GM Oshawa could be running by Friday now that UAW, automaker have reached tentative deal
MICHAEL MARTINEZ, Automotive News Canada October 16, 2019 General Motors Canada says it hopes to resume Canadian operations quickly, now that the UAW and automaker have reached a tentative deal on a new four-year labour contract in the United States. The strike by 46,000 hourly workers at 30 GM plants in the United States crippled […]
GM to keep Oshawa plant alive, preserving 300 jobs — and hope of more to come
Plant to be transformed into a supplier of aftermarket parts for existing models and test track for autonomous vehicles Naomi Powell, Financial Post May 8, 2019 General Motors of Canada will keep its Oshawa operations partially alive, investing $170 million and preserving 300 jobs as it transforms the plant into a supplier of aftermarket parts […]
GM to invest $170-million to convert Oshawa plant, saving 300 union jobs
Eric Atkins, Globe and Mail May 8, 2019 General Motors Canada says it will invest $170-million and employ 300 people to make auto parts at its plant in Oshawa, Ont., after car assembly stops in December. Travis Hester, chief executive officer of GM Canada, said the factory east of Toronto will convert to a facility […]
GM to convert Oshawa factory into ‘aftermarket plant’ and AV test track
John Irwin, Automotive News Canada May 8, 2019 TORONTO — General Motors will turn its Oshawa, Ont., factory into an “aftermarket plant,” producing parts, but most of the 2,600 hourly workers will still lose their jobs after vehicle production ends by the end of the year. The company plans to invest $170 million to support […]
Unifor, GM announce investment plan for Oshawa plant, 300 jobs to be saved
Alicja Siekierska, Yahoo Finance Canada May 8, 2019 General Motors will spend $170 million to transform its Oshawa Assembly Plant into a stamping and after-market parts facility, extending the life of the historic plant and preserving 300 jobs. The investment, announced by the presidents of GM Canada and Unifor in Toronto on Wednesday morning, will […]
‘Long overdue’: Unifor standing behind 25,000 Mexican auto workers who’ve walked off the job
Unifor is currently campaigning against the movement of auto production to Mexico following GM’s announced plant closure in Oshawa Unifor National President Jerry Dias speaks at rally in Oshawa last month. This week he said Unifor plans to reach out to its Mexican counterparts to offer support. Financial Post January 31, 2019 – Emily Jackson […]
North America is at ‘peak car.’ What does that mean for Canada’s remaining auto plants?
Only three of Canada’s remaining seven plants build hybrid vehicles Emily Jackson – Financial Post November 28, 2018 As Oshawa grapples with General Motors’ plans to stop production at its century-old assembly plant, part of a larger restructuring so the automaker can instead invest in electric and connected vehicles, attention turns to Canada’s remaining seven auto plants. […]
Martinrea to close parts plant that supplies GM’s ill-fated Oshawa operation
ERIC ATKINS, TRANSPORTATION REPORTER TIM SHUFELT, INVESTMENT REPORTER NOVEMBER 27, 2018 – Globe and Mail Automotive company Martinrea International Inc. says it plans to close a factory that makes parts for the cars that roll off the General Motors Co. assembly line in Oshawa, Ont., a ripple effect from GM’s announcement that it will shut […]
