Auto belt anxiety: One big London-area layoff, many charity questions

Auto belt anxiety: One big London-area layoff, many charity questions
The London Free Press
To the small-town hospital in Ingersoll, home to the auto assembly plant that had employed most of its members, the union local donated $10,000. Another $5,000, it gave to an inter-faith charity that helps the needy in the Southwestern Ontario community, including with Christmas hampers. The same amount it shared
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Plant closings in Ingersoll and Brampton that cost Ontario more than 4,000 workers, stunned the industry recently and laid bare the vulnerability of the Ontario manufacturing sector to trade and tarif

Plant closings in Ingersoll and Brampton that cost Ontario more than 4,000 workers, stunned the industry recently and laid bare the vulnerability of the Ontario manufacturing sector to trade and tarif
The London Free Press
Is it a bump in a long, automotive road or the future of the industry here?
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GM pulls plug on electric van, clouding future of Cami auto plant

GM pulls plug on electric van, clouding future of Cami auto plant
The London Free Press
Southwestern Ontario’s auto sector received another blow on Tuesday after General Motors (GM) Canada announced it was ending the production of its BrightDrop electric-vehicle cargo van, which was assembled at the Cami plant in Ingersoll.  The company said the decision to end production is the result of poor sales of
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The impact of U.S. tariffs and an aggressive Build America mindset in Washington has filtered down to hit, and hurt, manufacturing in London and the region, say automotive industry officials in Ontari

The impact of U.S. tariffs and an aggressive Build America mindset in Washington has filtered down to hit, and hurt, manufacturing in London and the region, say automotive industry officials in Ontari
The London Free Press
The impact of U.S. tariffs has filtered down to hit, and hurt, manufacturing in the London region, auto industry officials in Ontario say
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Cami Assembly’s new on site battery plant will remain shut down when the vehicle manufacturer returns to production in November, as political pressure has forced GM to shift battery production to the

Cami Assembly’s new on site battery plant will remain shut down when the vehicle manufacturer returns to production in November, as political pressure has forced GM to shift battery production to the
The London Free Press
“They don’t want to piss off (U.S. President Donald) Trump so they are buying from the U.S," said the head of the union representing workers.
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