London’s military armoured vehicle maker is lobbying the Canadian government for orders with the manufacturer facing possible layoffs without new work, its union leaders say. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Canada on Oxford Street East needs an immediate order from Ottawa of 150 light armoured vehicles and a commitment of at least 25 a year […]
It's a matter of how bad the news will be for the London region auto sector because of U.S. tariffs, not whether it will be bad, many say
Ontario automotive assembly plants could shut down within a week of being hit with a U.S. tariff on their vehicles, some industry observers say. Car dealers in the U.S. have seen inventory on their lots steadily growing for more than a year. There are now about three million unsold vehicles, and a 25 per-cent-price increase […]
Voters in a Southwestern Ontario riding reliant on both the auto and farming industries, say tariffs are on their mind.
The American parent of London’s Accuride Canada plant squeezed money out of the local manufacturer and “drove it into the ground,” throwing more than 200 people out of work, the union representing its workers charges. Unifor Local 27 is questioning the economics of the looming closing of Accuride Canada. The London plant on Firestone Boulevard […]