Auto Talk: GM To Shut Oshawa Line, Shed 2,000 Jobs

According to the Toronto Sun, General Motors will be shutting down one of the lines at its Oshawa, Ontario plant, putting 2,000 workers out of a job. As of yet, no official notice has been given to the employee or the Canadian Auto Workers union that represents them, though an official announcement is reportedly coming within the next couple of days. Funk Flex


Auto Talk: GM commits another $68M to Oshawa to build Impala

General Motors has announced that it will invest an additional $68 million into the company’s Oshawa assembly plant to produce the next-generation Chevrolet Impala. Those funds are on top of over $100 million headed toward the facility to help launch production of the Cadillac XTS in the plant. The Impala marks the fifth new model to be manufactured at Oshawa since 2009, and GM says the new investment will secure approximately 350 jobs. The next-generation Impala will be built both in Oshawa and at the GM plant in Hamtramck, Michigan, which is also responsible for building the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. Funk Flex


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