Any slowdown in adoption will put achieving Canada’s ZEV sales mandate in jeopardy.
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Honda said it is delaying its scale-up in the community of Alliston, which includes a battery plant and retooled vehicle assembly line, for about two years as it monitors market conditions.
Honda expects operating profit to crater nearly 60 percent in the current fiscal year after being broadsided by U.S. tariffs. The company also will suspend investments in EV production infrastructure in Canada
The automaker previously said it will eventually reduce output to two shifts from three in the fall, citing “shifting trade policies" as a reason.
Filosa, a native of Naples, Italy, started his career at Fiat in 1999. He joined Fiat Chrysler’s top management in 2018 and has been part of Stellantis’ senior executive team since the company formed in 2021.
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U.S. tariffs on vehicles and parts work differently for imports from the U.K., Canada, Mexico and China than they do for the rest of the world.
As part of the deal, AutoTrader will receive prominent brand exposure on the NHL’s digital enhanced dasherboards (DED) during national NHL regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs broadcasts in Canada only.
“Virtually everything” Linamar ships to the U.S. is exempt from tariffs because the parts comply with the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal, Executive Chair Linda Hasenfratz says.
John Hiscock has led the team, which today has more than 700 finance specialists, since 2018.
Author Stephen Beatty, a former Toyota Canada executive, argued that in response to any U.S. tariffs, Canada should impose its own surtax on imports of U.S. light-duty vehicles.
