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Chrysler Plans Another Long Vacation
Having planned to idle production plants for a mere ten days over the winter break, Chrysler is responding to weak sales by extending the holiday shutdown of several plants to three weeks or more. The...
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Automotive News [sub] quotes CAW President Ken Lawenza as saying “supplier challenges” have shut down production of the Chrysler Group’s minivan plant in Windsor, Ontario. Chrysler confirmed that the...
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CAW Looking To Add New Product At Ford’s Windsor Engine Plant
Conventional wisdom would have it that the CAW is looking to ensure the future of Ford’s Oakville plant. The Flex and Edge are built at the facility, and there has been a heated debate over whether...
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Junkyard Find: 1957 Chrysler Windsor
It has been a while since I shared any photographs from the Brain Melting Colorado Yard, so let’s return to the amazing yard near Colorado Springs that gave us the Horizon Blue ’49 Kaiser and the ’41...
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Volkswagen Routan Not Dead Yet, Just On A Long Hiatus
Despite rumors of its impending demise, the Volkswagen Routan will apparently resume production in summer 2013. But the big question is why Volkswagen will have halted production of the Chrysler-based...
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Parts Shortage Shuts Chrysler Minivan Plant
A parts shortage has resulted in a shutdown at Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant, home of the Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country. The Windsor Star reports that that Wednesday’s shifts...
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Ecoboost May Put The Squeeze On Ford’s Canadian Engine Plants
Ford’s plan to ramp up production of their Ecoboost engines may negatively impact the Blue Oval’s Essex engine plant in Windsor, Ontario. The Essex plant, which currently employes 800 workers and...
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A Bleak Forecast For Canada’s Auto Industry
The Globe and Mail‘s Greg Keenan reported some bleak news for Canada’s auto industry today, with Canada’s auto manufacturing output set to decline by as much as 25 percent by 2020. While Canada built...
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Piston Slap: Escalading on Thin Ice?
William (no longer TTAC’s tiburon_guy) writes: Hey Buddy, I am no longer tiburon_guy since we sold it (sad face – SM) but I do have a question that a friend asked me about. He has a 2002 Escalade EXT...
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Editorial: Canada’s Auto Industry Is Hooked On Subsidies, And It Won’t End Well
Just a few short years after the Canadian and Ontario government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, a familiar scenario is playing out along Highway 401. Chrysler is reported to be negotiating...
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Canadian Government Funds Would Safeguard Windsor For 30 Years
On the heels of reports that put a $3.6 billion pricetag on Chrysler’s investment at two Canadian plants, another Canadian outlet is reporting that the money would ensure the future of the two plants...
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Editorial: A Radical Solution To Canada’s Auto Industry Investment Problem
FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne took to The Globe and Mail‘s editorial pages to make his case for government investment in Chrysler’s assembly plants in Canada. Marchionne is seeking government funds to...
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Editorial: Marchionne Settles On Minivan Plant Location
UPDATE: Mere minutes after our prior editorial was published Chrysler announced that they will be withdrawing their request for funding from the Canadian government, and “…confirmed its intention to...
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Marchionne Closes Chapter On Canadian Minivan Plant
While celebrating the successful turnaround for Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s Sterling Heights, Mich. plant, CEO Sergio Marchionne proclaimed the issue of upgrades made to the Windsor, Ont. plant with...
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Re-Tooling Could Give Clues To Chrysler Minivan Plant’s Fate
While the exact location of the next Chrysler minivan is still up in the air, some clues as to whether it will stay in Windsor, Ontario could be found in the plant’s re-tooling time. According to the...
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Windsor Assembly Re-Tooling For Next Generation Chrysler Minivan
Chrysler will re-tool their Windsor Assembly Plant to build the next-generation Chrysler Town & Country, effectively securing the plant’s future for years to come. According to The Windsor Star,...
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Chrysler Minivan Plant Hiring, Outsiders Need Not Apply
Chrysler will hire 60 workers at its Windsor, Ontario minivan plant, but only candidates referred by current union workers will be considered for the jobs. The Globe and Mail is reporting that only...
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Chrysler Shutting Windsor Plant For 12 Weeks To Re-Tool For “Stunning” Minivan
In preparation for a “stunning” new minivan, Chrysler will shut their Windsor, Ontario assembly plant for three months to re-tool for the all new vehicle, expected to be sold exclusively as a Chrysler...
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Editorial: The Game Changer That Never Was
Canada is in an uproar of another “game changer” from the Blue Oval, but it’s got nothing to do with enthusiasm over Ford sedans. For months, news of new investment at Ford’s two engine plants in...
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Editorial: A Tale Of Two Cities
Two weeks ago, residents of the Windsor, Ontario region learned that Ford would not be bringing a new engine program to the two Ford assembly plants in the area. Although the small engine program was...
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