August 2026
Every Automotive Under 5 episode from August 2026.
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August 2026
- Monday, August 31, 20264:25
GM Canada Ratifies Deal as Tariffs Bite
Canadian GM workers just ratified a new contract that brings the Sierra Heavy Duty to Oshawa and keeps the CAMI plant open, according to the Globe and Mail and Detroit Free Press, and it landed the same week AppleValleyNewsNow.com reported the Canada tariff deal automakers thought they had turned into a doubled bill instead. The Economic Times says Toyota and Honda could end up sharing that cost, and Automotive News puts it more bluntly: the Detroit Three need a spine on tariffs. Elsewhere, Automotive News reports Nissan racing a hybrid Rogue to market against tight supply, CBT News argues AI plus analytics is what actually moves a dealership website, and TheStreet, Motor1 and InsideEVs all move recall and safety stories forward. None of it is settled, and that is the problem for anyone planning production or inventory around it.
- Sunday, August 30, 20264:23
Tariffs Reshape Production While Sales Hold Steady
Sales sit at a steady sixteen point four million unit rate while Canada answers tariffs with twenty billion dollars in retaliation, and CBT News frames that split as the story worth watching. GM commits one point one billion Canadian dollars to Oshawa and CAMI under a new Unifor deal, Stellantis and Unifor open their own talks next week per CBC, and Honda's U.S. factory plans wait on CUSMA, per Motor Illustrated. Auto Remarketing tracks rising used prices in smaller segments and a jump in hybrid financing as buyers hedge. Inventory strategy, labor contracts, and financing mix are all bending toward the same pressure point, and dealers on both sides of the border are already feeling it on the floor.
- Saturday, August 29, 20265:29
Carvana's Service Gap, Franchise Protest Fails
Seven Stellantis stores now belong to Carvana, and rival dealers want to know who handles the oil changes, recalls, and warranty work once those cars hit the road. Automotive News tracks the buy-sell churn behind that question, plus three more Stellantis stores and two Volkswagen points changing hands this week. A Maryland judge just denied a franchise protest meant to block a new Honda point, a reminder that filing a protest doesn't freeze anything while it's pending. Add a 27,185-vehicle Lucid Air recall over a lighting circuit that can overheat, and a Google Ads policy expansion that quietly caps impressions without ever disapproving your account. If you're near one of those Stellantis stores, price your service drive for the traffic now, and check your Lucid trade-ins before they hit the front line.
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