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Ford is issuing a safety compliance recall that affects approximately 700,000 vehicles across North America including 76,566 in Canada. Apparently, there is insufficient electrical conductivity within the printed circuit board internal to the rear-view camera, causing the latter to intermittently display a blank or distorted image. Affected vehicles include the …

Ford and Unifor, which represents thousands of auto workers in Canada, have just reached a tentative deal on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement that affects more than 5,400 unionized workers in the country. As a result, the automaker avoided a strike that could have been launched as early as …

About 17,000 Canadian auto workers represented by Unifor today voted in favour of a strike should negotiations with Detroit’s Big Three fail three weeks from now. A strike was authorized by 98.4 percent of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles , 96.4 percent of Ford workers and 95.3 percent of those at General …

After publishing its 2020 Initial Quality Study a few weeks ago (surprisingly led by Dodge in a tie with Kia ), J.D. Power is now revealing the brands and models consumers find the most appealing and exciting this year. The APEAL Study (Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout) is based on …

Lincoln has just confirmed what many have been suspecting for quite some time: the Continental full-size luxury sedan will be eliminated in North America at the end of 2020. It will survive in China but for one more model year only. Third time was NOT the charm for the legendary …

There is growing speculation across the industry that Ford might close its assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario three years from now. Unifor National President Jerry Dias communicated with Ford officials this week and told The Detroit News that “they are going through a major evaluation of their portfolio, based on …

After FCA and General Motors , it’s now Ford ’s turn to announce official dates and protocols for resuming vehicle production in North America. The Blue Oval automaker has decided to progressively restart most of its plants in Canada and the U.S. starting on May 18, bringing back in the …

While rival GM has postponed the launch of its Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ford has decided to cancel the one it planned to co-develop with Rivian for the Lincoln brand. According to Automotive News , Lincoln dealers were told the bad news on Tuesday. Ford …

General Motors and Ford have made headlines with their bold electrification plans in recent years. The former intends to double EV resources by 2021 and launch 20 new models globally by 2023 ( many of which were secretly previewed a few weeks ago), while the latter aims to add 40 …