Etiket: Électrique
Restructuring at Lion Électrique | Fitzgibbon wants a federal subsidy program for the purchase of electric buses
(Quebec) The financial situation of Quebec manufacturer Lion Électrique is disappointing, deplored the Minister of the Economy Pierre Fitzgibbon, who hopes that Ottawa will quickly announce a subsidy program for…
Lion Électrique eliminates 120 jobs as part of restructuring
The Quebec manufacturer of medium-heavy and heavy-duty electric urban vehicles Lion Électrique announced Thursday that it will cut 120 jobs as part of a restructuring aimed at “further rationalizing its…
Lion Électrique denounces the slowness of the allocation of federal subsidies
Half of Lion Électrique’s order book for school buses outside Quebec depends on federal subsidies. However, if Ottawa is ready to move forward with part of these amounts, the majority…
Lion Électrique lays off 10% of its employees
The Quebec manufacturer of electric buses and trucks Lion Électrique is laying off 150 employees, or approximately 10% of its workforce, in order to “reduce its cost structure and improve…
Lion Électrique posts a loss, but the outlook is good
(Montreal) The Lion Electric Company slightly widened its net loss in the third quarter of the current financial year compared to the corresponding period of 2022: it went from US…
Our personalities of the year 2021: Marc Bédard, CEO of Lion Électrique
The electrification of transport is at the heart of economic recovery. In Quebec, Marc Bédard, CEO of electric city bus and truck manufacturer Lion, has been making his mark for…
Logistical difficulties slowed production of Lion Électrique
(Saint-Jérôme) The storage of components to manufacture the batteries for its electric buses and trucks has not protected Lion Électrique from supply chain disruptions. Posted on November 11, 2021 at…
Transport: Lion Électrique wants a “Buy Canadian Act”
Quebec and Ottawa must change their criteria for calls for tenders in terms of transport in order to favor local purchasing and put an end to the rule of the…
“You have to have a ‘Buy Canada Act’”, argues Lion Électrique
While Quebec is preparing to inject billions into the purchase of city buses, Lion Électrique flirts with the lowest bidder rule and urgently calls for a “Buy Canada Act”. •…
Lion Électrique wants a “Buy Canada Act”
Quebec and Ottawa must change their bidding criteria for transport in order to prioritize local purchasing and put an end to the lowest bidder rule, argues Marc Bédard, president and…