“This is a historic day for Oshawa,” said UNIFOR president Jerry Dias during the Thursday announcement. “It’s a real homerun for Oshawa and for the GTA, Ontario and Canada. We never gave up. It’s not in our DNA.”tap here to see other videos from our teamIt starts with an immediate $1.3 billion investment in a new body shop that will make the plant a manufacturing factory again.
He expects there will be the construction of a Silverado pick-up truck in 2022 and a second “light” vehicle in 2022.“We will be building pickup trucks in Oshawa,“ said Dias. “Those who have been predicting the demise of the auto industry in Canada, you are absolutely incorrect. It is a sunrise industry. Not a sunset industry.”
Dias added he expects there will be taxpayers’ help from two levels of government. However, he noted the “bulk of money is coming from General Motors.” Looking forward to sharing more good news for Canadian auto workers, especially in Oshawa! See you at 10 am. Nap time now!
How much will it cost taxpayers this time?