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Auto Makers Making Huge Demands Ahead Of Strike Deadline: CAW

CP | Posted 09.10.2012 | Canada Business
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TORONTO - The Canadian Auto Workers union says it's facing "unprecedented" demands from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford that would create a two-tier...

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2,000 Layoffs May Be In Store For Closing Ontario GM Plant

CP | Hugh McKenna, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.01.2012 | Canada Business
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General Motors is going ahead with plans to close its consolidated plant in Oshawa, Ont., in what its union calls a "disgusting" move it says will eli...

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Another Obama Success: Canada

Christopher Sands | Posted 02.26.2012 | Canada Politics
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A second term for Obama might be good for Canada. Obama's departure from Bush policies regarding Canada has been driven by electoral considerations, and in a second term, Obama might be less inclined to make such concessions to his base at Canada's expense.

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GM's Oshawa Plant Gets A Boost

CP | Craig Wong, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.15.2012 | Canada Business
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General Motors said Friday it will invest $68 million at its plant in Oshawa, Ont., to build the new version of its Chevy Impala sedan — a move that...

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Auto Unions Buy More Time As Talks Lack Bluster

CP | Dee-Ann Durbin,Tom Krisher, The Associated Press | Posted 01.12.2012 | Canada Business
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DETROIT - Negotiations between General Motors, Chrysler and the United Auto Workers union carried on Thursday even though bargainers missed a deadline...

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Suzuki Ditches Partnership With Volkswagen

CP | Tomoko Hosaka, The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2011 | Canada Business
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TOKYO - Suzuki Motor Corp. said Monday it will abort its alliance with Volkswagen AG, ending a nearly two-year marriage that never worked and eventual...

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Saab Denied Bankruptcy Protection

CP | Malin Rising, The Associated Press | Posted 11.08.2011 | Canada Business
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STOCKHOLM - Troubled automaker Saab, known for its quirky, rounded cars, moved closer to financial collapse Thursday after a Swedish court rejected it...

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Saab Files For Bankruptcy

CP | Louise Nordstrom, The Associated Press | Posted 11.06.2011 | Canada Business
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STOCKHOLM - The owner of cash-strapped car maker Saab filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to salvage a brand crippled...

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Cadillac Escalade Is #1 With Thieves

CP | Bree Fowler, The Associated Press | Posted 10.25.2011 | Canada Business
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Cadillac Escalade, a top pick of the rich and famous ranging from Hollywood celebrities to Wall Street executives, is also the fa...

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Bailout Repayment Pushes Chrysler Into The Red

CP | Tom Krisher, The Associated Press | Posted 09.24.2011 | Canada Business
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DETROIT - Chrysler retreated to a loss for the second quarter, but only because the expense of shedding its government debt erased what would have been a modest profit.

The company, just two years out of bankruptcy protection, maintained that there are healthy signs despite the loss. Its turnaround continues with a revamped lineup of cars and trucks that is drawing more customers to showrooms.

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