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Ford is one of the major automakers offering a digital rear-view mirror on some vehicles.

As mirrors go digital, there’s a lot more than meets the eye

Automakers slowly abandon glass mirrors for digital camera monitors

By Scott Garvey June 5, 2023

Rear-view mirrors. They’re a standard accessory on virtually every car and truck since about the time of the Model A Ford, and now they’re standard on many ag machines too. They’re about the simplest technology you’ll find on modern equipment — basically glass and plastic. But many manufacturers are now abandoning, or at least offering […] Read more

Preproduction 2023 models of Ford’s F-series Super Duty pickup trucks. (Ford.com)

General, Machinery, Weather

Ford to keep AM radio, CEO says

Amid rising concerns, Canada's premier automaker will not drop AM

By Jonah Grignon, GFM Network News May 27, 2023

Ford Motor Co. has gone back on its plan to phase AM radio out of its vehicles. Ford CEO Jim Farley made the announcement Tuesday via Twitter, after company officials said last month that AM would be dropped from new non-commercial vehicles. “After speaking with policy leaders about the importance of AM broadcast radio as […] Read more

Equipment, Machinery

Kenworth turns 100

Classic truck brand celebrates an important anniversary in 2023

By Scott Garvey April 13, 2023

Along with Gleaner and Farmall, another brand familiar to farmers is celebrating a 100th anniversary in 2023 — heavy truck manufacturer Kenworth. As farms have grown substantially in size during the last couple of farming generations, more Class 8 trucks have found homes on Prairie farms. Among them, some models from the Paccar brands, Peterbilt […] Read more

Exterior views of (l-r) the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country, ZR2 and LT. (Media.chevrolet.com)

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

GM’s truck production cut signals a turn in U.S. auto sales

Company to idle Indiana plant for two weeks

By GFM Network News February 25, 2023

Detroit | Reuters — New vehicle sales in the United States are expected to increase in February, but the decision by General Motors to cut production of large pickup trucks at a U.S. plant points to new challenges for Detroit’s automakers. The major Detroit pickup truck brands are sitting on growing inventories of unsold vehicles, […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Ritchie Bros. raises cash payout in bid for IAA

Activist investor Starboard Value buys into Ritchie

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 23, 2023

Reuters — Canada’s Ritchie Bros. on Monday sweetened the cash component of its buyout offer for IAA Inc. by 28 per cent, valuing the U.S. auto retailer at US$5.94 billion, and also secured the backing of a key IAA shareholder which had questioned the initial offer. The latest cash-and-stock offer at $44.40 per share, will […] Read more

Jamie and I in Kamloops, B.C., moments after handing Bryon a certified cheque for the Tacoma.

Columns, General

On trucks, ag policy and pilgrimages

Are some of the gaps in Canadian ag and policy so large and left alone so long they are being forgotten?

By Toban Dyck December 22, 2022

Do you scroll through Kijiji like I do? It’s hard to say, I bet. You don’t know how often I open the app, nor the duration of each episode. Rest assured, I do this often and for varying amounts of time. But I can also rest assured knowing that you likely do this, too. Since […] Read more

The new S13, 13-litre diesel engine is part
of International Trucks new, integrated
powertrain mated to an auto-shift
14-speed transmission.

Equipment, Machinery

International Trucks introduces new powertrain

The S13 diesel and T14 transmission to offer low revs, high efficiency

By Scott Garvey November 25, 2022

All of the news in the automotive industry these days seems to revolve around electric drivetrain development, even in heavy trucks. But it’s clear when it comes to heavy equipment and trucks, diesel engines will still be with us for years to come. Equipment and heavy truck manufacturers are still working toward making internal combustion […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford, GM upgrade their heavy-duty pickup profit machines

New features aimed at business productivity

By GFM Network News October 2, 2022

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday took the wraps off the latest version of its Super Duty pickup, providing a look at how the U.S. automaker will manage one of the biggest challenges confronting Detroit. The problem: How to modernize the largest combustion pickups to keep demand strong and profits flowing, without […] Read more

Pickup trucks roll out of General Motors’ assembly plant at Oshawa, Ont. (Media.gm.ca)

Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

GM CEO says ‘we are selling every truck we can build’

Rising fuel prices not seen undermining big truck demand, yet

By GFM Network News June 14, 2022

Detroit | Reuters — General Motors CEO Mary Barra said on Monday the automaker is “selling every truck we can build” and expanding North American truck-building capacity, even as U.S. gasoline prices hit record highs. Barra made her comments during the automaker’s annual shareholder meeting. GM is pursuing a two-track strategy: Investing heavily in electric […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Markets facing uncertainty

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News January 28, 2022

MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada are facing some uncertainty amid tight domestic supplies and reports of transportation issues bringing up corn from the United States. “It’s very strange,” said Susanne Leclerc of MarketMaster Ltd. in Alberta. “You see stories like that (reporting on feedlots running low on grain), then you talk to […] Read more

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

GFM Network News