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Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff Sergio Marchionne, the Italian-Canadian executive who spearheaded the revival of two historic car companies that merged to form Fiat Chrysler, has stepped down suddenly from the [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff It is becoming more costly for Magna International Inc. to do business in Ontario because of high electricity costs, new workplace legislation and growing administrative burdens [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff Stephen Carlisle is departing as president of General Motors of Canada Co. to take on the job of president of the Cadillac division of General Motors [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AND ADRIAN MORROW TORONTO; WASHINGTON -- The three NAFTA countries are far from reaching a full deal to overhaul the pact - despite the Trump administration further [...]

Byline: ROBERT FIFE, GREG KEENAN OTTAWA, TORONTO -- The federal government is examining new measures to stop China and other countries from dumping cheap steel and aluminum in Canada as [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff DETROIT -- For the auto sector to thrive, Canada must remain competitive in manufacturing, develop talented people at all levels, invest in new technology and do [...]

Byline: STEVEN CHASE, ADRIAN MORROW, GREG KEENAN OTTAWA, WASHINGTON, TORONTO -- The Canadian government is taking the United States to the world's trade court in a wide-ranging complaint that accuses [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff TORONTO -- Canada Jetlines Ltd. will begin operations with four planes next year instead of six as originally planned and has scaled back plans to start [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff Air Canada posted record thirdquarter financial results, powered by a record number of passengers and strong growth from an old standby - flights over the Atlantic [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff Workers at a General Motors Co. plant in Ingersoll, Ont., have approved a new contract with the company that provides some improvements in job security language [...]

Byline: ADRIAN MORROW, GREG KEENAN WASHINGTON, TORONTO -- The Trump administration will demand significant concessions from Canada and Mexico in the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement, including a [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff Air Transat says it will lease 10 of the newest Airbus single-aisle aircraft to replace its aging widebodied Airbus A310 models. The airline will lease the [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff ARDEN, N.C. -- The engine blocks creeping along the line at the Linamar Corp. plant in Arden, N.C., provide a cast-iron example of how the North [...]

Byline: ROBERT FIFE, JOSH O'KANE, GREG KEENAN Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada is evaluating intelligence passed on by the United States to determine if it should require passengers travelling [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff The Trump administration has a reason to think twice before slapping a border adjustment tax on automobiles - such a levy could raise prices for U.S. [...]

Byline: Greg Keenan; Staff The president of Honda Canada Inc. will retire April 1, as Honda Motor Co. Ltd. appoints new executives to the senior posts at its sales arms [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; Staff The thick flock of airplanes crossing the North Atlantic daily doesn't appear to worry TAP Portugal. The national airline of Portugal will begin offering flights between [...]

Byline: Greg Keenan; Staff Wow Air of Iceland, which began flights to Canada last May, will begin offering daily service between Toronto and Reykjavik, and Montreal and the Icelandic capital [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN A $325-million investment that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to make for a paint shop in Brampton, Ont., is a win that Unifor and its predecessor [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN TORONTO -- General Motors Co. must change its negotiating posture in talks with the union representing Canadian workers if it wants to reach agreement on a new [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN The United Auto Workers union has won a vote to represent workers at a Magna International Inc. plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., giving the union another foothold [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AUTOMOTIVE AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER The Canadian Auto Workers union, facing steadily declining membership at the Detroit Three auto makers, has launched a new drive to organize about [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN MANUFACTURING OAKVILLE, ONT. -- AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER Governments will have to provide more money than the $250-million auto innovation fund announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper if [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN MANUFACTURING AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER General Motors Co. has cast a dark cloud over 3,700 high-paying manufacturing jobs and the future of its Oshawa, Ont., operations, saying it [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN LABOUR RELATIONS AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER The adoption of a new labour law in Michigan has reignited the debate about what Ontario needs to do to remain a [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN MANUFACTURING The auto industry - the engine of the Ontario economy - is revving up again, piggybacking on growing momentum in U.S. sales and a recovery by [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN TRADE TORONTO -- AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER The clogged artery at the Detroit-Windsor border isn't likely to undergo a cleansing bypass in the form of a new bridge [...]

Byline: BARRIE McKENNA and GREG KEENAN EXPORTS OTTAWA and TORONTO -- Canada is preparing to revive long-stalled free trade talks with South Korea as the federal government shifts its negotiating [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AUTO MAKING AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER A dispute about a plan by Chrysler Canada Inc. to open a new dealership in Calgary has thrown into question a key [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AMERICA'S CHOICE / TRADE The owner of the Ambassador Bridge lost big on election night in his attempt to throw a roadblock in front of a new [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN COVER STORY / AMERICAN POSTCARDS ORION TOWNSHIP, MICH. -- When Sean Crawford and three co-workers hit the road for their daily carpool to a General Motors Co. [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN U.S. BORDER Buried on the Michigan ballot for the U.S. election on Tuesday - after the choice for drain commissioner, sheriff and, oh yes, president - is [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AUTO MAKING AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER The U.S. election is almost certain to come down to who captures Ohio, and a memo by Chrysler Group LLC chief executive [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN MANUFACTURING AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER The restructuring of the European auto industry is surging into a higher gear with a government bailout, a plant closing and warnings that [...]

Byline: Greg Keenan BUSINESS TICKER / INTERNATIONAL / AUTO MAKING Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has changed its mind and scrapped a plan to have Magna International Inc. assemble a model [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AUTO MAKING AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER The Canadian Auto Workers union wants new investments at the Canadian plants of the Detroit Three auto makers in return for the [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AUTOMOTIVE AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER The Canadian Auto Workers fired another salvo at the Detroit Three auto makers, saying the union will reject the cuts in wages and [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AUTO MAKING AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER The simultaneous strike against the Detroit Three being considered by the Canadian Auto Workers would halt vehicle assembly in Canada immediately, but [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN; With files from The Canadian Press AUTO MAKING AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER Chrysler Group LLC faces a difficult choice as it prepares for contract talks with the Canadian [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER General Motors Co., seeking to re-establish its own financial arm in Canada, said it is bidding to buy the international operations of [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN THE LUNCH / KEN LEWENZA / CAW PRESIDENT TORONTO -- To understand the meaning of the term baptism by fire, consider the heat that Ken Lewenza has [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN ENTERTAINMENT Frank Stronach's attempt to use the stock market to bring ownership of racehorses to the masses has run into a hurdle. The controversial founder of auto [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN BOMBARDIER Bombardier Inc. is in negotiations with low-cost airline AirAsia Berhad on a deal that involves increasing the number of seats on its new C Series airplane [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AUTO MAKERS AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER Canadians are defying the warnings about debt and taking advantage of cheap money to buy new cars in record numbers. A strong [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN and STEVEN CHASE MANUFACTURING TORONTO and OTTAWA -- General Motors of Canada Ltd. is in danger of breaking a production commitment it made to the federal and [...]

Byline: STEVEN CHASE and GREG KEENAN U.S.-CANADA TRADE OTTAWA and TORONTO -- Canada has reached an accord with Michigan's governor to build a second bridge between Windsor and Detroit, sources [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN CANADA COMPETES / AUTO MAKING AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER When Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty goes a-courtin' auto makers for new investment, he needs to remember to bring flowers. [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AEROSPACE TORONTO -- Bombardier Inc. could have a bigger order book for its new C Series airplane, but it's not prepared to 'give away' the aircraft. 'I [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN MANUFACTURING AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER Another manufacturing giant is closing its Canadian operations, dealing a further blow to the economically battered Southwestern Ontario region. Bearing maker Timken Co. [...]

Byline: GREG KEENAN AUTO MAKING TORONTO -- AUTO INDUSTRY REPORTER A mantra in the auto industry is that product, product and product are the three most important factors in attracting [...]