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Honda of Canada Mfg. to invest $492M in Ontario manufacturing plants; $83.6M in government grants

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will invest $492 million over the next three years to allow the company to modernize its Ontario manufacturing facilities and to improve its manufacturing carbon footprint significantly—part of Honda’s global initiatives. In 1986, Honda became the first Japanese auto maker to build a manufacturing facility in Canada.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

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Interestingly, the manufacturer that saw the lowest maintenance costs (at $4,035) over a 10-year period was Tesla. Granted, a battery replacement would likely eclipse what you’d see in terms of normal repairs. Brands here included Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Cadillac, Ram, Lexus, GMC, Subaru, Mini, and Acura.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

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” The Honda and Acura EVs will be manufactured at GM plants in North America. Two Honda and Acura EVs that GM will build at its North American plants. Clearly the Bolt EUV, BrightDrop, and Cruise models are included in GM’s “30 EVs by 2025” but we may be wrong on the Honda/Acura and Navistar inclusion.

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ArcelorMittal opens tailored blanks operation in Detroit

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ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, selected the city of Detroit as the company’s first wholly-owned manufacturing operation in the state due to its proximity to leading automakers, access to talent and support from local and state governments.

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Junkyard Find: 2009 Suzuki Equator RWD Crew Cab

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Some examples of badge engineering worked out very well for both manufacturers involved, with the Mitsubishi-Chrysler partnership that gave North American car shoppers close to a quarter-century of Colts near the top of that list. So, it was a single Grant cheaper than its twin from the same Tennessee assembly line.

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