Opinion: Ottawa and Ontario just gave Toyota $220 million for something it likely would have done anyway. Governments need to wise up.
Tag Archives: auto industry
NAFTA Mock Talks, Round 1: Auto industry and rules of origin
Expert negotiators from each of the three countries have three sessions to hammer out a new NAFTA. Will America drive too hard a bargain on autos?
America is making country of origin rules a NAFTA priority. Look out, Canada.
Why Canada’s global sales pitch as a simpler avenue to U.S. consumers may bother the Trump administration
When robots steal your job
The real driver behind re-shoring is automation. Robotic jobs, not humans, are coming back to North America.
What your car isn’t telling you
Driving schools have a new challenge: features in cars that make us safer—and stupider
Is there an auto bubble on the horizon?
Strong auto sales are dangerously dependent on cheap debt. Are auto loans the next ‘Big Short’?
Lust turns to rust: Why Canada’s love for cars won’t end well
Wishful thinking can’t triumph over reality forever. And so Canada’s car boom can’t last, either.
It’s time for Ontario to break its auto habit
Governments have taken to subsidizing carmakers in a wage race to the bottom
Why Ontario needs to wean itself off the auto industry
Auto jobs will disappear eventually. A controlled exit is better than continuing the cycle of structural unemployment.
5 ways technology is revolutionizing your ride
Go driverless, link a smartwatch, take a selfie—it’s the dawn of a new auto era