Windsor's 90-year-old GM plant closes - MarketWatch (blog)

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Windsor's 90-year-old GM plant closes MarketWatch (blog) Windsor used to be the heart of the Canadian auto industry, but that hasn't been the case for years as plants moved elsewhere in Canada and overseas. ... Canada's Auto Woes: GM Shuts Down Plant, Ford Lays Off 489 WorkersAll247News (blog) Ford to lay off nearly 500 workers in WindsorCTV.ca Ford:-Due to Restructuring 400 people will lose JobsNews Live (blog) CBC.ca all 290 news articles »

Obama Test Drives Volt; Resoundingly Reaffirms Commitment to US Auto Manufacturers - DailyTech

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Obama Test Drives Volt; Resoundingly Reaffirms Commitment to US Auto Manufacturers DailyTech The only possible resolution appeared to be complete liquidation to repay the companies' lenders, which would have decimated the American auto parts ... and more »

Exco Technologies posts Q3 profit on better margins - Reuters

Exco Technologies posts Q3 profit on better margins Reuters July 28 (Reuters) - Canada's auto parts maker Exco Technologies Ltd (XTC.TO) swung to a quarterly profit helped by better gross margins. ... and more »

Tomkins Credit-Default Swaps Soar After Takeover Adds $3 Billion of Debt - Bloomberg

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Tomkins Credit-Default Swaps Soar After Takeover Adds $3 Billion of Debt Bloomberg ... soared after Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Onex Corp. said they are borrowing $3 billion to fund the buyout of the British auto-parts maker. ... Tomkins' buyout raises UK hacklesMontreal Gazette Tomkins fortunes tied to US consumerGlobe and Mail Onex, Canada Pension to Buy Tomkins for $4.5 BillionBusinessWeek CBC.ca -Benefits Canada all 270 news articles »

Jobs trickle back to autoparts plants - London Free Press

Jobs trickle back to autoparts plants London Free Press It carries goods for defence industry manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems Canada, which has a large London operation. Ceva have a job fair Aug. ...