The bankruptcy of a Volkswagen partner in electric vehicle battery production will not threaten the automaker’s St. Thomas investment, industry experts say. The development does, however, demonstrate increasing volatility in the EV sector during this high-tariff automotive environment, and the $7-billion PowerCo EV battery plant in Southwestern Ontario may face future delays, they said. Northvolt, […]
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The Free Press caught up with some travellers catching a flight to Florida from London International Airport on Friday afternoon
The London region’s jobless rate improved significantly last month, dropping nearly a half-percentage point to 6.6 per cent – a sliver of economic optimism amid fears Donald Trump’s tariff threats could soon exact a heavy toll. The jobless rate for the London region, which includes St. Thomas, Strathroy and parts of Elgin and Middlesex counties, […]
Hospitals in Elgin and Oxford counties are seeing 'serious complications' in children with measles, the area medical officer of health says
U.S. President Donald Trump's 30-day pause on tariffs on Canada-made vehicles did little to ease concerns in the London region's auto sector
Home sales in the London region slumped for a second straight month in February amid the economic uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs
It's a matter of how bad the news will be for the London region auto sector because of U.S. tariffs, not whether it will be bad, many say
A Free Press reader says "Americans appear to have become sheep falling in line with President Donald Trump's new false faith."
Ontario automotive assembly plants could shut down within a week of being hit with a U.S. tariff on their vehicles, some industry observers say. Car dealers in the U.S. have seen inventory on their lots steadily growing for more than a year. There are now about three million unsold vehicles, and a 25 per-cent-price increase […]