Ford to convert Oakville, Ont plant for EV production

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An important announcement was made 0n sept 22 that Ford will convert the Oakville, Ont plant for making EV's after they signed an agreement with the UNIFOR syndicate and that the provincial and federal government agreed to make a $500M grant to convert the plant.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ford-oakville-electric-vehicles-1.5733943
The Oakville plant is actually the original plant where the Mach-E was meant to be made. I learned this only because my (now retired) neighbor worked on the project. He was really surprised when I told him the car was being built in Mexico because he said when he was on the project it was supposed to be made at Oakville.
 

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The Oakville plant is actually the original plant where the Mach-E was meant to be made. I learned this only because my (now retired) neighbor worked on the project. He was really surprised when I told him the car was being built in Mexico because he said when he was on the project it was supposed to be made at Oakville.
I thought the Mach-E was originally supposed to be built at Flat Rock along side the conventional Mustang.
 

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Interestingly, Ford will not as they claimed become the "first automotive manufacturer to build fully electric vehicles in Canada" in 2024 after GM's announcement over the weekend that CAMI will build the just-announced BrightDrop EV600 BEV van by November of this year.
 
 




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