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GM's new electric cargo van was supposed to be its Ingersoll factory's salvation. Instead, it left the Cami plant idled. Why didn't it sell?
London Free Press
St. Thomas and Ingersoll aren't far apart, but there's a world of difference in how they've been hit by the auto industry's electric bet.
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“Reliable, local sources that will get products to battery manufacturers will be necessary,” said an industry analyst.
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Norman De Bono has covered the auto industry for decades and will answer your questions on Thursday
Great Lakes Echo

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen

The popularity of groups like Wednesday Night Ride, Black Girls Do Bike and Soul Roll is an indicator that Detroit, long known for its ties to the auto industry, is making strides in becoming a cycling destination.  However, Detroit streets remain unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians compared to other cities.

The post Biking booms in the Motor City: More lanes, fun rides — and high fatalities first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
London Free Press
A London automotive parts plant is shutting down, hurt by the extended closing of the Cami Assembly plant in Ingersoll. Qualtech Seating Systems, a Magna plant, will shut down in October, the company said in a statement. The plant employs 49 people.  “Magna confirms it has communicated to employees at its Qualtech Seating Systems facility […]
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he Democratic governor said she had no qualms about partnering with a Republican president with whom she once had a fractious relationship.
London Free Press
Auto industry analysts and labour leaders on both sides of the border have warned the two new U.S. trade frameworks with the European Union and Japan are ominous for the Canadian auto industry – and even problematic for the U.S. Both agreements announced over the past week will impose a 15-per-cent tariff on imported vehicles […]