Etiket: Motors
Taiga Motors: an innovative snowmobile
Taiga Motors presented the world’s first 100% electric snowmobile at the end of 2020, an innovation considered very promising. Why then didn’t it work? Because the commercial results have clearly…
Electric snowmobiles and personal watercraft | Taïga Motors obtains a recharge of 5.25 million in federal funds
One month after laying off around thirty employees in order to reduce its financial tensions, the Montreal manufacturer of snowmobiles and electric watercraft Motors Taïga obtains a financial top-up of…
Electrification | General Motors wants to market plug-in hybrid pickup trucks
The American giant General Motors (GM) is working on the design of a plug-in hybrid version of its full-size Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, according to the American…
United States | General Motors benefited from “strong demand” in 2023
(New York) American automobile manufacturer General Motors delivered nearly 2.6 million vehicles in 2023 in the United States, attributing this jump of 14.1% year-on-year to “strong demand” which allowed it…
Motors, batteries and electrical components | Important recalls at Honda, Acura, Jeep and Subaru
Manufacturers Honda, Jeep and Subaru have recently launched major recall campaigns to correct defects affecting certain specific models. Overview of the number of vehicles affected as well as the components…
Motors, batteries and electrical components | Important recalls at Honda, Jeep and Subaru
Manufacturers Honda, Jeep and Subaru have recently launched major recall campaigns to correct defects affecting certain specific models. Overview of the number of vehicles affected as well as the components…
Ford, Stellantis and General Motors | Collective agreements are ratified in the United States
(New York) The agreements in principle negotiated with the three major American automobile manufacturers Ford, Stellantis and General Motors were ratified by their unionized employees at the UAW, which led…
General Motors | The vote to ratify the agreement in principle seems very close
(Detroit) The result of the vote to ratify the tentative agreement reached between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union, which ended a six-week strike in the United States,…
General Motors wants to become an F1 engine manufacturer from 2028
The manufacturer General Motors (GM) has registered with the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to be an engine supplier in Formula 1 from 2028, the American giant announced on Tuesday, offering…
General Motors | Unifor members ratify 80% of new collective agreement
(Toronto) Canada’s largest private sector union says General Motors (GM) workers have signed a new three-year collective agreement, with 80.5% ratifying it at a voting held online and in person.…
4,300 Unifor union members on strike in Ontario General Motors factories
Canadian auto workers from the Unifor union have launched a strike at General Motors (GM). In a message posted on the union’s website, Unifor National President Lana Payne said the…
Negotiations with General Motors | Unifor imposes a deadline
(Toronto) Unifor has set a deadline of October 9, at 11:59 p.m., for its contract negotiations with General Motors. Posted at 7:19 a.m. Negotiations between the union and the U.S.…
Unifor begins labor contract negotiations with General Motors
(Toronto) Negotiations between the Unifor union and the automaker General Motors of Canada on a new collective agreement were to begin Tuesday. Published at 11:25 a.m. The negotiations involve approximately…
Strike at General Motors and Stellantis extends to 38 factories in 20 US states
The president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) indicated Friday that his union will expand its strike against major American automakers by walking out at 38 General Motors and Stellantis…
new motors without magnets and rare earths
Welcome radio replay Today is tomorrow The engines of electric cars are made with rare materials which pose more and more geopolitical problems. Automakers are looking to develop new engines…
General Motors | GMC continues its quest for the backcountry with its Canyon AT4X AEV
General Motors (GM) truck brand GMC introduced a new version of its midsize pickup last week aimed at an audience that frequents steep trails. Posted at 11:45 a.m. The Canyon…
Aston-Martin | Lucid will provide electric motors
The iconic British brand Aston Martin sealed an agreement last week with the American electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid to power its future electric models. Posted at 11:45 a.m. Worth 450…
Recall campaigns at Ford, General Motors and Mini
Significant recall campaigns have recently been initiated by manufacturers Ford, General Motors (GM) and Mini to correct various problems that may affect the safety of certain models. Posted at 11:45…
General Motors | Cadillac will present its electric Escalade this year
After the Celestiq and the Lyriq, it’s now the Escalade’s turn to be added to Cadillac’s electric portfolio. The American luxury brand confirmed last week that its flagship model will…
Quebec battery industry | Quebec and Ottawa offer 300 million to General Motors
(Bécancour) We now have an idea of what needs to be put on the table in subsidies to attract major players in the battery sector: 210 million. While other projects…