of Germany’s top union saying it violated the automaker’s company guidelines.
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that Audi will build an automobile plant in Georgia as he tries to deliver on his promise to bolster American manufacturing in the final days before the midterm elections.
Toyota is recalling 24,454 Sienna Hybrid minivans in Canada from model years 2022 to 2026 because second-row seatbacks could move in a crash. Owners are advised not to use the second-row seats to transport passengers until dealers update the restraint system software.
General Motors’ third-quarter core profit rose sharply on the back of strong pickup truck sales, but its shares fell on Tuesday after the automaker’s earnings-per-share forecast for the full year fell short of analyst expectations.
More than 9,000 workers across Canada were eligible to take part in the two-day vote, including 6,400 at the Windsor Assembly Plant.
Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself in the air, among other engineering bells and whistles. But drivers shouldn’t expect to take it for a spin anytime soon.
Tesla says it is pausing orders for its Chinese-made sedan Model 3 Premium in Canada, citing a high demand for the vehicle that used up its import quota from China. Statistics show that the overall quota for 49,000 imported Chinese electrical vehicles has not been used up.
