GM closing all Oshawa, Ontario operations

[Skippy]

I like the dodge ram

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[Skippy]

American/Canadian auto industry excels in trucks and muscle cars  ac_dance

[Anonymous]

I like the dodge ram

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Is it better than Ford and GMC trucks Skippy?

[Skippy]

I like the dodge ram

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Is it better than Ford and GMC trucks Skippy?

The build quality is much better than the silverado and the F150

[Gaon]

I like the dodge ram

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Is it better than Ford and GMC trucks Skippy?

The build quality is much better than the silverado and the F150

I own an older F-150. We don't see many Rams on our work sites.

[Bricktop]

They are advertising Rams here.



They are being sold through Jeep dealerships, which means they won't be able to give them away.

[Anonymous]

Unifor, GM to make an announcement about operations in Oshawa, Ont.



ORONTO — The heads of Unifor and General Motors Canada are set to make an announcement this morning about the future of operations in Oshawa, Ont.



A statement from Unifor Local 222 says national president Jerry Dias and Travis Hester, GM Canada's president and managing director, will hold a joint news conference in Toronto at 11 a.m. ET.



The statement offers few further details, other than the announcement will concern "operations in Oshawa."



GM announced last November it would cease production at the Oshawa plant by the end of 2019, affecting about 2,600 union workers.



In March, Unifor suspended a media campaign against GM amid what the union called productive talks with the automaker on the future of the Oshawa plant.



The union said the company had been clear it wouldn't extend vehicle manufacturing at the facility beyond the end of the year, but acknowledged there is potential to transform operations to maintain some jobs.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/unifor-gm-to-make-an-announcement-about-operations-in-oshawa-ont/ar-AAB4Rnq?li=AAggFp5&ocid=mailsignout">https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstor ... ailsignout">https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/unifor-gm-to-make-an-announcement-about-operations-in-oshawa-ont/ar-AAB4Rnq?li=AAggFp5&ocid=mailsignout



We shall soon see what's next for GM in Ontario.

[Anonymous]

GM announces $170M investment in Oshawa plant that will save 300 jobs



General Motors Canada says it will invest $170 million in its Oshawa, Ont., plant to transition the facility from manufacturing vehicles to stamping, sub-assembly and autonomous vehicle testing.  



GM Canada president Travis Hester says the move will save 300 of 2,600 union jobs at the plant.



Hester made the announcement this morning in Toronto alongside Unifor national president Jerry Dias at a news conference. He said the transformed plant will have the potential to grow and attract more jobs as the facility attracts new customers.



GM announced last November it would cease production at the plant by the end of 2019, affecting about 2,600 workers.



Hester told reporters that the Oshawa site will still end vehicle production at the end of 2019, but 22 hectares of the facility will be converted into a test track for autonomous and other advanced vehicles, which Hester said will help expand the nearby Canadian Technical Centre.

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Better than nothing, but not by much.

[Bricktop]

A token gesture to try and prop up the brand in Canada. A typical GM ploy. The brand will be gone from Australia in the next year or so.

[Gaon]

A token gesture to try and prop up the brand in Canada. A typical GM ploy. The brand will be gone from Australia in the next year or so.

That is what it looks like.

[Bricktop]

Because that is what it is.



They do not give a toss about the Australian market. They are abandoning ALL right hand drive products. You guys still buy their crap, so they'll play nice to your face.



Because Ford have a strong presence in the UK, they will continue with right hand drive vehicles. But GM will be out of that market very soon.

[Gaon]

GM is using Israeli talent to develop autonomous car technology.

[Anonymous]

Siverados all the way.

[Bricktop]

GM is using Israeli talent to develop autonomous car technology.

Like electric cars, that technology is a dead end.



There has already been deaths in these robot vehicles.



Drone vehicles are a dumb idea. No technology is able to predict and react to every possible contingency that occurs on the roads.



Unless and until robotic cars can do this, it will still require human intervention. So why allow technology to control a lethal machine?

[Anonymous]

GM is using Israeli talent to develop autonomous car technology.

Like electric cars, that technology is a dead end.



There has already been deaths in these robot vehicles.



Drone vehicles are a dumb idea. No technology is able to predict and react to every possible contingency that occurs on the roads.



Unless and until robotic cars can do this, it will still require human intervention. So why allow technology to control a lethal machine?

It cannot work. With vehicles, the driver assumes responsibility for accidents. For self driven cars, the manufacturer does. Car makers cannot afford that kind of liability.