Industry committee  I might add that in general none of the companies represented here compete against countries; they compete against each other as businesses. And we're all present in most of those countries around the world as well. It's a truly global industry. So the question really becomes, wh

Industry committee  The first thing I would do is to encourage you to buy a new vehicle to replace that old vehicle. The reason is that it's interesting to note that if your vehicle today is about 10 years old, on average it will emit about 22 to 30 times more in terms of smog-causing emissions than

Industry committee  I think those types of things can be very valuable. In a sense, some of us in the marketplace have jumped into that with our own incentives. My company offers people $1,000 to trade in a 10-year-old vehicle to get them into a new vehicle because of the environmental benefit. It's

Industry committee  There are two things. The first thing I must do is congratulate my partner, Lorraine Shalhoub, for having the number two quality plant. It is true that the quality and productivity ratings from third parties that Canadian plants are getting are amongst the best, and that's due t

Industry committee  I may be able to answer the question. General Motors sources a little under $1 billion of supply from Quebec each year. This is primarily in a variety of different areas, but there are particular strengths in the Quebec marketplace, especially in lightweight materials. There'

Industry committee  I can start to come at that from the back end. I think it's very important to understand that every jurisdiction in the world wants to attract automotive investment because of the incredible power of the supply chain that will always follow an assembly plant. What CAPC identifi