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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... so far this year, that number apparently isn't high enough to warrant a third shift at Ford's Oakville, Ontario plant that the automaker was hoping would be necessary . Unfortunately, this shift cancelation means that 350 workers who had planned on showing up for their first day next Monday are now left jobless. While there are certainly buyers out there who require the capability to haul...
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Ford has delayed the addition of a third shift and hundreds of jobs at its Oakville assembly plant indefinitely because of an abrupt downturn in sales of crossover vehicles.
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Transit Toronto - Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Starting Monday, July 28 for about a month, the Town of Oakville will close Third Line between Rebecca Street and Lakeshore Road West to install sanitary sewers and rebuild the roadway.
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Mike Weir gave Canadian Open fans what they came to see on another rainy day at drenched Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario. The Canadian icon shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Anthony Kim and Eric Axley during the...
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Leftlane (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Ford has announced that it will not be adding a third shift to its crossover plant in Oakville, Ontario. The Michigan automaker announced last April that it would be brining a third shift to the Oakville Assembly Plant near Toronto to coincide with the production start of the all-new Flex, but insufficient demand has [...]
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The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Not long ago the Ford guys in Oakville, near the south end of my riding, made many people joyous with news a third shift would be added at the giant assembly facility there on the banks of the QEW. It was the result of boffo sales for the Edge, a cross-over vehicle made on an [...]
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Detroit News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ford is delaying plans to add a third assembly shift at its Oakville Assembly Plant in Ontario, citing continuing weakness in the U.S. car market.
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Company indefinitely delays startup of a third shift at Oakville, Ont., assembly plant