Mexican Media Brands
Martinrea to Shut Ontario Plant in Wake of GM Closure
Canada’s Martinrea International Inc. will be forced to close its plant in Ajax, Ont., when General Motors Co. shutters its nearby Oshawa Assembly facility at the end of 2019.
Share
Canada’s Martinrea International Inc. will be forced to close its plant in Ajax, Ont., when General Motors Co. shutters its nearby Oshawa Assembly facility at the end of 2019, Martinrea Chairman Rob Wildeboer tells the Globe and Mail.
Earlier this week GM announced plans to close Oshawa and four U.S. facilities as part of a new cost-cutting initiative. Martinrea’s Ajax plant supplies suspension modules and engine cradles for the Cadillac XTS and Chevrolet Impala sedans built in Oshawa.
The 77 people working at the Ajax factory will be transferred to other Martinrea sites, according to Wildeboer. He says Oshawa accounts for only 1% of Martinrea’s global sales.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Plastics: The Tortoise and the Hare
Plastic may not be in the news as much as some automotive materials these days, but its gram-by-gram assimilation could accelerate dramatically.
-
Jeeps Modified for Moab
On Easter morning in Moab, Utah, when the population of that exceedingly-hard-to-get-to town in one of the most beautiful settings on Earth has more than doubled, some people won’t be hunting for Easter eggs, but will be trying to get a good look at one of the vehicles six that Jeep has prepared for real-life, fast-feedback from the assembled at the annual Easter Jeep Safari.
-
Multiple Choices for Light, High-Performance Chassis
How carbon fiber is utilized is as different as the vehicles on which it is used. From full carbon tubs to partial panels to welded steel tube sandwich structures, the only limitation is imagination.
