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UAW sets its sights on Mercedes in Alabama after winning unionization vote at Volkswagen factory
A logo of the Mercedes-Benz is seen outside a Mercedes-Benz car dealer in Brussels, Belgium March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/FILE PHOTO
report on business
Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
FILE - UAW President Shawn Fain speaks to the media after visiting the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Workers at at the Tennessee plant are scheduled to finish voting Friday, April 19, 2024, on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. (Olivia Ross/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP, File)
energy and resources
Honda to launch six next-generation EVs in China by 2027
AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 18: The Honda logo is displayed at the Howdy Honda dealership on March 18, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Honda Motor and Nissan Motor shares rose significantly after the companies announced a collaboration on electric vehicles. Nissan shares rose 5.6%, with Honda shares rising 2.7%. The collaboration is an effort to compete with other automakers both in the U.S. and China. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
energy and resources
Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029
A Nissan logo is seen at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado
international business
Volkswagen says tough market to weigh on car sales growth in 2024
FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen on a Volkswagen ID.5 electric car on display at a showroom of a car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
international business
Volkswagen says it expects slower sales growth in 2024 as economic outlook dims
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A new logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is unveiled at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo/File Photo
opinion
The world could use a dose of guilt
Diane Flacks
opinion
Why does Canada’s industrial policy favour Big Business over Main Street?
Wendy Cukier and Morley Gunderson
world
Volkswagen to invest a further $1.8 billion in Brazil in next five years
Volkswagen's factory is seen in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto/File Photo
car review
Is Volkswagen’s new electric ID.7 sedan really The People’s Car?
The ID.7 has Volkswagen's new design language with its sculpted hood and rounded edges.
globe drive
At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race
FILE PHOTO: Attendees try out an Alpha-able future mobility concept in the LG booth at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
international business
Volkswagen says audit finds no sign of forced labour at Xinjiang site
A Volkswagen logo is seen on a Volkswagen ID.5 electric car on display at a showroom of a car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
british columbia
Crash kills Kamloops, B.C., university student, athletic director says
Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C., say a mechanical failure of a loaded logging truck set off a crash east of the community that killed three people in an oncoming vehicle. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
international business
Volkswagen cuts profit outlook on hit from raw material hedges
FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen logo is pictured at the 2022 New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
report on business
Sweden’s Northvolt picks Quebec for new multibillion-dollar EV battery factory
FILE PHOTO-Employees work at the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm.
politics
Governments’ $28.2-billion for EV plants will take 20 years to break even, not five as Ottawa suggested, PBO says
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before appearing at the Senate Committee on National Finance, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. The Parliamentary Budget Office has trimmed its forecast for economic growth this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
lou's garage
Learn how to get in and start your car without the key fob before it becomes a pricier fix
Web version Lou's Garage advice column logo Driving section credit illustration by John Sopinski/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Billions given to Volkswagen and Stellantis – what about oil and gas’s carbon initiatives?
Deborah Yedlin
car review
Volkswagen ditches V6 engine, volume knob in upgraded Atlas
For 2024, Volkswagen dumps the V6 option, meaning the only engine available is a two-litre turbocharged four-cylinder with 269 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque.
first person
Our VW Westfalia was slow and temperamental but driving it made me cool by association
opinion
Canada’s billions to Stellantis and Volkswagen make for a bad joke
David Moscrop
canada
With Stellantis, Volkswagen deals, Ontario eyes bigger role in battery plant subsidies
Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, accompanied by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, answers questions from the media at the Stellantis Research and Development Centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
international business
Volkswagen ready to deal with China metal curbs; chip makers play down fallout
FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
opinion
Sadly, Stellantis and Volkswagen’s corporate welfare is nothing new
Tegan Hill
international business
Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler becomes first Volkswagen board member sentenced over diesel scandal
Rupert Stadler, former CEO of German car manufacturer Audi, waits for the verdict in his trial over the 'Dieselgate' emissions-cheating scandal that rocked parent company Volkswagen, at a district court in Munich, southern Germany, on June 27, 2023. The court handed ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler a suspended sentence of one year and nine months and a fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.2 million) over his role in the "dieselgate" fraud scandal. (Photo by Matthias Schrader / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIAS SCHRADER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Freeland disputes PBO report saying Volkswagen support will cost $3-billion above original estimate
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Freeland says Canada will halt all government-led activity at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank after a Canadian citizen tendered his resignation from the bank, alleging it is dominated by the Chinese Communist Party. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Canada’s billions to Volkswagen and Stellantis are irresponsible and inflationary
Kent Fellows
canada
Ontario to give more money to Stellantis as Ottawa signals deal is close
A Stellantis sign is seen outside the Chrysler Technology Center, Jan. 19, 2021, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't know what the federal government means as it calls for the province to pay its "fair share" in a deal with automaker Stellantis that appears to be in jeopardy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Carlos Osorio
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Stellantis halts construction at Windsor EV battery plant over federal funding
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the media during a tour of the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
opinion
What did Ottawa buy with $13-billion given to Volkswagen? Not as much as you think
Greig Mordue
opinion
Does a country have ‘no choice’ but to subsidize its auto industry? Ask Australia
Andrew Coyne
report on business
Volkswagen could be a legacy-building moment or a boomtown pipe dream
View shows the site where the gigafactory for electric vehicle battery production by Volkswagen Group's battery company PowerCo SE will be built in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
politics
Politics Briefing: Poilievre asks PBO to analyze Ottawa’s commitment of $13-billion in subsidies for EV battery plant
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
New Volkswagen EV battery plant in Ontario to create 3,000 jobs
FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
opinion
Ottawa’s $13-billion (and counting) ribbon-cutting won’t reverse Canada’s economic decline
The Editorial Board