
Dave Waddell
Reporter at Windsor Star
I'm the automotive/business reporter for The Windsor Star. I can be reached at [email protected].
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1 week ago |
windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell
Site preparation and road construction is under way for the city’s second Costco store after the deal to assemble the required land closed last week. The $130-million project will be located directly behind the Home Depot at 6630 Tecumseh Rd E. on a 13.6 hectare (33.67 acre) site.
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windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell
Ramping up production of the gas-powered, two-door Dodge Charger Daytona this month is a sign of an increased focus by Stellantis on internal-combustion options produced at the Windsor Assembly Plant. Production of the gas-powered four-door Charger is expected to accelerate this fall. “Production started in June and we’ll see quadruple digits of the (gas-powered) two-door Charger in September,” said AutoForecast Solutions vice-president of global vehicle forecasting Sam Fiorani.
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windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell
Windsor area residents are invited to join in celebrations of Chrysler Canada’s 100th anniversary at the Cars and Coffee show on Sunday, beginning at 9 a.m. on Chrysler Centre Road adjacent to the giant Windsor Assembly Plant. There’s a car show and vendors market with food and merchandise available for purchase until 3 p.m. All proceeds from the show (a $10 donation is being asked for each vehicle displayed) will go to support the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village in Essex.
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1 week ago |
windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell
Chrysler Canada celebrates its 100th anniversary this week, and Windsor area residents have maintained a century-long relationship with an automaker that remains remarkably intimate for such a sprawling global business. It’s seen in the local habit of referring to the company as ‘Chrysler’s’ — as if Walter P. Chrysler still owned the firm he founded first in Detroit on June 6, 1925, and then in Windsor 11 days later.
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1 week ago |
windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell
Former Canadian Auto Workers national union president Buzz Hargrove, who rose from the shop floor at Windsor Assembly Plant to become one of Canada’s most influential labour leaders, passed away Sunday at age 81.
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