5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (360+ words) U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sept. 8 slammed Ford over its reliance on Chinese technology, accusations that the Detroit-based automaker dismissed as “wrongheaded.” In a letter to Ford chief executive Jim Farley published on the agency’s website, Duffy said the company’s…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (320+ words) South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor and the union representing its workers have reached a tentative deal on wages and bonuses, both sides said on Tuesday after a rare full-day strike. Around 40,000 employees of a roughly 73,000-strong domestic workforce at the…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (366+ words) Following the failed trade agreement between Canada and the U.S. last week, new U.S. tariffs of 50% came into effect on August 22 on approximately $28 billion worth of Canadian exported goods, and Prime Minister Mark Carney immediately promised to retaliate "dollar for dollar" starting…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (294+ words) The Canadian government is moving forward with the repeal of the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard introduced by the previous administration of Justin Trudeau, which required zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) to represent at least 20% of new sales in 2026, 60% in 2030 and 100% from 2035 onwards....