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Dave Waddell

Windsor

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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  • 2 weeks ago | windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell

    And the auto sector is trying to be creative in mitigating the tariff impacts, both financially and politically. “The general theme for companies is they are simply freezing decisions,” said University of Windsor automotive and mechanical engineering professor Peter Frise. “You can’t make a decision when the information you’re basing the decision on is changing from day to day.

  • 2 weeks ago | windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell

    With U.S. President Donald Trump creating a slalom course for the auto industry to follow through his frequently changing tariffs policy, automakers have essentially paused long-term decision making and forecasts to concentrate on short-term survival strategies. The approaches of different manufacturers vary — from eating the tariffs, to shifting production to the U.S., to delaying investments. The following is a list of some of the short-term strategies automakers were employing as of mid-May.

  • 3 weeks ago | windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell

    It was an appropriate setting for the 35th annual Windsor Business Excellence Awards, held Thursday at the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts against the backdrop of the Detroit skyline. The issue of tariffs and Canada-U.S. trade war popped up frequently in the evening’s speeches. Amid an atmosphere of celebration, there were tinges of trepidation over just how different the future may be for these award winners, nominees and the local business community.

  • 3 weeks ago | windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell

    In an era of economic uncertainty, the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce took time Thursday to honour some of the community’s best new and established business leaders of the past year. The 34th annual Business Excellence Awards, presented by the Windsor Star, were handed out before an audience of about 700 at the Chrysler Theatre in the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts.

  • 3 weeks ago | windsorstar.com | Dave Waddell

    The Windsor Police Service has arrested a 40-year-old man following a motor vehicle collision that left two people with life-threatening injuries. Around 11 p.m. on May 12, police responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Lauzon Parkway and Tecumseh Road East. Upon arrival, officers located two heavily damaged vehicles and three individuals suffering from serious injuries.

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