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    Anita Balakrishnan

    Reporter

    Anita Balakrishnan covers Canada’s professional services sector. Her beat includes global accounting and consulting firms, the legal industry, and investments in the mining industry. She previously covered the auto industry and automotive tech. Before joining The Logic in 2021, Anita was a business reporter and editor at The Canadian Press and at Thomson Reuters’ Law Times, and was a tech and business reporter for CNBC.com. She is based in Toronto.

    [email protected] https://x.com/MsABalakrishnan

    Articles by Anita Balakrishnan

    Tariffs will shut down North American auto production within a week, industry warns

    https://thelogic.co/news/canada-tariffs-auto-industry-car-prices/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Feb 1, 2025

    Canada’s auto sector exported $51 billion worth of vehicles in 2023 and 93 per cent of them went to the U.S. Within days, the entire industry could shut down.

    Blurred red, white and black cars zoom down a street in front of Ford’s Oakville, Ont., assembly plant on Friday April 5, 2024.

    The car buyer’s market that wasn’t

    https://thelogic.co/news/shift/car-buyers-market/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Jan 30, 2025

    Tariffs, nixed incentives could put a quick end to falling vehicle prices

    A shot of the windshield of a grey SUV on a car lot. On it is a large, blue sticker reading "New car special."

    Briefing

    Linamar unveils $1.1B push for Canadian EV and chip tech

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/linamar-unveils-1-1b-push-for-canadian-ev-and-chip-tech/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Jan 28, 2025

    Briefing

    General Motors eyes backup truck plants as Canada braces for tariffs

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/general-motors-eyes-backup-truck-plants-as-canada-braces-for-tariffs/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Jan 28, 2025

    Geotab’s rise from basement to unicorn status

    https://thelogic.co/news/shift/geotab-unicorn-status/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Jan 23, 2025

    EV stocks are suffering, but family firm shows small companies can find their niche

    Neil Cawse stands in front of white screen, holding a small remote in his hand

    Briefing

    Novonix CEO steps down; battery startup moves leadership to U.S. HQ

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/novonix-ceo-steps-down-battery-startup-moves-leadership-to-u-s-hq/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Jan 21, 2025

    Briefing

    Quebec opposition calls for probe into Lion Electric financial claims

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/quebec-opposition-calls-for-probe-into-lion-electric-financial-claims/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Jan 17, 2025

    China ‘would love to see’ U.S. auto sector destroyed by Canada tariffs, says Michigan governor

    https://thelogic.co/news/shift/usa-auto-canada-tariffs-china-michigan-governor/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Jan 16, 2025

    Gretchen Whitmer hammers Trump trade plan at Detroit Auto Show.

    A sideview shot of a blue-grey pickup with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the driver's seat. The truck is on display in a convention centre. Its driver's-side window is open and Whitmer, who is wearing a bright blue suit jacket, is resting her elbow on the door frame.

    Canada’s auto sector is bracing for Trump’s tariff war

    https://thelogic.co/news/canada-auto-sector-trumps-tariff-war/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Jan 15, 2025

    Honda's production warning shows the industry is preparing for the worst

    A worker in a white short-sleeve work shirt and white hardhat stands below factory gantries carrying partially assembled bodies of small SUVs. He's wearing safety glasses and marking a piece of paper with a pen.

    Briefing

    Lion Electric shifts its focus to buses in pitch to potential buyers

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/lion-electric-shifts-its-focus-to-buses-in-pitch-to-potential-buyers/

    By Anita Balakrishnan   |   Jan 9, 2025

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