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13 television clips

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General Motors unveils an ambitious plan for a modern Oshawa plant in 1986. - Television, 5:18

March 23, 1986

$2 billion for new GM plant

Television

5:18

The fiery Chrysler chairman pushes the U.S. government to resist Japanese trade dominance. - Radio, 5:09

Jan. 12, 1992

A challenge from Lee Iacocca

Radio

5:09

<p>Major government incentives encourage Ford to build $535 plant in Ontario</p> - Radio, 3:25

Aug. 6, 1978

Auto Pact: Ford announces $535 million plant

Radio

3:25

Bombardier enters the mass transportation market. - Television, 0:27

June 6, 1980

Beyond the snowmobile

Television

0:27

- Television, 3:00

April 26, 1990

Bombardier buys Learjet Corp.

Television

3:00

Buick, Cadillac, Corvette: iconic car brands from what was once the world's biggest automaker. Since its inception in 1908, General Motors has put millions of cars on the road and employed generations of Canadians. But competition from overseas began to take its toll in the 1980s, setting GM on a path to bankruptcy in 2009. CBC Digital Archives presents four clips about the changing fortunes at GM.

Topic spans: 1956-2005

Boom and Bust at General Motors

Topic

7 television clips

1 radio clips

Henry Ford sets up shop in Canada and American domination begins in the auto industry. - Radio, 6:42

Sept. 3, 1978

Canada's car industry before the Auto Pact

Radio

6:42

PartSource is the latest retail concept rolled out by Candian Tire CEO Stephen Bachand. - Television, 2:35

Aug. 25, 1999

Canadian Tire grows again with PartSource

Television

2:35

Since 1900, Canada has had a history of unique automobile design and manufacturing, from the first motorized horse carriages to the electric car. It's a story of invention, craftsmanship and high-risk business opportunities by foreign entrepreneurs looking for Canadian financial backing. The CBC Digital Archives highlights the history of some cars designed and made exclusively in Canada.

Topic spans: 1961-1996

Topic

4 television clips

3 radio clips

Since 1925, the Chrysler Corporation has been a titan in the world auto industry; one of the three largest manufacturers in North America and producer of iconic machines like the Jeep, the Barracuda, the K-car and the minivan. Like any company in any industry, Chrysler has seen its share of good times and bad. But as a multi-billion dollar company with tens of thousands of employees, those ups and downs have major ramifications for the North American economy. On May 1, 2009 the auto giant filed for bankruptcy protection. The CBC Digital Archives offers a brief look back at some of the troubles and triumphs of the automotive juggernaut.

Topic spans: 1980-1998

Chrysler in Crisis

Topic

4 television clips

2 radio clips

Autoworkers in a retooled Windsor plant applaud Chrysler's best hope for an economic turnaround in 1983. - Television, 2:07

Nov. 4, 1983

Chrysler rolls out the minivan

Television

2:07

In 1984, "good times are back" for Chrysler and the cities that depend on it. - Television, 4:49

April 23, 1984

Chrysler's economic recovery

Television

4:49

<em>Anybody Home?</em> takes you into the Royal Canadian Mint. - Radio, 6:14

Dec. 1, 1979

Creating Canadian coins

Radio

6:14

In 1998 the two automakers pull off the biggest industrial merger in history. - Radio, 2:41

May 7, 1998

Daimler and Chrysler: 'a merger of equals'

Radio

2:41

It's 1985 and the microbrewery

Sept. 26, 1985

Television

9:30

Quebecers become addicted to a new winter sport — Ski-Dooing. - Radio, 4:57

March 15, 1962

Just for the fun of it

Radio

4:57

Bombardier finds new ways to tell the world about its product. - Radio, 3:09

April 22, 1968

North Pole expedition by Ski-Doo

Radio

3:09

Bombardier discovers that not everyone likes the speedy little vehicles. - Radio, 7:18

Jan. 9, 1972

Ski-Doo backlash

Radio

7:18

- Television, 2:09

Aug. 26, 2001

Snowmobile skipping

Television

2:09

Investors fret as machine manufacturer Massey Ferguson hemorrhages cash. - Radio, 6:04

Oct. 1, 1978

The Food Show: Farm machine maker in dire straits

Radio

6:04

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