Toyota Canada signs humanoid robot deal with Agility After a year-long pilot at its Woodstock, Ontario facility, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has signed a commercial Robots-as-a-Service agreement with Agility Robotics, deploying seven Digit humanoids on the assembly line this April. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Chinese automakers circle the last market they cannot enter With Canada's tariff wall crumbling, Ford in talks with Geely, and a US president inviting Chinese factories onto American soil, the industry's most protected market is facing its most consequential competitive test in a generation. Ilkhan Ozsevim
LG takes full control of Canada's largest battery plant South Korean battery maker acquires Stellantis's 49% stake in NextStar Energy as joint venture ends after four years. The Windsor facility, which has absorbed $5 billion CAD ($3.7 billion), will target energy storage markets beyond automotive. Ilkhan Ozsevim
