Automotive

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Magna is announcing it is putting more than $470 million into bolstering its Ontario operations, including an electric vehicle battery enclosure facility northwest of Toronto. The company says the new operation in Brampton, Ont.

TORONTO — Uber Technologies Inc. is introducing a new feature in Canada today that gives riders and drivers the ability to record audio of their trips.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan’s auto assembly plant in Tennessee will have the chance to vote on March 16 on whether to form a small union .

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — They broke out windows to escape, barricaded doors and hid under blankets.

Gas-powered light-duty pickups are a go-to choice for people needing to tow a trailer. But electric light-duty pickups are muscling their way into the market, too.

TOKYO (AP) — Shoichiro Toyoda, who as a son of the company’s founder oversaw Toyota’s expansion into international markets, has died. He was 97. Toyoda, the company's honorary chairman, died Tuesday of heart failure, Toyota Motor Corp.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say five men face charges in an auto theft ring where high-end trucks and SUVs were allegedly stolen for export overseas.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla workers at a factory in New York are launching a campaign to organize a union in New York.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street and Treasury yields are rising after a highly anticipated report on consumer inflation came in hotter than expected, though it still marked another slowdown. The S&P 500 fell 0.

BERLIN (AP) — Ford said Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years in an effort to streamline its operations as it contends with economic challenges and increasing competition on electric cars .